Popular 'slow food' chains such as Chili's, Applebee's are worst for waistline -

[Red Hook]

source : http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/food/2009/06/02/2009-06-02_popular_slow_food_chains_worst_for_waistline.html


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Gut-busting menu favorites from some national chains are caloric catastrophes when sized up against some good old-fashioned hometown classics.

Some of the heavy hitters:

Red Lobster's Ultimate Fondue

Serves shrimp and crabmeat in a creamy lobster cheese sauce. It's the equivalent of eating 10 ounces of Velveeta cheese with 58 Nabisco Premium Saltines.

Calories: 1,490

Fat: 40 grams

Sodium: 3,580 milligrams

Uno Chicago Grill's Mega-Sized Deep Dish Sundae

Yum: A chocolate chip cookie baked in a deep-dish pizza pan, laden with ice cream and covered with whipped cream and chocolate sauce.

Calories: 2,800

Fat: 72 grams

Sodium: 410 milligrams

Chili's Big Mouth Bites

Four miniburgers with the works - fries, fried onion strings and jalapeno ranch sauce - will have you opening the belt by at least a notch or two.

Calories: 2,350

Fat: 38 grams

Sodium: 3,940 milligrams

N.Y's not bad

New York's favorite foods aren't that unhealthy, by comparison. These hometown classics are all under 600 calories.

Junior's Cheesecake

A plain slice is a better bet than those 2000-plus-calorie bikini busters.

Calories: 543 calories

Fat: 37 grams of fat

Sodium: 309 milligrams

Nathan's Famous Beef Hot Dog

The Coney Island mainstay is just fine - and don't worry about loading up on mustard. It's a calorie-free condiment.

Calories (bun included): 296

Fat: 18.2 grams

Sodium: 692 milligrams

H&H Everything Bagel & Cream Cheese

Go ahead - have it with a schmear.

Calories: 400

Fat: 10 grams

Sodium: 210 milligrams

Pastrami & Swiss on Rye

Not as bad as it sounds.

Calories: 374

Fat: 13 grams

Sodium: 1,366 milligrams



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[gordiano]

Damn...2800 cals in one dessert?

[Tre]

Just don't eat the whole fucking thing.

Articles like that only serve to perpetuate the rampant stupidity in this country.

[Tapeworm]

That's hot.

[240 is Back]

I love applebee's and chilis, for a fast-food solution that is pretty healthy.  chik caesar salads or chik alfredo, etc... healthy and pretty cheap.  carside is nice too



LOL @ anyone eating 2800 calories of fondue in one sitting.

[Tre]

I love applebee's and chilis, for a fast-food solution that is pretty healthy.

Most of Applebee's food tastes like shit.  Used to be a 'cool' place to go for lunch or drinks when I was in school, but the food was never worth the prices they charged. 

Chili's is slightly better.  Even though they use poor cuts of beef, they're able to compensate for that with their flavor blends. 

The sad reality is that I - a lowly house schmoe - make better-tasting and much healthier food than most restaurants. 

[sync pulse]

The restaurant industry name for this type of establishment is "Casual Dining"...

[240 is Back]

is it true that chilis and applebees waitresses tend to be on the slutty side?

[tendonitis]

is it true that chilis and applebees waitresses tend to be on the slutty side?

affirmative 

[Princess L]

I love applebee's and chilis, for a fast-food solution that is pretty healthy.  chik caesar salads or chik alfredo, etc... healthy and pretty cheap.  carside is nice too

Might want to rethink that...

[elite_lifter]

is it true that chilis and applebees waitresses tend to be on the slutty side?

yes, whitetrashesque.