So What’s In Your Burger? : The Bikini Body Diet

If you lived in Pennsylvania, a hamburger lover could gorge down the world’s biggest burger at Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub. This 120,000 calorie burger weighs 123lbs consisting of an 80lbs beef patty, 160 cheese slices, 12 tomatoes, 33 pickles, 5 onions and 1lb of lettuce, relish, mustard and mayonnaise wedged in between a 30lb bun.

Sounds like its guaranteed to give me immediate indigestion, a lifetime of clogged arteries, and death before I ever hit 45 years old. Folks, this is definitely not made for daily consumption. Gotta love those folks at SupersizeMeals.com hamming it up for the camera.

Since McDonald’s first opened shop in 1941, the phenomenon of fast food has become one of the most popular subcultures created by the 20th century. There is never a small excuse to hit the closest joint – forgot to pack lunch, don’t have time to make dinner, just need something quick…..

So, when you buy a burger, do you ever just eat a burger? Of course not! What’s a Big Mac (540 calories) without coke (50 calories) and large fries (570 calories)? And maybe an apple pie (270 calories) afterwards. This 30 minute fast food run just earned you a good whopping 1500 calories! That’s 75% of the 2000 daily calorie recommendation of the USDA.

Remember Michael Moore and his quest to save America from our fast food habits? He ate 3 full meals daily for 30 days in his documentary film Supersize Me. That’s a daily consumption of approximately 4500 calories and 135000 for the full 30 days. No wonder obesity has reached an epidemic.

Being informed is the best resource you can find when you are on a diet. It’s not 100% necessary to cut out all the burgers from your daily menu. Just know how to schedule the rest of your food plan around it in order to achieve your desired weight goal. Moderation is the key.

Here are the nutritional guidelines of the top burger joints:

McDonalds
Wendy’s
Burger King
Jack In The Box
Dairy Queen
Hardees
Sonics
In-n-Out
Carl’s Jr.