This is just going to be a bit of a rant so bear with me. I was driving into work this week, listening to the radio, when the DJ began talking about this new sandwich from Denny's. called the "Mac 'n Cheese Big Daddy Patty Melt" (I'm not making this up...). The description from their web site is as follows: "Introducing the ultimate in patty melts. A hand-pressed beef patty topped with our NEW creamy Mac ‘n Cheese, melted Cheddar cheese and zesty Frisco sauce on grilled potato bread. Served with a side of our wavy-cut French fries." (http://www.dennys.com/#/menu/menu-13) I actually felt my arteries clogging while listening to him describe this over the radio so I decided to check it out for myself and see just how bad this new sandwich. From Denny's site, they list the calorie content from this meal (fries included) at 1,690 calories! Just for reference...that's MORE calories than most women should be consuming in an entire DAY and just shy of a man's daily intake. But Denny's certainly isn't the only culprit....Hardees sells the Monster Thickburger that registers 1,320 calories in the sandwich alone (http://www.hardees.com/menu), and of course, what meal is complete without the1,400+ calories you'll get from your large Dairy Queen Blizzard (http://www.dairyqueen.com/resources/-007/4830/3231/2011USDQTreatNutritionBrochure.pdf).
The list could go on but I think you get the point. If we want to become healthier we have to have the will power to cut these types of foods out of our diets! Eating out every now and then is fine...just be smart about it and be aware of what you're putting in your body. Rant over.
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