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Finally: Annual list of high-calorie “food porn” released
The Cheesecake Factory’s Bistro Shrimp Pasta, made with a butter and cream sauce and topped with battered, fried shrimp, also contains a 89 grams of saturated fat and 1,090 milligrams of sodium. CSPI said it confirmed the nutritional data with the companies on the list.
Typical adults are advised to consume no more than 20 grams of saturated fat and 1,500 milligrams of sodium per day.
“It’s like eating three orders of Olive Garden’s Lasagna Classico plus an order of tiramisu for dinner,” CSPI said. Some in the food and beverage industries have dubbed the Washington-based group the “food police”.
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CSPI can saw it off. Those dirty, food-nazi hippies have already ruined enough.
somewhatconcerned on January 16, 2013 at 10:34 PM
These sort of crusades can have unintended consequences. In Philadelphia, a law was passed a few years back mandating that restaurants post calorie counts on their menus. I use them to figure out how to get the most calories (i.e. food energy) for my dollar. Thank you, nanny state!
sadarj on January 16, 2013 at 10:48 PM
CSPI are food nazi vegans
commodore on January 16, 2013 at 10:49 PM
This is kind of scary actually because The Cheesecake Factory’s Bistro Shrimp Pasta doesn’t look like something that would have 3,120 calories.
SoulGlo on January 16, 2013 at 11:26 PM