two thousand calories in a single meal

TheWorstHorse
TheWorstHorse Posts: 185
edited November 9 in Food and Nutrition

from the new york times today, photos and descriptions of what two thousand calories looks like...

my favorite is the 2090 calorie shake from sonic. you read that right... a whole day's worth of calories in a single cup.

comparing the chain restaurant stuff to homemade meals is pretty strong support for the idea that the more often you cook at home, the less likely you are to be seriously overweight.
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  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Dang! I wish there was a P.F. Chang's near us. That looks delicious. I'd skip the cake and have more wine and be < 2000.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    I'm gonna stop and get me a shake now...looks yummy!
  • VegasFit
    VegasFit Posts: 1,232 Member
    I'll take Ruth's Cris minus the alcohol! That looks amazing!
  • jillmarie125
    jillmarie125 Posts: 418 Member
    I'll take the Shake Shack.
  • Lasmartchika
    Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
    "The always dangerous ranch dressing"!! HAHAHAHA!! OMG I'm gonna die!! :laugh:

    Great, now this article made me hungry... :grumble: :blush:
  • civilizedworm
    civilizedworm Posts: 796 Member
    These are magical places indeed. I will now await my pumpkin carriage to deliver me to the feed.
  • jillmarie125
    jillmarie125 Posts: 418 Member
    civilizedworm wrote: »
    These are magical places indeed. I will now await my pumpkin carriage to deliver me to the feed.

    that just made me spit my coffee out. What are you a princess now?
  • civilizedworm
    civilizedworm Posts: 796 Member
    jillmarie125 wrote: »
    civilizedworm wrote: »
    These are magical places indeed. I will now await my pumpkin carriage to deliver me to the feed.

    that just made me spit my coffee out. What are you a princess now?
    Yes. A magical one. lol
  • jillmarie125
    jillmarie125 Posts: 418 Member
    ^^^so jealous. us real people have to get our own food
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    This is one of the big reasons I tend to not eat out all that often...even with a relatively high maintenance number, I just can't do that too often and I'm for *kitten* about eating only 1/2 or whatever.

    Also, if I know I'm going big like this I will generally eat smaller the rest of the day. I went out for brunch yesterday and I'm pretty sure it clocked in close to 1500 calories or maybe a bit more...skipped lunch, had a small snack in the afternoon and a good hardy stew in the evening.
  • civilizedworm
    civilizedworm Posts: 796 Member
    jillmarie125 wrote: »
    ^^^so jealous. us real people have to get our own food
    Just get yourself a pumpkin carriage. Mines a Ford.
  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    This is one of the big reasons I tend to not eat out all that often...even with a relatively high maintenance number, I just can't do that too often and I'm for *kitten* about eating only 1/2 or whatever.

    Also, if I know I'm going big like this I will generally eat smaller the rest of the day. I went out for brunch yesterday and I'm pretty sure it clocked in close to 1500 calories or maybe a bit more...skipped lunch, had a small snack in the afternoon and a good hardy stew in the evening.

    Just eat at the right places and pick the right foods. I eat at Taco Bell quite often and I usually pick things that end up between 400 and 600 cals for the whole meal.
  • lfrazier2482
    lfrazier2482 Posts: 82 Member
    If I had to choose it would be the steak and the martini.
  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    The Sonic milkshakes kill me. It's hard to resist the hazelnut cream milkshake. At least they do offer smaller sizes.
  • smantha32
    smantha32 Posts: 6,990 Member
    It's easy to blast through 2,000 calories in restaurant food. A plate of fettucini alfredo nearly anywhere or anything from Chili's or The Cheesecake factory.
  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    smantha32 wrote: »
    It's easy to blast through 2,000 calories in restaurant food. A plate of fettucini alfredo nearly anywhere or anything from Chili's or The Cheesecake factory.

    Actually, Chili's has some pretty healthy choices, if you don't mind the sodium.
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    SnuggleSmacks wrote: »
    smantha32 wrote: »
    It's easy to blast through 2,000 calories in restaurant food. A plate of fettucini alfredo nearly anywhere or anything from Chili's or The Cheesecake factory.

    Actually, Chili's has some pretty healthy choices, if you don't mind the sodium.

    And you generally get 2-3 servings on a plate anyways.
    So that 2,000 calories becomes 1,000 or around 665 per serving.
  • SexyKatherine73
    SexyKatherine73 Posts: 221 Member
    civilizedworm wrote: »
    These are magical places indeed. I will now await my pumpkin carriage to deliver me to the feed.

    Ha ha ha ... now my laptop is covered in tea, thanks :neutral_face:

  • joehempel
    joehempel Posts: 1,543 Member
    I would drink that shake so hard!!
  • TheWorstHorse
    TheWorstHorse Posts: 185
    missiontofitness wrote: »
    SnuggleSmacks wrote: »
    smantha32 wrote: »
    It's easy to blast through 2,000 calories in restaurant food. A plate of fettucini alfredo nearly anywhere or anything from Chili's or The Cheesecake factory.

    Actually, Chili's has some pretty healthy choices, if you don't mind the sodium.

