Hardee's says f*** you to health food fad

[Shake]

... with it's new Monster Thickburger!

two 1/3-pound slabs of Angus beef, four strips of bacon, three slices of cheese and mayonnaise on a buttered sesame seed bun

Arteries. Clogging. Just. Reading. That.

My co-worker found this great line in the article:

"Probably no nutritionist ever imagined that a product like this would be marketed."

Here is a link from Yahoo! with a graphic showing a comparison to BK's Double Whopper w/ cheese, and McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder w/ cheese. Again, I have to say:

[livius drusus]

Oh man, I think I'm gonna boot just from reading the description. I don't even want to imagine how my intestines would react to ingesting such a disgusting combination.

* livius drusus hates mayo and bacon

[Goliath]

Years ago, we (some friends of mine and I) came up with a true artery-clogging burger...I forget what we called it, but it consisted of:

Two cows of beef.
Eight pigs of bacon.
and four wheels of cheese.

[godfry n. glad]

Hey, hey, now...

Let's not get too righteous. If you throw away the bun, the damned thing would probably fit right into the prevailing diet craze: Atkins.

Wouldn't it?

godfry

[Beth]

Sad, though, kids will probably order them too. My son is trim and atheletic but tries to get away with these types of burgers. Either my MIL or my hubby will probably buy him one. Over 1,400 calories and 100 grams of fat. Man bad stuff. Oh well, without the bun, it is very Atkins friendly.

edit:Oops, Godfrey beat me to it!

[livius drusus]

As if I needed another reason to avoid Atkins. Any diet that gives the thumbs up to mayo and mutliple rashers of bacon is not for me.

[wei yau]

Originally Posted by livius drusus

* livius drusus hates mayo and bacon

Oh man. First, white chocolate and now bacon?

It's like I don't know who you are anymore. I suspect a pod person.

Bacon is nature's most perfect food. Salty, greasy and delicious.

Look at how happy Rebecca is with a piece of bacon in her grubby little hand. That's gotta be good stuff.

[Godless Dave]

Mm, sounds delicious!

No wonder I'm fat.

[Bella]

I'm always surprised at how many calories can be packed into one little sandwich. At B&N we have this new "healthy" wrap sandwich - organic wheat wrap, 99% fat-free turkey, cheese, and herb aioli. Oh, and it's got 42 grams of fat...in one half of the sandwich.

[godfry n. glad]

Originally Posted by Godless Dave

Mm, sounds delicious!

No wonder I'm fat.

Man... GD, you gotta get rid of the bun!

godfry

[godfry n. glad]

Originally Posted by Bree

I'm always surprised at how many calories can be packed into one little sandwich. At B&N we have this new "healthy" wrap sandwich - organic wheat wrap, 99% fat-free turkey, cheese, and herb aioli. Oh, and it's got 42 grams of fat...in one half of the sandwich.

Most of that has got to be in the cheese and aioli.

And, liv, does aioli count as mayonaisse in your book?

godfry

[wildernesse]

Originally Posted by eldar1011

Oh man. First, white chocolate and now bacon?

It's like I don't know who you are anymore. I suspect a pod person.

Bacon is nature's most perfect food. Salty, greasy and delicious.

Look at how happy Rebecca is with a piece of bacon in her grubby little hand. That's gotta be good stuff.

You know you totally posted on this thread to show how absolutely adorable Rebecca is. And she is! I made RA come look at her, she's so cute.

[dave_a]

I read an article about the Monster burger yesterday after not eating breakfast or lunch. I went out and got one right away.

Let me tell you it was one good burger.

I don't recommend them for those who are trying to lose weight or anything, but if you want something that tastes good and will fill you up, this burger is the ticket.

I was quite impressed with it.

You can put me down as one who doesn't buy into the 'fat is bad' group. I don't eat sweets and eat processed flour type stuff only occasionally. My diet consists of meat, meat, cheese, vegetables and fruit and nuts for the most part. Mayonaise and cream cheese are 2 of my favorite food groups.

I am about 20lbs heavier than I consider optimal, but that occured after I turned 30 and also coincided roughly with my taking a desk job rather than a physically active job. In the past I have done the atkins thing and lost 30 lbs in 30 days. My cholesterol is normal and my overall health good.

So, I don't worry about yummy burgers high in fat being bad for me.

Some might just say I am ignorant, but if so then it is true that ignorance is bliss.

[Beth]

I'm a little chubby. I can just imagine a couple bites of that sandwich causing the fat cells to plump up even more.

Bree, is that Barnes and Noble? Cuz if it is, thank you for the heads up, I won't buy lunch there next time I'm in. Sushi anyone? (If someone tells me wasabi is fattening, I think I might cry.)

[dave_a]

Originally Posted by Beth

I'm a little chubby. I can just imagine a couple bites of that sandwich causing the fat cells to plump up even more.

Bree, is that Barnes and Noble? Cuz if it is, thank you for the heads up, I won't buy lunch there next time I'm in. Sushi anyone? (If someone tells me wasabi is fattening, I think I might cry.)

In all seriousness I think that what causes a person to gain weight varies from one person to the next.

I tend to agree with the Atkins stuff in that I do not view calories to be a good indicator of whether one will gain weight or not, rather it is what are those calories from. When I did the atkins thing and lost 30lbs in 30 days I was eating less than 10g of carbs per day the whole time, but I was also eating like a pig and I am certain my calorie intake was higher than normal because I was free to slather my bacon with mayonaise and did so.

