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theweaselkingWhich burgers have the most calories?
BY JEFF ELDER
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Q: Which fast food restaurant's burger has the most calories? - (KRT) - Eric Fordley
A: Eric, each of the big fast-food chains has its own Hindenburger looming over the horizon.
And the truth is, I would LOVE to take a great big chomp out of each one of them right now. We could have a taste test!
But then my arteries would begin to clog up like a freeway at 5:15 p.m. And I'm already the man with four-way hips.
Here's the grease de resistance, according to each of the restaurant chains' Web sites:
_Hardee's Two-thirds Pound Double Bacon Cheeseburger has 1,301 calories, including 864 calories from fat.
_Jack in the Box's Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger has 1,120 calories, including 680 calories from fat.
_Burger King's Double Whopper with Cheese has 1,060 calories, including 620 calories from fat.
_Wendy's Classic Triple with cheese has 940 calories, including 510 calories from fat.
_McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese has 770 calories, including 430 calories from fat. (Mickey D's greatest indulgence is its Deluxe Breakfast, with 1,190 calories and 550 calories from fat.)
For comparison's sake, a regular McDonald's Hamburger has 280 calories and 90 calories from fat. Seems like a mere morsel, right? Maybe that perception is part of our national weight problem.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends 1,600 to 2,800 calories a day, depending on someone's age, sex, size, and how active they are. The USDA recommends no more than 30 percent of those calories be from fat.
If you're a fast-food fanatic, you owe it to your arteries to look into this stuff. Go to the Web site of your favorite joint and click on - get this - "nutrition."
BY JEFF ELDER
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Q: Which fast food restaurant's burger has the most calories? - (KRT) - Eric Fordley
A: Eric, each of the big fast-food chains has its own Hindenburger looming over the horizon.
And the truth is, I would LOVE to take a great big chomp out of each one of them right now. We could have a taste test!
But then my arteries would begin to clog up like a freeway at 5:15 p.m. And I'm already the man with four-way hips.
Here's the grease de resistance, according to each of the restaurant chains' Web sites:
_Hardee's Two-thirds Pound Double Bacon Cheeseburger has 1,301 calories, including 864 calories from fat.
_Jack in the Box's Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger has 1,120 calories, including 680 calories from fat.
_Burger King's Double Whopper with Cheese has 1,060 calories, including 620 calories from fat.
_Wendy's Classic Triple with cheese has 940 calories, including 510 calories from fat.
_McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese has 770 calories, including 430 calories from fat. (Mickey D's greatest indulgence is its Deluxe Breakfast, with 1,190 calories and 550 calories from fat.)
For comparison's sake, a regular McDonald's Hamburger has 280 calories and 90 calories from fat. Seems like a mere morsel, right? Maybe that perception is part of our national weight problem.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends 1,600 to 2,800 calories a day, depending on someone's age, sex, size, and how active they are. The USDA recommends no more than 30 percent of those calories be from fat.
If you're a fast-food fanatic, you owe it to your arteries to look into this stuff. Go to the Web site of your favorite joint and click on - get this - "nutrition."