    And you generally get 2-3 servings on a plate anyways.
    So that 2,000 calories becomes 1,000 or around 665 per serving.

    how many people get a plate of fettucini with chicken at cheesecake factory (about 2400 calories), divide it into three portions and share it with two other people? i am willing to bet dollars to donuts that it isn't more than one in fifty.

    you can make pretty healthy choices eating out. lots of people (including me) do so on a regular basis. and if you make conscious choices and know what's actually on your plate. you are more likely to do so.
  • kristen6350
    kristen6350 Posts: 1,094 Member
    My boyfriend was mentioning this article last night. I was kinda grossed out over a milkshake with more than 2000 calories. I eat around 1600 a day and I feel I eat all day (every 2-3 hrs). And sadly, while tasty, that milkshake would leave me hungry in about an hour, for more carbs. The Cheesecake Factory selection really turned my stomach too. We still go out, but I cook way more than we go out to eat, mainly because I like fitting into my pants without much effort.
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    Good article I was just a bit disappointed how little you got.
  • andielyn
    andielyn Posts: 233 Member
    I love Men's Health "Eat This, Not That" --both the books and the articles they do that shows the calories in restaurant food and a better alternative. Cheesecake Factory always comes in with dishes absolutely loaded in calories, fat and sodium.
  • lishie_rebooted
    lishie_rebooted Posts: 2,973 Member
    TheWorstHorse wrote: »
    missiontofitness wrote: »
    SnuggleSmacks wrote: »
    smantha32 wrote: »
    It's easy to blast through 2,000 calories in restaurant food. A plate of fettucini alfredo nearly anywhere or anything from Chili's or The Cheesecake factory.

    Actually, Chili's has some pretty healthy choices, if you don't mind the sodium.

    And you generally get 2-3 servings on a plate anyways.
    So that 2,000 calories becomes 1,000 or around 665 per serving.

    how many people get a plate of fettucini with chicken at cheesecake factory (about 2400 calories), divide it into three portions and share it with two other people? i am willing to bet dollars to donuts that it isn't more than one in fifty.

    you can make pretty healthy choices eating out. lots of people (including me) do so on a regular basis. and if you make conscious choices and know what's actually on your plate. you are more likely to do so.

    There's this place in CT called "Joey Garlics".
    It's delicious.
    The last time I went there, I got shrim scampi. Fed me for 4 meals.
    Yeah so maybe people won't order it to share AT the restuarant but I always brought my leftovers home from Joey's and made multiple meals.

  • lishie_rebooted
    lishie_rebooted Posts: 2,973 Member
    andielyn wrote: »
    I love Men's Health "Eat This, Not That" --both the books and the articles they do that shows the calories in restaurant food and a better alternative. Cheesecake Factory always comes in with dishes absolutely loaded in calories, fat and sodium.

    And there's nothing wrong with fat or sodium.
    In fact, some of us are supposed to eat higher sodium diets, like myself.

  • ksolksol
    ksolksol Posts: 194 Member
    TheWorstHorse wrote: »

    how many people get a plate of fettucini with chicken at cheesecake factory (about 2400 calories), divide it into three portions and share it with two other people? i am willing to bet dollars to donuts that it isn't more than one in fifty.

    I concur.

    I had a moment at a brew pub when I ordered a dinner salad and they brought it on a plate as big as my mother's serving platter that she'd put enough fried chicken on to serve seven. It's a little out of control. I'm not anti-splurging on occasion (I believe in "treats," not "cheats"), but wow. Just wow, sometimes.

    We don't eat out very often. The last time my husband and I were on a trip and eating out, we ended up ordering one entree plus an extra side and splitting. It was more than enough.
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    I just try not to eat out that often at all. Then, when I do, I don't worry so much about what I order. It's a treat, not an every day thing for me. Because one day isn't what is going to make someone gain weight.
  • RoseyDgirl
    RoseyDgirl Posts: 306 Member
    well, I love cheesecake factory. I don't go there often, and these days I try to stick to a healthy salad when I do. yesterday, my chopped salad at lunch (from them) - with blue cheese, bacon, apple, romaine, corn, and a vinegraitte dressing (logged in as 2 meals- because I couldn't eat it all at one sitting) and about 500 calories for the whole thing.

    And, every mouthful was DELICIOUS.
  • TheWorstHorse
    TheWorstHorse Posts: 185
    603reader wrote: »
    andielyn wrote: »
    I love Men's Health "Eat This, Not That" --both the books and the articles they do that shows the calories in restaurant food and a better alternative. Cheesecake Factory always comes in with dishes absolutely loaded in calories, fat and sodium.

    And there's nothing wrong with fat or sodium.
    In fact, some of us are supposed to eat higher sodium diets, like myself.

    you are right: there's nothing inherently wrong with eating fat or sodium. or sugar. or protein. or carbohydrates. like, for example, there would be with eating drano. but for for the average joe, regularly eating 2000 calories of sugar and fat as a meal is not going to turn out well in the long run.
  • goddessofawesome
    goddessofawesome Posts: 563 Member
    Sure if you're eating the entire meal. Very rarely when I go out do I eat my entire meal because it's just too much food. I've gotten 2-3 meals out of just one plate of food.
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