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Claim Jumper: World's Unhealthiest Restaurant?
Posted on Apr 16th 2010 1:00PM by Martha Edwards
Filed Under: Diet & Weight Loss
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EmailMoreIt's no secret that most restaurant meals are shockingly high in calories. And while many of us expect to run an extra couple of miles the day after a big meal out, we don't usually bargain for getting double our recommended daily calorie intake in one single meal. But if you're planning a visit to a Claim Jumper restaurant any time soon, you might be getting just that.
The restaurant chain, which until now has avoided posting its nutritional info, recently fessed up.
The most shocking item on the menu is definitely the Beef Back Ribs, which clock in at 4,301 calories, 156 grams of saturated fat and 7,623 mg of sodium. Not a big beef fan? A plate of pasta -- the Black Tie Chicken Pasta, to be exact -- will set you back 3,773 calories, 134 grams of saturated fat and 4,638 mg of sodium. If you decide to go the "healthy" route and choose the Charbroiled Citrus Chicken Salad, you're looking at 2,520 calories, 33 grams of saturated fat and 1,776 mg of sodium. So much for a healthy choice.
A few additional menu lowlights:
The Appetizer Combo - 3,517 calories
Country Fried Steak - 2,409 calories
Chocolate Motherlode Cake - 2,723 calories
Spicy Jambalaya - 2,470 calories
Albacore Tuna Salad Sandwich - 1,837 calories
Baked Potato Side Item - 440 calories
There doesn't seem to be any entrée item on the menu that has less than 800 calories, unless you count vegetable soup and a side of asparagus as an entree -- but even that meal has a shocking amount of sodium.
In case you're thinking these menu items look mighty tasty, consider this: The number of calories you should consume every day will vary depending on your age, height, weight and activity level, but generally an average women should be looking at around 2,000 calories per day, compared with 2,500 for men. So it goes without saying that you should under no circumstances be consuming 4,000 or even 2,000 calories in one meal. Unless you're trying to become to world's fattest person.
Another thing to keep in mind? It will probably take you five to six hours of exercise to burn off that one meal.
Still, you don't always have to eat at home to get a healthy meal -- try one of these healthy restaurant salads if you're dining out.
Posted on Apr 16th 2010 1:00PM by Martha Edwards
Filed Under: Diet & Weight Loss
EmailMoreIt's no secret that most restaurant meals are shockingly high in calories. And while many of us expect to run an extra couple of miles the day after a big meal out, we don't usually bargain for getting double our recommended daily calorie intake in one single meal. But if you're planning a visit to a Claim Jumper restaurant any time soon, you might be getting just that.
The restaurant chain, which until now has avoided posting its nutritional info, recently fessed up.
The most shocking item on the menu is definitely the Beef Back Ribs, which clock in at 4,301 calories, 156 grams of saturated fat and 7,623 mg of sodium. Not a big beef fan? A plate of pasta -- the Black Tie Chicken Pasta, to be exact -- will set you back 3,773 calories, 134 grams of saturated fat and 4,638 mg of sodium. If you decide to go the "healthy" route and choose the Charbroiled Citrus Chicken Salad, you're looking at 2,520 calories, 33 grams of saturated fat and 1,776 mg of sodium. So much for a healthy choice.
A few additional menu lowlights:
The Appetizer Combo - 3,517 calories
Country Fried Steak - 2,409 calories
Chocolate Motherlode Cake - 2,723 calories
Spicy Jambalaya - 2,470 calories
Albacore Tuna Salad Sandwich - 1,837 calories
Baked Potato Side Item - 440 calories
There doesn't seem to be any entrée item on the menu that has less than 800 calories, unless you count vegetable soup and a side of asparagus as an entree -- but even that meal has a shocking amount of sodium.
In case you're thinking these menu items look mighty tasty, consider this: The number of calories you should consume every day will vary depending on your age, height, weight and activity level, but generally an average women should be looking at around 2,000 calories per day, compared with 2,500 for men. So it goes without saying that you should under no circumstances be consuming 4,000 or even 2,000 calories in one meal. Unless you're trying to become to world's fattest person.
Another thing to keep in mind? It will probably take you five to six hours of exercise to burn off that one meal.
Still, you don't always have to eat at home to get a healthy meal -- try one of these healthy restaurant salads if you're dining out.
Beef Back
Ribs taste f.c,in Great though and I don;t mean maybe!
One day a few years ago in a new Cuban restaurant where I worked, I ordered what I thought was a healthy no frills salad. I happened to ask if they put sugar in it and the waiter said '4 teaspoons'. Enough said
That's why I love eating out - everything is so unhealthy but tastes so good !