The 9 Highest Calorie Fast Food Meals
Thick slices of French bread, topped with powdered sugar and served with maple-butter syrup and bacon or grilled ham.
Fast-Food Chain: The Cheesecake Factory
Calories: 2,780
Saturated Fat: 93 grams
Sodium: 2,230 milligrams
Sugar: 24 teaspoons
How to burn the calories off: Swim laps for seven hours
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A burger topped with hardwood-smoked bacon, melted pepper jack, A.1. Peppercorn spread, tomatoes and crispy onion straws, which are fried and breaded onion strips. It also comes with all-you-can-eat French fries and a salted caramel milkshake.
Fast-Food Chain: Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
Calories: 3,540
Saturated Fat: 69 grams
Sodium: 6,280 milligrams
How to burn the calories off: Walk briskly for 12 hours
Red Robin
St. Louis-style spareribs, nearly one-and-a-half pounds of meat; each slab is slathered with sauce over an open flame, and the dish comes with two sides and a corn bread muffin.
Fast-Food Chain: Famous Dave’s
Calories: 2,770 if you pick French fries and baked beans as your sides.
Saturated Fat: 54 grams
Sodium: 4,320 milligrams
How to burn the calories off: Mow the lawn for seven-and-a-half hours
Famous Dave's
Grilled garlic chicken, Applewood smoked bacon, jack and cheddar cheese, red onions, diced tomatoes and a drizzle of ranch.
Fast-Food Chain: BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse
Calories: 2,160
Saturated Fat: 30 grams
Sodium: 4,680 milligrams
How to burn the calories off: Ride a bike for five-and-a-half hours
One beef enchilada, one chicken enchilada, a crispy or soft taco, a hand-rolled pork tamale and a Chile Relleno, served with Mexican rice, sweet corn tamalito and a choice of fresh homemade beans, refried beans with bacon or vegetarian black beans.
Fast-Food Chain: Chevys Fresh Mex
Calories: 1,920
Saturated Fat: 36 grams
Sodium: 3,950 milligrams
How to burn the calories off: Play singles tennis for three-and-a-half hours
Bow-tie pasta with chicken, mushrooms, tomato, pancetta, peas and caramelized onions in a roasted garlic-parmesan cream sauce.
Fast-Food Chain: The Cheesecake Factory
Calories: 2,410
Saturated Fat: 63 grams
Sodium: 1,370 milligrams
How to burn the calories off: Jog for five hours
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Seafood and crab balls full of jalapeños and cream cheese, coated in panko breadcrumbs and served with ranch dressing; also, fish and chips dipped in Samuel Adams beer batter, coconut shrimps, hushpuppies and coleslaw.
Fast-Food Chain: Joe’s Crab Shack
Calories: 3,280
Saturated Fat: 50 grams
Sodium: 7,610 milligrams
How to burn the calories off: Play golf without a cart or a caddie for 11 straight hours
A steak with two Italian sausage links, crispy red Vesuvio-style potatoes, roasted red and yellow peppers, roasted mushrooms, caramelized onions, sun-dried tomatoes, steak jus and garlic butter.
Fast-Food Chain: Maggiano’s Little Italy
Calories: 2,420
Saturated Fat: 66 grams
Sodium: 5,620 milligrams
How to burn the calories off: Use a rowing machine for seven-and-a-half hours
A cheesecake made with Reese’s peanut butter cups and layers of fudge cake and caramel.
Fast-Food Chain: The Cheesecake Factory
Calories: 1,500
Saturated Fat: 43 grams
Sugar: 21 teaspoons
How to burn the calories off: Do aerobics for four-and-a-half hours
The Cheesecake Factory
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