I think there are some obvious things to stay away from when it comes to avoiding weight gain like sugar containing stuff and chips and all that highly processed stuff, but beyond that I think it just depends on what your metabolism is efficient at processing and what it isn't.

I can drink rum and diet cokes all day long and not gain weight, but beer causes my weight to increase rapidly.

Also I weighed myself this morning (as I do most mornings) and I lost a pound. Yesterday is the day I ate the yummy monster burger from Hardees. I didn't have any fries or soda with it. If I did have the fries and a non diet soda I probably would have been a pound heavier rather than lighter this morning.

[Beth]

I can do Atkins and have lost weight, but it really screwed me up. It triggered a bout of non eating because my mind is simply fucked up. Also, when I did eat anything with more than a few carbs, I would become very ill from the sugar imbalance in my system.

I prefer eating regular stuff now, non greasy, except for the occasional buttery sumthin.

Anyway, that burger reminds me of a BLT from my childhood and one I make only on rare occasions and my children beg for.
Two buttered slices of toast covered with the lettuce, a tomato, four strips of bacon, a fried egg, and a slice of Merkin cheese. Yummy. I adopted it for meself as just a tomato and lettuce sandwich with buttered bread. My butter side is out though. That way I taste the fat and savour it, rather than hide it away.

[livius drusus]

Originally Posted by eldar1011

Oh man. First, white chocolate and now bacon?

It's like I don't know who you are anymore. I suspect a pod person.

Bacon is nature's most perfect food. Salty, greasy and delicious.

Bacon reeks. If I wanted to smell frying pork fat I'd move next door to a rendering plant. In a world with Prosciutto di Parma, why oh why must we put up with bacon?

Look at how happy Rebecca is with a piece of bacon in her grubby little hand. That's gotta be good stuff.

Now I call that child abuse. Why don't you drive off with her still on the hood too? Poor child.

[livius drusus]

Originally Posted by godfry n. glad

And, liv, does aioli count as mayonaisse in your book?

Aioli gets a buy. It is, in fact, the only form of mayo I find acceptable, even delicious when done right.

I made my own mayo once using buttermilk, eggs and dry mustard. It was not only lower in fat than regular, but quite thoroughly delicious. When I turned it into aioli, however, it became sublime.

[dave_a]

Originally Posted by livius drusus

Bacon reeks. If I wanted to smell frying pork fat I'd move next door to a rendering plant. In a world with Prosciutto di Parma, why oh why must we put up with bacon?

Boy, first no cilantro and now no bacon. You obviously have a serious predjudice against things that taste and smell good. A TTTASG predjudice.

What's up with all those dago words for the food you like? I am italian meself (half anyway) and I don't know what most of the stuff you mention is. You must come from that part of Italy that doesn't like real food

Mmmmm... I am heading off to fry some bacon, slather it with full fat mayo and perhaps cover it with some yummy cilantro containing salsa.

Hell, maybe I will just throw it all into a blender and drink it with some vodka added. Now that's good eatin.

[livius drusus]

Originally Posted by dave_a

Boy, first no cilantro and now no bacon. You obviously have a serious predjudice against things that taste and smell good. A TTTASG predjudice.

It's called having a palate, dave dear. You should look into it.

What's up with all those dago words for the food you like? I am italian meself (half anyway) and I don't know what most of the stuff you mention is. You must come from that part of Italy that doesn't like real food

I think you and I both know there is no such part. I weep for the loss of your roots, however. Poor, poor Italian-Americans. You have my deepest condolences.

Mmmmm... I am heading off to fry some bacon, slather it with full fat mayo and perhaps cover it with some yummy cilantro containing salsa.

Hell, maybe I will just throw it all into a blender and drink it with some vodka added. Now that's good eatin.

I beg you to seek professional help. If not a psychiatrist than at least a chef.

[wei yau]

Originally Posted by livius drusus

Bacon reeks. If I wanted to smell frying pork fat I'd move next door to a rendering plant. In a world with Prosciutto di Parma, why oh why must we put up with bacon?

Mmmmm...scent of frying pork fat

Now, you got a point about prosciutto. Love that stuff. Love cerrano ham, too.

Now I call that child abuse. Why don't you drive off with her still on the hood too? Poor child.

She's definitely daddy's girl. Loves all pork products. I've even got her to gnaw on ham bones. I love her so.

[Dingfod]

Gotta question the thread title: There's a health food fad?

[godfry n. glad]

Originally Posted by warrenly

Gotta question the thread title: There's a health food fad?

But of course, Warren, silly boy.

Haven't you noticed that you can now get a diet beverage with your Monster Thickburger?

godfry

[dave_a]

Originally Posted by warrenly

Gotta question the thread title: There's a health food fad?

Among the hoitytoitie crowd I suppose. I generally use that crowd's condemnations as a guide to good eatin.

I'm telling you folks, I ate that monster burger yesterday and there just isn't another FF (fast food) burger on the market that rivals it. Eating it was a deeply satisfying, not quite, but almost orgasm inducing experience.

It is that good.

I am getting hungry again just thinking about the blended mayonaise and fat juices dripping out of it with each bite. Next time I will proably get some fries and eat the burger over the fries so the drippins don't go to waste.

[Dingfod]

We used to joke about that when we'd order a gazillion calorie Crown Burger with a diet soda. Just think though, cut out that 24 oz. sugar water and you've cut calories by about 200. Gotta cut back where you can.