nutrition

Attack Of The 2,000 Calorie Appetizers

Attack Of The 2,000 Calorie Appetizers

Uno Chicago Grill’s “Pizza Skins.” “We start with our famous deep dish crust, add mozzarella and red bliss mashed potatoes, and top it off with crispy bacon, cheddar, and sour cream,” says the menu. The menu doesn’t disclose that this fusion of pizza and potato skins–which is meant to precede a meal of pizza–packs 2,050 calories, 48 grams of saturated fat, and 3,140 milligrams of sodium (more than a day’s worth). “Even if you split it with two other people, it’s like eating dinner before your dinner even hits the table,” Jacobson said.

Nutritional info really should be available, don’t you think?—MEGHANN MARCO

Red Robin Spins Bullshit When Pressed To Reveal Nutritional Info

Red Robin doesn’t want you to know what you’re eating. The family restaurant has no nutritional information on its website, and when you ask for it, they tell you a whole bunch of PR nonsense.

School Recommends Kids Eat Cheese Doodles

School Recommends Kids Eat Cheese Doodles

In school, we were taught a simple chant: “Good better best, never let it rest, till your good is better, and your better is best.” However, one school district isn’t trying very hard when it comes to helping students make healthy eating choices.

How Much Does That Sweet Tooth Cost?

How Much Does That Sweet Tooth Cost?

You may be one of those strange people who slow down for traffic accidents, not out of courtesy, but so you can gaze at the twisted limbs longer. If so, you may enjoy this collection of fun nutritional data sheets about products from the Coca-Cola corporation, including, but not limited to, Coke.

Quiznos Toasts Your Arteries

Quiznos Toasts Your Arteries

Last week we let you know about Quiznos and how difficult it was to pry out their nutritional info from their claws dripping with fat.

UPDATE: Quiznos Nutrition Data Gleaned

UPDATE: Quiznos Nutrition Data Gleaned

As we noted earlier today, info about Quiznos nutritional values are hard to come by. Two blogs, Fast Food News and the U.S. Food Policy Blog have spilled considerable pixels on Quiznos lack of dietary info, which they could not find inside the sandwich shops or after asking via email and phone.