This is why you are fat

[luke]

i wouldn't mind trying it, although i think i'd rather have a bacon sandwich everyday for a month!

its not just the fat though, 150grams of sugar is over 5 ounces - in a single drink!

[faceless]

America's Fattiest Foods
Famous Pound-Packing Dishes From Across the USA
By MATTHEW DRAKE
July 14, 2010

With the explosion of popularity in the sport of competitive eating and the cult following of TV shows like the Travel Channel's "Man vs. Food," America's greatest artery-clogging cuisine is at the trendy forefront of gastro vogue these days. But few realize just how calorically dense many of these famed comfort foods are.
America's Fattiest Foods The experts at Health.com scoured the country, traversing legendary local food spots in search of America's fattiest foods, and below are seven dishes that made the list of infamous heavy-weights.

Hillbilly Hot Dogs' 10-Pound Burger

West Virginia has one of the highest rates of obesity in the United States, with 31 percent of all adults in the state falling under the federal obesity guidelines. With that in mind it should not come as a shock that Hillbilly Hot Dogs 10-pound burger calls Huntington, W. Va., home. Everything about this burger is big, from the 10-pound beef patty, two heads of lettuce, two pounds of pickles, three tomatoes, three onions, 25 slices of cheese and insanely sized roll that make up this Hillbilly specialty. The nutritional stats are equally as mindboggling as the 10 pounds of hamburger meat alone clock in at around 800 grams of fat. That's an entire day's worth of fat for more than 12 women, without even counting the cheese.

RU Hungry's Fat Darrell Sandwich

Next up is a contender that calls another state that recently made the 10-healthiest states list home, as the sandwich lovingly known as the Fat Darrell at New Jersey's Grease Trucks takes center stage. The sandwich -- a staple of famous Grease Trucks on the campus of Rutgers University -- is named after then-sophomore Darrell W. Butler, who wanted to combine all of his favorite ingredients into one terrifying sandwich. The Fat Darrell is chockful of fried delights such as chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks, marinara sauce, French fries, lettuce, tomato all encased inside a giant roll. Not surprising that all told, the ingredients are worth an estimated 45 grams of fat.

Jack-N-Grill's 7-Pound Breakfast Burrito

While Colorado routinely tops lists as one of America's overall healthiest states, the 7-pound breakfast burrito at Centennial State's Jack-N-Grill restaurant certainly won't be mistaken for health food. The burritos legend grew even further when Adam Richman, host of the Travel Channel's "Man vs. Food" recently stopped by to partake in the challenge presented by this breakfast behemoth. The ingredients list reads like a recipe to feed an army, and includes seven potatoes, 12 eggs, a pound of ham, a whole onion, cheese, and chili. The burrito packs quite a punch, with the pound of ham and 12 eggs alone packing nearly 100 grams of fat, which is almost twice a woman's upper daily limit for fat.

Doogie's 2-Foot Long Hot Dog

Hot Dogs have long been targeted as a bane of those looking to cut fat out of their diets, so the stakes get even more serious when you're looking at a full 2 feet of hot dog from the legendary Doogie's of Hartford, Conn. This 2-foot-long pork and beef hot dog comes on a bed of three rolls and is topped off with an array of toppings that include onions, peppers, chili, cheddar cheese sauce and, of course, bacon. The average foot-long hot dog will set you back about 24 grams of fat, 10 grams of which are saturated. But this is double that, plus it has bacon, chili, and cheddar cheese.

Eskimo Ice Cream

This traditional dessert has been made in Alaska for centuries and encompasses a list of ingredients that ensures that this certainly isn't your old-fashioned ice cream. Rather, ice cream of the Eskimo variety, also known akutaq, has historically gotten its creamy consistency from the meat and fat of caribou, moose, bears, seals and fish. Modern variations of the dish today usually substitute Crisco for the animal fat, and because recipes differ, it's somewhat hard to gather a complete nutritional picture. However, a traditional version of this frosty treat that uses reindeer fat can serve up an astounding 91 grams of fat in a single serving.

The Luther Burger

Origins of this Georgia staple are somewhat unclear, but most agree that the Luther Burger is named in honor of local R&B crooner Luther Vandross. The Luther is built on "buns" that are actually two glazed Krispy Kreme doughnuts on which two ground-beef patties, cheese and bacon and a fried egg are elegantly stacked. The two Krispy Kreme glazed doughnuts are worth 24 grams of fat, and the patty is another 16, so perhaps this dish wouldn't be the ideal choice for whom it was named after, as Luther Vandross himself suffered from hypertension and diabetes.

The Garbage Plate

This offering from the Empire State was conceived at the beloved local greasy spoon Nick Tahou Hots back in 1918. The dish, which more than lives up to its name, is a culinary conglomeration of ingredients that start with a foundation of home fries, macaroni salad, baked beans and French fries. From there, customers have the option of selecting a meat of their choice (hamburger, cheeseburger, hot dog, sausage, chicken tender, fish, fried ham). To make the garbage plate complete, the whole thing is slathered in mustard, onions and hot sauce -- and tips the scales at an alarming three pounds of food.

