Here's What 2,000 Calories Look Like (Restaurant Chains): New York Times

chitchatcatt
chitchatcatt Posts: 19 Member
edited November 10 in Food and Nutrition
http://nyti.ms/1wWuhBd
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  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    Yummy! :D
  • skyfall91
    skyfall91 Posts: 74
    wow no wonder some people think they don't eat enough to have put on weight. I mean a milkshake for 2000 calories?!
  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    I love this- thanks for posting!
  • AmberRamos123
    AmberRamos123 Posts: 14 Member
    So interesting! I love the Java Chip. No more!
  • prattiger65
    prattiger65 Posts: 1,657 Member
    randomtai wrote: »
    Yummy! :D

    Absolutely, I'm hungry now. Need more pics of yummy food.
  • loveliftlaughxo
    loveliftlaughxo Posts: 72 Member
    Crazy!
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  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
    Man, this was educational.
  • Malteaster
    Malteaster Posts: 75 Member
    That is frightening.
  • ejdp254
    ejdp254 Posts: 342 Member
    That was astonishing!
  • chitchatcatt
    chitchatcatt Posts: 19 Member
    It makes me realize, all of those times I thought, well, I only had a milkshake and breakfast today, I'd done myself in with just the shake!
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    I never knew Pizza Hut cut their cookies like that. It's adorable!
  • stephanieluvspb
    stephanieluvspb Posts: 997 Member
    What's in a martini to make it 230 calories? I'm more of a wine and crown n coke girl myself so I have no idea ;)
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    It's sort of obnoxious that the at home meals mostly had calorie free beverages, while the restaurants all had calorie packed XL choices. I would have liked to have seen a more realistic comparison (either no beverages at all, or more consistent beverages).
  • Daiako
    Daiako Posts: 12,545 Member
    Looks delish. Probably tastes delish too.
  • Aemely
    Aemely Posts: 694 Member
    TheVirgoddess wrote: »
    It's sort of obnoxious that the at home meals mostly had calorie free beverages, while the restaurants all had calorie packed XL choices. I would have liked to have seen a more realistic comparison (either no beverages at all, or more consistent beverages).

    Yeah, I noticed a lot of OJ and calorific drinks. Cheaters. :wink:
  • aplcr0331
    aplcr0331 Posts: 186 Member
    I plugged in one of the meals that I used to eat on a regular basis at Jack in the Box...

    3,140 Calories.

  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    Aemely wrote: »
    TheVirgoddess wrote: »
    It's sort of obnoxious that the at home meals mostly had calorie free beverages, while the restaurants all had calorie packed XL choices. I would have liked to have seen a more realistic comparison (either no beverages at all, or more consistent beverages).

    Yeah, I noticed a lot of OJ and calorific drinks. Cheaters. :wink:

    I think I'm just bitter because I don't drink all my calories anymore. :(
  • jayliospecky
    jayliospecky Posts: 25,022 Member
    That chocolate cake!!! 1700 calories? Is it really rich, or just gigantic?

    Either way, I'm in.
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    TheVirgoddess wrote: »
    It's sort of obnoxious that the at home meals mostly had calorie free beverages, while the restaurants all had calorie packed XL choices. I would have liked to have seen a more realistic comparison (either no beverages at all, or more consistent beverages).
    I just wish they had picked a more realistic meal for Starbucks. Three sugary drinks around the same time is an overkill.

  • Gr8ChangesAhead
    Gr8ChangesAhead Posts: 836 Member
    love the post :)
  • MrsMizart
    MrsMizart Posts: 1,275 Member
    Yikes!


    Thank you for posting this OP.
  • mxmkenney
    mxmkenney Posts: 486 Member
    jayliospecky wrote: »
    That chocolate cake!!! 1700 calories? Is it really rich, or just gigantic?

    Either way, I'm in.

    I know, right?! But excuse me, where is the vanilla ice cream to top it? (I'll skip the cappuccino to "save" some calories. :wink:

  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    Boston Pizza Pad Thai has something like 2400 cals. It's good but I don't think I would eat it unless I was either sharing or looking to really hit some major calories after a long run.
  • chunkytfg
    chunkytfg Posts: 339 Member
    Anyone else think they cheated Subway a bit? Flatbread, salad, Sub, and soup? and called that breakfast and lunch! Thats 3 meals and a snack surely not even including the crisps(chips) and cookie.
  • myfelinepal
    myfelinepal Posts: 13,000 Member
    The home cooked food looks not that great. Lol. Loving the food porniness of the rest of it.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,943 Member
    MomOfOneGirl1995 wrote: »
    chitchatcatt wrote: »
    http://nyti.ms/1wWuhBd

    I'd still eat every one of those meals...they look fabulous!

    Seriously? I think they look disgusting. Each one of them. I could never eat so much, and I don't see a reason to pile up such enormous amounts of food, and then put cheese over it. Yes, I know why I gained weight over the years, and it's not from eating something like this :wink:
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    yirara wrote: »
    MomOfOneGirl1995 wrote: »
    chitchatcatt wrote: »
    http://nyti.ms/1wWuhBd

    I'd still eat every one of those meals...they look fabulous!

    Seriously? I think they look disgusting. Each one of them. I could never eat so much, and I don't see a reason to pile up such enormous amounts of food, and then put cheese over it. Yes, I know why I gained weight over the years, and it's not from eating something like this :wink:

    I think most of them look delicious, have and will continue to eat them. Because I gained weight from eating and drinking too much of everything all the time.

    Now I want the steak, cake and a peanut butter shake!
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,943 Member
    I guess this is where we differ. Ok, here's hy I think it's not yummy

    Having been brought up with a slice of cheese or meat on a slice of bread with butter I think a huge piece of bread with a massive amount of meat is strange. Does a bread get better the more stuff you put on it? Plus crisps and a cookie! The drink is a nectar, which isn't even real juice and probably extremely sweet. My favourite 'sandwich' still is a slice of excellent ham and good butter on a simple fresh baguette in Paris. Nothing else. And it keeps me full for a long time.

    Shake shack burger: The bread looks soggy, the meat doesn't really look like nice and fresh meat and the cheese probably is just analogue cheese and has a strange colour.

    The steak does look nice, but it's far too big for me.

    Tour of Italy sampler looks nothing like Italian food.

    Etc... I guess I should be happy I don't live in Northern America. I'd probably have a problem...

  • Vailara
    Vailara Posts: 2,467 Member
    I think what's missed is that eating out is (usually) an occasional thing. I would pile on the weight eating 2000 calories a day at home every day. But the a 2000 calorie meal at a restaurant every few weeks or months isn't going to make much difference.

    It's also quite possible to drink wine and other high calorie drinks at home, or avoid them when eating out (I imagine just about everywhere offers water or another low calorie option). If I made a huge latte at home, it would have calories and milk sugar just the same as if I bought it at a chain restaurant, and if I bought a black coffee at at restaurant it would be low calorie just the same as if I made it at home.

    To be honest, I'd be quite miffed if I ordered food in a restaurant and was served the little diddy diet portions that I make myself at home. If I'm paying, I want a good-sized meal, even if I have to leave some!
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