Extreme Eating
Would you eat an entire plate full of Twinkies?
What you may not realize is many restaurant meals have as many calories as a plate piled high with the golden treats. You might find it shocking that you would have to run over half a marathon just to burn off some of these meals. It is important to know how many calories are in restaurant meals when eating out so you don’t end up consuming an entire days worth in one sitting. How Many Twinkies, How Many Miles? How many Twinkies would you have to eat to match the calories in these restaurant items, and how many miles would you have to run to burn them off?
Baskin Robbins Large Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Shake (1690 calories, 72 grams of fat, 46 grams of saturated fat) = 11 Twinkies / 14.7 miles
Burger King Triple Whopper® Sandwich with Cheese, Large Fries, Large Coke Cola (2220 calories, 110 grams of fat, 38 grams of saturated fat) = 14.8 Twinkies / 19.3 miles - I hope you
have good running shoes.
P.F. Chang’s Lo Mein with Pork (1419 calories, 72 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat) = 9.5 Twinkies / 12.3 miles
Starbucks® Venti® Caffe’ Vanilla Frappuccino® Blended Coffee (560 calories, 16 grams of fat,
10 grams of saturated fat) = 3.7 Twinkies / 4.9 miles –just to burn off a cup of joe! At least
you’ll have the caffeine to keep you going.
Ruby Tuesday Chicken and Broccoli Pasta (1167 calories, 55 grams of fat) = 7.7 Twinkies / 10.1 miles
Ruby Tuesday Triple Prime Havarti Burger and side of fries (1665 calories, 107 grams of fat) =
11.1 Twinkies / 14.5 miles
Culver’s Turtle Concrete, Tall (1464 calories, 85 grams of fat, 42 grams of saturated fat) = 9.8
Twinkies / 12.7 miles
Chipotle Chicken Burrito with black beans, rice, cheese, corn salsa, cheese, sour cream (1030
calories, 39 grams of fat, 17.5 grams of saturated fat) = 6.9 Twinkies / 9.0 miles
Pizza Hut 9” Personal PANormous Pizza®, Meat Lovers® (1500 calories, 82 grams of fat, 31
grams of saturated fat) = 10 Twinkies / 13.0 miles
Dairy Queen Hot Fudge Shake, Large (1220 calories, 43 grams of fat, 31 grams of saturated fat,
1.5 grams Trans fat) = 8.1 Twinkies / 10.6 miles
On The Border, Dos XX Fish Tacos with Creamy Red Chili Sauce (2350 calories, 152 grams of
fat, 31 grams of saturated fat) = 15.7 Twinkies / 20.4 miles – Throw in a margarita or two with
chips and salsa before the meal, and you’re running a marathon to burn off last night’s dinner!
It is possible to enjoy a meal out and keep your calories under control…
Mc Donald’s Hamburger, Side Salad, Newman’s Own® Balsamic Vinaigrette, Apple Dippers
(without Caramel), Fruit and Yogurt Parfait (without Granola) (475 calories) = 3.2 Twinkies/ 4.1 miles
-Now that is a full plate of food….for a fraction of the Twinkies!
KFC Tender Roast® Sandwich without Sauce, Green Beans, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy (460) =
3.1 Twinkies, 4.0 miles