Posted on 10/16/2007 1:09:04 PM PDT by Slapshot68
The people who brought you the Monster Thickburger and the 1,100-calorie salad are at it again -- this time for breakfast.
"We don't try to hide what these are," a Hardee's spokesman said of the 920-calorie breakfast burrito.
Hardee's on Monday rolled out its new Country Breakfast Burrito -- two egg omelets filled with bacon, sausage, diced ham, cheddar cheese, hash browns and sausage gravy, all wrapped inside a flour tortilla. The burrito contains 920 calories and 60 grams of fat.
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In 2003 the chain introduced a line of big sandwiches, including the Monster Thickburger. The 1,420-calorie sandwich is made up of two 1/3-pound slabs of beef, four strips of bacon, three slices of cheese and mayonnaise on a buttered bun.
Even Hardees' chicken salad -- topped with onion rings and crispy chicken -- has 1,100 calories and 83 grams of fat.
The chain does offer some low-calorie options, including roast beef and chicken sandwiches.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a Washington-based advocate for nutrition and health, has called the Hardee's line of Thickburgers "food porn."
The group's senior nutritionist, Jayne Hurley, said Monday that the burrito was "another lousy invention by a fast-food company."
The "country breakfast bomb," as she called it, represents half a day's calories and a full day's worth of saturated fat and salt, to say nothing of cholesterol...
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The group's senior nutritionist, Jayne Hurley, said Monday that the burrito was "another lousy invention by a fast-food company."
Food Police weigh in...pardon the pun. Hey Jayne, NO ONE HAS TO GO THERE TO EAT IF THEY DON'T WANT TO.
And they shouldn’t.
920-calorie breakfast burrito?
That’s half the day’s calories in a single entree!
” And they shouldn’t.
920-calorie breakfast burrito?
That’s half the day’s calories in a single entree!”
If you go there regularly, that would be a problem. My grandmother used to tell me “everything in moderation.” It’s too bad people don’t heed that, because it’s true. Want a Hardee’s breakfast some morning? Go for it. Just don’t make a habit of it and you’re fine.
That breakfast burrito sounds like it should be the size of a log! I can’t imagine eating all of one at one time! Having said that, I wish the food police would just shut the heck up!
I filled in the rest of the fields that you were too lazy to.
For an active person who exercised in the morning...(perhaps, even engaged in an activity that burned 900-1000 calories) this is a good breakfast...or lunch for that matter.
We don't have a Hardees in my area anyway...sniff sniff.
I’m not a big fan of Hardees but I do get a craving for their breakfast omelette sandwich once in a while.
“I filled in the rest of the fields that you were too lazy to.”
I’m new to Free Republic...maybe you could cut me a break?
“I filled in the rest of the fields that you were too lazy to.”
I’m new to Free Republic...maybe you could cut me a break?
“everything in moderation.”
Agreed.
In the USA, a rich and hearty meal is available for a pittance.
What a great country this is!
FYI...The site performance is kinda choppy today. A "Temporarily Unavailable" page is coming up from time to time. (causing dup posts as well)
No, too busy. Everyone and there mother wants to post a Randi Rhodes thread.
No, too busy. Everyone and there mother wants to post a Randi Rhodes thread.
“No, too busy. Everyone and there mother wants to post a Randi Rhodes thread.”
Then you should be thankful I diverted your attention. ;)
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