Xtreme Eating Awards: The Deadliest Chain Restaurant Meals in America
From Ranch-covered pizza, to custard-filled French toast, these belt-busting meals won the Center for Science in the Public Interest's annual Xtreme Eating Awards.
Read it and weep, America.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest released the sad “winners” of their annual Xtreme Eating Awards today, revealing the worst chain-restaurant meals in America. From Ranch-covered pizza, to custard-filled French toast, these are the belt-looseners, the gut-busters, basically the meals that wipe out your daily calorie intake in a single sitting. Helpfully, CSPI also provided a list of exercises that can work these unhappy meals off. Twelve-hour brisk walk, anyone?
1. Bruléed French Toast
Calories: 2,780
Saturated fat: 93 grams
Sodium: 2,230 milligrams
Sugar: 24 teaspoons
Where to get it: The Cheesecake Factory
Work it off with: a seven-hour swim
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2. “Monster” Meal
Calories: 3,540
Saturated fat: 69 grams
Sodium: 6,280 milligrams
Where to get it: Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
Work it off with: a 12-hour brisk walk
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3. “The Big Slab,” St. Louis-Style Spare Ribs
Calories: 2,770
Saturated fat: 54 grams
Sodium: 4,320 milligrams
Sugar: 14 teaspoons
Where to get it: Famous Dave’s
Work it off with: 7.5 hours of lawn mowing
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4. Signature Deep Dish Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza
Calories: 2,160
Saturated fat: 30 grams
Sodium: 4,680 milligrams
Where to get it: BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse
Work it off with: a 5.5-hour bike ride
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5. Chevys Super Cinco Combo
Calories: 1,920
Saturated fat: 36 grams
Sodium: 3,950 milligrams
Where to get it: Chevys Fresh Mex
Work it off with: a 3.5-hour tennis game
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7. The Big “Hook” Up platter
Calories: 3,280
Saturated fat: 50 grams
Sodium: 7,610 milligrams
Where to get it: Joe’s Crab Shack
Work it off with: an 11-hour golf game
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8. Prime New York Steak (Contadina style)
Calories: 2,420
Saturated fat: 66 grams
Sodium: 5,620 milligrams
Where to get it: Maggiano’s Little Italy
Work it off with: 7.5 hours on the rowing machine
Center for Science in the Public Interest
10. Reese’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Cheesecake
Calories: 1,500
Saturated fat: 43 grams
Sugar: 21 teaspoons
Where to get it: The Cheesecake Factory
Work it off with: 4.5 hours of aerobics
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