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So you’re like the fracas, and you’re just over 40 and about five and a half feet tall. You want to know exactly how much fat you can consume in a day in order to maintain a healthy weight and body. You search the internet, and you find this University of Maryland Medical System Fat Intake Calculator. You type in the required information, tell it that you have an activity level of “Light” and voila! It tells you that you can take in 59 grams of fat in a day.
You’re overjoyed. You think 59 grams is a lot of fat. You’ve been paying attention to labels lately, and you know that when you eat “normal” at home, you’re doing pretty well. You’ve been skipping the butter on toast if you’re having a lovely topping like Saskatoon Berry Jam, because really… you don’t notice it’s not there and well, that’s 8 grams of fat saved right there. You know that your favorite microwave easy-cheat meal of pasta with broccoli in alfredo sauce is only 8 grams of fat because you buy the heart-smart version. Indeed, you’re pretty proud of yourself!
And then someone asks you to meet them at a restaurant. You remember that you’ve just read that Eat at your own risk article, by Matt Goulding, and you suddenly remember that you can’t go out tonight because you’ve got to “stay home and wash your hair”.
At least that’s what you’ll say. Why? Because the prospect of consuming as much as three days worth of daily fat intake allowance in one meal alone, by eating one of the following, suddenly makes washing your hair totally fascinating.
Check out the list below and see if you aren’t as horrified as I was.
20. Worst Fast Food Chicken Meal
19. Worst Drink
18. Worst Supermarket Meal
17. Worst ‘Healthy’ Burger
16. Worst Mexican Entree
15. Worst Kid’s Meal
14. Worst Sandwich
13. Worst Salad
12. Worst Burger
11. Worst Steak
10. Worst Breakfast
9. Worst Dessert
8. Worst Chinest Entree
7. Worst Chicken Entree
6. Worst Fish Entree
5. Worst Pizza
4. Worst Pasta
3. Worst Nachos
2. Worst Starter
1. The Worst Food in America
Eat at your own risk article, by Matt Goulding
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15 Comments
thankfully we don’t have most of those brands here in australia.
and we certainly don’t have those “aussie cheese chip” things described as #1
yuk
Comment by nursemyra November 27, 2007 @ 2:20 AMOh my,
Those cheese fries at Outback were an old favorite of mine and my husband’s…
We had to give them up when we went on South Beach, but I think that is a good thing now!!!
Comment by skywindows November 27, 2007 @ 7:22 AMUGH. I feel fatter just reading this!!! Thanks Fracas! :)
Comment by Olga, the Traveling Bra November 27, 2007 @ 11:24 AMDear Sweet JohasaFAT. No wonder my damn jeans are so tight my eye balls pop out when I button them.
I’m officially disgusted and dismayed and NOT in the least bit hungy for a change. Thanks Fracas!
Comment by Diva November 27, 2007 @ 1:48 PMThank goodness I live in England ……. but I am pretty sure these days we could compete on the crap junk food front
Comment by 70steen November 27, 2007 @ 4:59 PMthis is one of the reasons i am trying to shop more online for.
Just out of curiosity….Do you know where I can purchase good quality foods online? I am now trying to order from online stores only because of various reasons…….can you help me with any suggestions??????
There is only one place, out of all that I have tried that really stood out for true quailty, and that is Celebrityfoods.
If you can help me grow my list of quality services or stores, where I can buy my food, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you!
Comment by Leo November 28, 2007 @ 12:36 AMhi there, can we xchange links?
Comment by julia November 28, 2007 @ 10:41 AMi already added u!
if u like
nursemyra - I guess we should ask them how they chose the name for that menu item then?
skywindows – I’ve never had them. We don’t have an Outback here and though I’ve been to the states several times, I’ve never eaten there. Are they deep-fried sticks of cheese. We do have a common starter dish at many restaurants here, that’s mozzarella sticks in a batter and then deep-fried. They’re served with a spicy tomato sauce usually. Is that similar?
Olga – As a bra, you should be happy. The more weight a woman gains, the bigger the boobs. ;-)
Diva – It’s amazing how finding out something you like has 192 grams of fat suddenly makes it seem not too appealing. LOL. I know I was shocked.
70steen – funny how regardless of where we live, we all seem to find a way to eat junk. ;-)
Leo – I don’t purchase much online, but that’s a good question. I might have to do some homework and turn it into a post. I have blogged about some sites that sell Saskatchewan made products which are tasty and excellent quality. Until I do more homework on this, all you have to do is use the search bar in my banner up above, and type in “Saskatoon Berry” and you’ll read about some good Saskatchewan food products.
Check back later. Thanks for coming by!
julia – Thanks! I’ll go check you out too now. I peeked for a moment last night but didn’t have time to see more.
Comment by fracas November 29, 2007 @ 10:32 AMNo fracas, they are not deep fried mozzerella sticks. The cheese fries at Outback are a large plate of french fries (like you can get at Mc Donalds) with chedder and mozzerella cheese dumped over them. Not a fry goes without cheese… and it is melted on top of them. Then they add real bacon pieces on that. They come with a side of sour cream or ranch dressing to dip the fry in.
My mouth watered just typing that…
Comment by skywindows November 29, 2007 @ 11:22 AMOhhhhh, ok. We have that here in Canada, but we call it a poutine (pooh-teen). Well, ours it slightly different. We use (supposed to anyway, some places just use mozzarella) cheese curds and cover it all with gravy so the cheese melts and gets all gooey and yummy.
Your cheese fries are similar to what we do with potato skins. They’re covered with cheese, bacon, chives and anything else you want to toss on there, then covered with cheese and the cheese is broiled to melt it. Served with sour cream.
Same taste I bet, just a little crunchier using the skins.
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Pingback by I Do (Picture of Scary Rabbit) so you don’t (picture of a Coke) to at I Do Things So You Don’t Have To November 30, 2007 @ 9:47 AMDear Fracas,
Please mail me some poutine now.
Thank you,
Comment by JD at I Do Things December 1, 2007 @ 9:13 AMJD
Yuck, how can you eat all that and not get fat! that is why america has the highest proportion of people being over weight
Comment by Oh December 2, 2007 @ 5:21 AMI’ve got you out of the spam bin JD, are you finding it improved or not?
Oh – Some low-cal things with no fat can be disgusting too. I think it should be all things in moderation.. the best way to live.
Comment by fracas December 5, 2007 @ 10:53 AMmoderation is is imporatanc, but we can leave without it ;-)
Comment by Dude December 12, 2007 @ 3:24 PM