Posts tagged “Skip this”

September 21st, 2009
mycorgi

Comparison of P.F. Chang’s Desserts

PFChang HorseThe Great Wall of ChocolateTM
• Calories per serving: 1,440
• Fat: 61g
• Saturated fat: 20g
• Sodium: 1,120mg
• Carbs: 231g
• Protein: 10g
Banana Spring Rolls
• Calories per serving: 992
• Fat: 45g
• Saturated fat: 23g
• Sodium: 480mg
• Carbs: 145g
• Protein: 15g
New York-Style Cheesecake
• Calories per serving: 870
• Fat: 56g
• Saturated fat: 35g
• Sodium: 620mg
• Carbs: 70g
• Protein: 16g

Flourless Chocolate Dome
• Calories per serving: 440
• Fat: 26g
• Saturated fat: 8g
• Sodium: 290mg
• Carbs: 52g
• Protein: 7g

Mini Desserts
The small size of these desserts makes them a much healthier choice. The lowest calorie choice is the mini apple pie.
• Calories per serving: 127-268
• Fat: 4-17g
• Saturated fat: 1-9g
• Sodium: 30-184mg
• Carbs: 17-44g
• Protein: 1-4g
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September 9th, 2009
mycorgi

BK Menu & Nutrition

Having It Your WayAre you ever curious about what is actually in the fast food you’re eating? I decided to check out Burger King’s nutrition facts to see how their sandwiches compared. Here’s the low-down.

BK Veggie Burger
• 420 calories
• 16 grams of fat
• 2.5 grams of saturated fat

Whopper
• 670 calories
• 40 grams of fat
• 11 grams of saturated fat

Tendercrisp Chicken Sandwich
• 800 calories
• 46 grams of fat
• 8 grams of saturated fat

The coolest part of the website is their interactive nutrition facts. You can look up any menu item and add or subtract sandwich toppings and see how the nutrition facts change. For example, if you subtract the mayo from the BK Veggie Burger and add mustard you cut out 80 calories, 8 grams of fat and 1.5 grams of saturated fat. Check out the website.
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July 25th, 2009
mycorgi

Skip This: Olive Garden Manicotti Formaggio

It’s got three different kinds of cheese stuffed inside pasta shell. 940 calories
46 g fat (25 g saturated fat) and a fluid retention level of  2,530 mg sodium.

July 23rd, 2009
mycorgi

Skip This: Au Bon Pain Caprese Sandwich

Fresh mozzarella, tomato, romaine, and basil pesto may sound harmless, but this sandwich have more fat than BK’s Whopper Jr. or a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder. It’s got 680 calories, 32 g fat (15 g saturated fat) and a whopping 1,200 mg sodium.

July 6th, 2009
mycorgi

Skip this: Blimpie Special Vegetarian Sub 12’



Isn’t vegetarian supposed to be healthy? Not really, the sub comes with 3 different kinds of cheese, pickles and olives. Total of 1186 calories, 60 g fat and a whopping 3532 mg sodium. Here’a a tip, skip the added salt, oil, skip the cheese and go easy on the pickles and olives, your blood vessel with thank you.

July 5th, 2009
mycorgi

Skip this: Arby’s Sausage Gravy Biscuit

arbysThis is one breakfast you can skip, with 1040 calories, 60 g of fat and 4699 mg sodium! That’s almost 3-4 times exceeded the recommendation. Remember excessive sodium cause fluid retention, constriction of the blood vessel which lead to high blood pressure. Your breakfast is the most important meal of the day, don’t blow it.

July 2nd, 2009
mycorgi

Skip This: NEW McDonald Angus Third Pounder burger

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In the beginning we have the Big Mac at 540 Calories, then came the Double Quarter Pounder at 740 Calories. Introducing the all NEW Third Pounder Burger with 860 Calories. If you supersize that with fries and a large soda? Instant weight gain! Do yourself a favor, skip this :)

July 1st, 2009
mycorgi

Dunkin’ Pulls Drinks due to Salmonella



Dunkin’ Donuts has stopped selling hot chocolate and Dunkaccino! One of their supplier’s facility  voluntarily recalled its instant nonfat dried milk and whey protein because of potential salmonella bacteria contamination.

June 30th, 2009
mycorgi

Unhealthiest Drinks 2009

Dinkie Drink

According to Men’s Health Magazine, the Unhealthiest Drinks in America are the following:


  1. Snapple Tropical Mango Antioxidant Water (20-ounce bottle)

  2. Rockstar Original (16-ounce can)

  3. Starbucks Coffee Frappuccino (13.7-ounce bottle)

  4. Starbucks Venti 2% Salted Caramel Signature Hot Chocolate (20 ounces)

  5. Red Lobster Traditional Lobsterita


  6. Baskin-Robbins

    Large Ice Cream Soda with Vanilla Ice Cream Float (32 ounces)

    Baskin-Robbins Large Ice Cream Soda with Vanilla Ice Cream Float (32 ounces)

  7. Così Gigante Double OH! Arctic (23 ounces)

  8. Cold Stone Creamery Gotta Have It PB&C Shake

  9. Smoothie King’s The Hulk, Strawberry (40 ounces)

  10. Baskin-Robbins Large Chocolate Oreo Shake


In my opinion, number 10 is just plain outrages, 2600 calories, 135g fat, 263g sugars and 1700mg sodium. Click here for the original article.

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June 5th, 2009
mycorgi

Skip this: Chili’s - Big Bites and Sliders

Four mini-bacon-cheeseburgers served with fries, onion strings, and jalapeno ranch dipping sauce.
2,350 calories
38 grams of saturated fat
3,940 milligrams of sodium

FYI, 3400 calories = 1 lb weight gain, so consuming 2350 in one sitting doesn’t leave you much room for the rest of the day. This meal is high fat and already exceeded the recommended sodium intake for the day.

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