The fast pace world we live in has made fast food a must for many. For soccer moms, the drive through window to get a bag of chicken nuggets and apple slices is common practice.
But what about lunches or evening meals when mom and dad do get to sit down and enjoy a meal. Letting someone else do the cooking is a treat. It is nice to relax and let someone fix your food just the way you like it, refill your drink and do it all with a smile.
After reading this article about the high calorie and fat content in some restaurant burgers, I may be eating home more often.
Here are the worst offenders beginning with #6.
6. Ruby Tuesday Triple Prime Bacon Cheddar Burger – 1111 calories & 101 g fat
5. Chili’s Flame-Grilled Ribeye with broccoli & Mashed Potatoes – 1460 calories & 106 g fat
4. Chili’s Bacon Ranch Chicken Quesadilla – 1650 calories & 107 g fat
3. IHOP Chicken and Spinach Salad – 1600 Calories & 115 g fat
2. Applebee’s New England Fish & Chips – 1930 calories & 138 g fat
1. Cheesecake Factory Fettuccini Alfredo with Chicken – 2300 calories & 103 g fat
Some of these entrees sound like they should be a healthy meal like, chicken & spinach salad, meat, broccoli & potatoes. In each of these meals, the calorie count and the fat content is high, but the sodium content is out of this world, ranging from 1517 mg to 3700 mg. These are dangerous limits.
When you plan to eat out, choose meals on the light side or diet before and after the meal and double your exercise routine for the week.
FAT OFFENDER #6: A BURGER | Eat This, Not That.
I was surprised to see quality restaurants like Ruby Tuesday’s and their burgers on the list of high calorie fast food. I guess persons like myself tend to think that if you order a burger at a sport grill or restaurant, that those are somehow healthier than fast food joints. I even am ok with treating myself myself to Burger King once a week or bi-weekly.
Well, I got to tell you, reading through that list of high calorie dishes did more to make me crave those foods than to discourage me from ordering and eating any of those dishes. Of course, the author’s purpose is to warn those dieters who may have been misguided into thinking that some of these popular restaurants serve healthy food, but I believe that if you workout, you can eat almost anything you want.
I am glad this information was posted in this article. Many restaurants think they can get away with not posting caloric and nutrition information on their menus. Just because the establishment might be fine cuisine, it should at least offer information to its patrons. McDonalds started posting caloric values in their signs. I would not mind one bit if posting such information became mandatory by law.