Don’t eat that…

September 25th, 2008 by Red Renee

We’re looking out for your health today (don’t expect it to continue) with some excerpts from MSN.com and Men’s Health.

They’ve put together several articles about things you shouldn’t eat, and for somebody like me who travels often, it’s helpful. Most of this is pretty obvious stuff but let’s be honest, it doesn’t hurt to state the obvious, especially for men.

First up is a breakfast choice should you find yourself at Hardee’s (east coast equivalent of Carl’s Jr. for all you west coast gang-bangers). If you’re at Hardee’s in the a.m., don’t go for the “Monster Biscuit”.

Monster Biscuit

The Monster Biscuit has 710 calories, 51 grams of fat, and is the sodium equivalent of six orders of large french fries (according to the website).

If you’re at Denny’s with your kids, don’t let them order the “Big Dipper French Toastix (with margarine and syrup)”. This bad boy has 770 calories and the fat equivalent of 23 chicken McNuggets. Damn.

In probably the most obvious of any of these, the Cinnabon Classic Cinnamon Roll isn’t good for you.

Cinnabon

I admit, I’ve tried to rationalize getting the Cinnabon “mini’s” either in the mall or the airport, but whoah nelly these are hefty. 813 calories, 32 grams of fat, and a fun fact for sure- the caloric equivalent of 7 bowls of Froot Loops.

The article cites the worst breakfast in America as the Bob Evans Stacked and Stuffed Caramel Banana Pecan Hotcakes. This bad boy rings in at 1,543 calories, 77 grams of fat, the saturated fat equivalent of 26 strips of bacon and the sugar equivalent of 12 chocolate chip cookies. You might as well curl up in the fetal position right there in the Bob Evans booth and sleep the rest of the day off.

Several other items of note from some of their related articles. First, and this is for my sister-in-law, the worst “healthy” drink goes to Glaceau VitaminWater. This beauty has almost as many calories and grams of sugar as a can of Coke.

Pumpkin = good. Muffins = gooooooood. Panera’s Pumpkin Muffin = Not so good. This delightful treat has 530 calories and a whopping 47 grams of sugar. I’m going to go out on a limb and say the Cinnamon Crunch bagels probably aren’t that good for you either (damn you cinnamon crunch bagel!).

Staying with Panera, the award for “The Most Sugar-Packed Breakfast Pastry” goes to Panera’s Cobblestone Sweet Roll. Tipping the scales at 590 calories and 61 grams of sugar, you might want to skip the frozen coffee on the side.

Speaking of frozen coffee drinks- Cosi’s 24 ounce Gigante Double Oh! Artic has 1,033 calories and 35 grams of fat. Fortunately my beloved IC Mocha at Panera “only” has 670 calories and 28 grams of fat.

For appetizers at Chili’s, skip the “Awesome Blossom”. Even if you share this with others, its’ got 2,710 calories and the fat equivalent of 67 slices of bacon!!

Finally, and saving the best/worst for last, should you find yourself at Uno Chicago Grill do not order the Mega-Sized Deep Dish Sundae.

Uno Desert

This dessert (all four servings of it) includes a staggering 2,800 calories and 272 grams of sugar.

If you’re looking for good things to eat, head to this article for the 125 healthiest supermarket foods in America.

You’re welcome.

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The Ten Worst

September 25th, 2008 by Red Renee

Updating this week’s ten worst in college football.

Florida International continues to hold down the worst spot offensively averaging a measly 179 yards per game (that’s about 45 yards per quarter). Virginia remains in second worst.


On the defensive side there’s a new worst in town- the SMU Mustangs. SMU is giving up an average of 531 yards per game through 4 games. There’s also a new # 2 here in the Washington Huskies. UW moved down from 4th last week.


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