[luke]

Burger King introduces combined pizza-burger (but at 2,500 calories you may as well just order two takeaways)


Calorific: The Burger King pizza-burger packs 2,500 calories and 144g of fat

For the indecisive fast food fan, it's the ultimate convenience. A 'pizza-burger' has been launched by Burger King for the days when you just can't make up your mind which takeaway to have. But with the number of calories it packs you may as well go ahead and just eat a burger followed by a pizza - because the nine-and-a-half-inch monstrosity contains 2,500 of them. That's more than a whole day's recommended calories for the average woman.

Made with four Whopper beef patties topped with pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, marinara sauce, and Tuscan pesto sauce, it comes cut into six slices, like a pizza. It also contains 144g of fat and 3,780mg of sodium. The takeaway option will be available exclusively at Burger King's Times Square Whopper Bar in New York, from September, costing $13 ( £8.40). And if the pizza-burger doesn't float your boat, the Times Square outlet also offers another exclusive - the Meat Beast Whopper, featuring beef, bacon, pepperoni, American cheese and mayonnaise.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1305042/Burger-King-introduces-combined-pizza-burger-2-500-calories-just-order-takeaways.html

[faceless]

Fancy a deep-fried pretzel? British-owned Brooklyn takeaway that calorie counters should avoid
31st August 2010

Americans are flocking to Park Slope Chip Shop in Brooklyn, New York, owned by Chris Sell from Rugby, Warwics, and run by Suzanne Hackett from Birmingham, West Midlands. The pair promise to fry anything you like in English batter and turn New York specialities into the most fattening take-aways on the planet.

Reporter Isla Harvey tried out one of the most high calorie meals, tucking into a deep fried double cheeseburger, followed by macaroni with cheese, a giant pretzel, and a slice of New York cheesecake. Putting away a staggering 5,000 calories, she ate the equivalent of two-and-a-half days food in one go.

Isla, 28, said: 'I was expecting a battered cheeseburger to be vile, but actually it was gorgeous. The batter was crispy and delicious but after a few bites I started feeling pretty full so I moved on to the macaroni and cheese. That was the best. You know it's wrong but the taste is so incredible it's hard to leave any on the plate.' She added: 'The cheesecake was ludicrously sweet but the batter complimented it. Adding a slice of tart strawberry to the mouthful really made it work.'

Do you want fries with that? A traditional double cheeseburger is also dipped in batter and fried


New twist on a classic: A slice of New York cheesecake gets the fryer treatment

A mixture of locals and tourists were queueing up at the counter brandishing their own favourite snacks which the chef dutifully battered and dropped in the chip pan. 'People bring the strangest things,' said Suzanne, 39, who is the area manager. We have deep fried everything from hotdogs to pop tarts to giant pretzels to a plate of sushi. We even did a whole pineapple for a customer once.'

Suzanne and her team estimate that deep-frying an item doubles it's calorie content. 'Obviously it varies and you can't get an exact count unless you take it to the lab but that's about right,' she said.

Captive market: The full range of produce on offer at the chip shop. The British owners, Suzanne Hackett and Chris Sell, have pledged to fry any food

'It depends on how porous the food is. When people ask us to deep fry loaves of bread or a whole hot dog for example, the bread soaks up so much grease. Sometimes a brave soul will even ask for their whole meal to be battered.'

Occasionally customers' requests are declined for safety reasons. 'We have a rule that as long as it doesn't kill the chef then we'll do it,' said Suzanne, whose husband, Ashamsu Hagan, 31, is the head chef. 'If a food has too much water in it then it will explode. Oranges explode, we learned that from experience and we have to say 'no' to oranges now. We also try to avoid things like marshmallow or cakes with lots of icing as they melt and ruin the whole vat of oil.'

The craze started with the Scottish classic, a deep fried Mars Bar, but after a raucous staff party the idea expanded. 'We put some Twinkies in the fryer on my birthday and they tasted delicious so we started doing other chocolate bars and actually putting them on the menu,' said Suzanne. People really loved them, especially the locals, and the customers gradually started bringing in their own items.'

The most popular items are still chocolate bars and cakes. 'Deep fried Oreos and Snickers bars are very popular,' she said. 'But a beef jerky stick with cheese was the most revolting ever. The smell was so disgusting.'

The Chip Shop opened in 2001 after owner, Chris Sell, 43, missed the food from his native Rugby. He started by serving fish and chips, shepherds pie and other culinary delights from the UK, which are still popular items on the menu.

Isla's 5,000 calorie meal: double cheeseburger (2,500 calories); macaroni and cheese with Scottish cheddar (900 calories); giant pretzel (550 calories); New York cheesecake (1,000 calories). Some other favourite fried foods: iced cupcake (450 calories); hot dog (700 calories); mega Burrito (1,000 calories).

[SquareEyes]

How about a combination on British & Mexican: Deep-fried, re-fried, beans on toast. Yummy...

[luke]

The burger laden with two days of calories - and here it is, actual size!

If Big Macs leave you a ­little peckish or you think ­Whoppers are for wimps, then ­prepare to meet – or should that be meat? - your match.

