Hardee’s serves up 1,420-calorie burger

[Donger]

As many fast-food chains introduce healthier fare amid fears of being sued, Hardee’s is bucking the trend, serving up a megaburger with 1,420 calories and 107 grams of fat.

St. Louis-based Hardee’s Food Systems Inc. Monday rolled out its Monster Thickburger — two one-third-pound slabs of Angus beef, four strips of bacon, three slices of cheese and mayonnaise on a buttered sesame seed bun. The sandwich alone sells for $5.49 or $7.09 with a medium fries (520 calories) and soda (about 400 calories).

McDonald’s Corp., Wendy’s International Inc. and other fast-food giants have broadened their offerings of salad and other lower-calorie fare amid concerns the industry could be held legally liable for America’s obesity epidemic. Hardee's offers no such concessions, although the chain is not completely oblivious to dietary trends, offering at least three "low-carb" items including a low-carb Thickburger.

In an interview on CNBC, Hardee's chief executive Andrew Puzder was unapologetic, saying the company's latest sandwich is "not a burger for tree-huggers."

"This is a burger for young hungry guys who want a really big, delicious, juicy, decadent burger," he said. "I hope our competitors keep promoting those healthy products, and we will keep promoting our big, juicy delicious burgers."

Health-safety activist Michael Jacobson denounced the new Hardee's concoction.

"They would argue they are just giving people what they want. I would say this is beyond the pale," said Jacobson, executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. "Probably no nutritionist ever imagined that a product like this would be marketed."

Jacobson pointed out that one Monster Thickburger contains twice the recommended daily allowance of saturated fat, and nearly a full day's worth of sodium. Even before the new Monster Thickburger, the chain offered five sandwiches with 1,000 calories or more, and eight overall that have more calories than what was once the big-burger standard — McDonald’s 600-calorie Big Mac.

"If Hardee's persists in marketing this junk, it should at least list calories right up on the menu board," Jacobson said.

While fast-food diets have been blamed for an epidemic of obesity and heart disease, last year a federal judge in New York dismissed two class-action suits blaming McDonald’s for making people fat.

“Maybe this is a smart strategy because there are still folks out there who care about the taste and size of their sandwich, and less about their weight,” said Jerry McVety, president of the restaurant consulting firm McVety & Associates in Farmington Hills, Mich.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by ENDelt260

Is that bad?

Not if you're the nation of Thailand.

[KCTitus]

I'll bet the Delt could put down 2 of these babies after a good night at the bar w/o even breathing heavy.

If you want to see terrible nutrition information, check out the 'hungry man' frozen dinners and breakfasts...

[Rain Man]

I got a chef's salad one day at the food court, thinking I was going to be healthy, and then I looked at the nutrition facts. Holy iceberg lettuce! The dressing alone had 700 calories in it. I figure that the whole salad was at least 1,500 calories, and probably more.

It was a pretty darn tasty salad, though.

[KCTitus]

Here's one:

http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0744/

[Donger]

Originally Posted by ENDelt260

Is that bad?

I guess that depends on how you define "bad."

But, the recommended daily intake of cholesterol is 300 milligrams.

[R&GHomer]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

long john silvers needs to have a buffet

Ahh hell no. I can't even eat at Long John silvers any more. To much grease.

As for the new mega burger No way in hell I could eat the whole thing, but it sure would be fun trying. Oh, and ketchup and mayo is the only way to go in my book. If you have never tried fries and ranch dressing I strongly suggest you give it a try.

[KCTitus]

Originally Posted by R&GHomer

Ahh hell no. I can't even eat at Long John silvers any more. To much grease.

Me either, but I forget about every 6-9 months and get to jonesin for that deep fried plate of goodness and only remember when Im popping the rolaids a couple of hours later.

[R&GHomer]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Not if you're the nation of Thailand.

[Raiderhater]

Originally Posted by KCTitus

I'll bet the Delt could put down 2 of these babies after a good night at the bar w/o even breathing heavy.

If you want to see terrible nutrition information, check out the 'hungry man' frozen dinners and breakfasts...

Those Hungry Man frozen dinners are nasty.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by ENDelt260

That guy screwed up. The single Six Dollar Burger is only 135mg. If we assume that the majority of the cholesterol is in the patty, then the 260 number would make sense... but, it would be mg, not grams.

Yeah, kind of figured that. If you ate 260 grams of cholesterol in one sitting, you'd probably die soon thereafter.

[KCTitus]

Originally Posted by raiderhader

Those Hungry Man frozen dinners are nasty.

They taste better after putting a huge dent in a 1.75L bottle of vodka.

[Raiderhater]

Originally Posted by KCTitus

They taste better after putting a huge dent in a 1.75L bottle of vodka.

Well, what doesn't?

[KCTitus]

Originally Posted by raiderhader

Well, what doesn't?

The inside of your mouth the next day...it's like I ate 6 aluminium beer cans that someone had put cigarette butts in.

[Raiderhater]

Originally Posted by KCTitus

The inside of your mouth the next day...it's like I ate 6 aluminium beer cans that someone had put cigarette butts in.

More vodka ought to nullify that issue.

[KCTitus]

Originally Posted by raiderhader

More vodka ought to nullify that issue.

Thankfully, you're right...well that and a putty knife to scrape my tounge.