Thursday, September 20, 2007
A Colossal Mistake
Two huge hamburger patties, a three section bun, and melted American and Monterey Jack cheese, all piled so high that it comes to the tabled with a steak knife plunged thru the middle.
Meet the Ruby Tuesday Colossal Burger. Its 1940 calories vacuum up your 2000 calorie daily target. And that does not include the sauce or the fries that come on the side.
The burger delivers 141 grams of fat. How much of it is the bad kind the company won't say. And it is also mum about sodium. But since most of the Colossal's fat comes from its beef and cheese, odds are that between 50 and 75 of its fat grams would make your heart shudder.
Working thru a Colossal Burger is like eating 4 or 5 McDonald's Quarter Pounders. Ruby's other burgers are bad enough, with roughly 1000 to 1300 calories each. Even the Veggie Burger tops 900. But the Colossal seems like a dare: can you finish one without needing a paramedic?