In what must be the biggest burger in the country, this blood-vessel-busting beast towers 11in high and packs in a mind-boggling 4,200 calories.

That is more than twice a ­woman’s recommended daily intake – more, in fact, than she should eat in two whole days.



Tipping the scales at 2.5lb, the megaburger contains two 1lb beef patties, six rashers of bacon, two chicken breasts, two potato waffles, four onion rings, cheese and – it’s not all bad – a tomato.

And should you fancy a side order after all that, it is accompanied by a huge ice cream milkshake – and chips.

The mighty mouthful has been prepared by Oscar’s Diner, an American-themed burger bar in Telford, Shropshire, which is ­offering it as part of its ‘Sink the Titanic’ challenge.

Hungry customers must eat the entire burger, a large portion of chips, a pot of coleslaw, washing it all down with the ice cream milkshake, within 45 minutes.

And the prize? A free meal – if you can face it – a celebratory photograph on the ‘wall of fame’ and a commemorative T-shirt, presumably in extra large.

The restaurant says that of the 100 people to have tried the £15 meal, which takes half an hour to prepare, fewer than 20 have ­managed every last chip.

But, incredibly, one winner ­managed to polish off the lot in just seven minutes.

With its huge calorie and fat content, nutritionists have warned the burger is ‘potentially risky’ to health. Experts estimate the meat itself would contain 2,934 calories and 90g of saturated fat.

The recommended daily calorie intake is 2,000 for a woman and 2,500 for men, while the recommended amount of saturated fat is 30g for men and 20g for women.


Snack time: Customer Jade Fletcher, 20, eyes up the feast. But did she manage to finish it...?

Student Curren Gilmore, 25, sampled the burger yesterday after a friend made a bet with him that he couldn’t finish it.

He said: ‘It’s the biggest burger I’ve ever seen and I’m not sure I’m going to manage it, though I’ll give it a good go.’

Oscar’s deputy manager Nikk Lindop, 26, said: ‘There are many that have tried, but not many have succeeded.

‘We’ve had really good feedback about it and lots of people are coming to try it. Most hit a wall after about 20 minutes and we’ve had to fail several people who’ve had just three chips left.’

Asked if critics might say the challenge was encouraging people to eat unhealthily, he said: ‘We’re not forcing anyone to eat anything. It’s just a bit of fun.’

Azmina Govindji, dietitian from the British Dietetic Association, said: ‘Just the meat in the beef burger alone gives you much more than you need in a whole day. The saturated fat is particularly high – three times a man’s daily limit.

‘This is obviously a marketing gimmick, and no one is likely to eat this on a regular basis, but it takes super-sizing to a new and potentially risky level.’

Dietitian Lucy Jones estimated that the burger, with all the trimmings, contained 4,200 calories and 102.9g of saturated fat.


The creator: Chef and inventor of the Titanic, Keith Robinson

She said the entire meal would have 6,685 calories and 165g of saturated fat, with the ice cream milkshake accounting for 1,369 of those calories.

‘I would say that this is the quickest route into A&E with a heart attack,’ she said. ‘There is an onslaught of saturated fat and empty calories and the meal is devoid of nutritional value.’

In 2009, a takeaway in Bristol claimed to have created the biggest burger in Britain. Its ‘Super Scooby’ contained 2,645 calories.

Their picture will also be hung on the wall of honour at the diner attached to the Odeon Cinema in the Shorpshire town.

Its belly-shaking 5,000 calories is thought to deliver more than double the recommended daily calorie intake for an average man.

Squashed between a normal burger bun is two 1lb beef patties, an 8oz chicken breast, six rashers of bacon, two potato waffles, four onion rings, lettuce, onion and pickles.

Since Oscar's started up its offer two weeks ago around 100 have been prepared to take on the challenge - and only 15 had triumphed.

Oscar's owner Tony Kular said: 'We wanted to do something a bit quirky by introducing a food or an eating challenge to the restaurant.

'People have come from all over, from Wales to Birmingham to try it out.

'Not many have succeeded.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1351147/The-burger-laden-days-calories--actual-size.html

[eefanincan]

That's beyond belief!!!

[pirtybirdy]

Is there a technique to eating these sandwiches bigger than the human mouth??? lol

[luke]

[eefanincan]

I thought that was Gary Colman

[faceless]

Bigger, Better, FATTER!!

[Kezza]

I'll hold my hands up: those Cinna-Stack pancakes, the Ice Cream Pop-Tarts ('effin brilliant idea) and the Cold Stone Creamery Milk Shake have given me a serious case of the munchies! Dang, might also have to do with it being 00:37 (12:37 am) & I can't sleep .....

And I frickin' LOVE deep-fried macaroni & cheese -- heaven on a plate!

[faceless]

deep fried macaroni? How does that work?

[Kezza]

Face darlin', you can deep-fry just about anything!!

Here's a link where you can learn from "The Queen of Southern Comfort Food", Paula Deen, on how to fix fried mac & cheese:

Paula Deen's Deep-Fried Mac & Cheese

[SquareEyes]

That looks revolting: like cubes of tofu dropped on the floor of a saw-mill.