Scientists Perplexed: Issue Impossible Calorie Award
Just as the experts from Orchard University thought they were close to cracking the mystery behind the Cheesecake Factory’s infamous carrot cake their work was derailed by a four pound behemoth of a meal that further tried their capacity to imagine anything so calorie dense.
Meet ‘Dos Manos’:
(this pic is from burritojournal.com and is shown sans “Enchilado style”)
This burrito comes complete with peppers, onions, rice, beans, cheese, salsa, sour cream, and your choice of meat all wrapped in a tortilla bigger than your head. Each lucky customer also gets a hefty sack of greasy tortilla chips.
As if a burrito named ‘Two Hands’ wasn’t meal enough, Baja Fresh offers the option of going “Enchilado Style.” Ah, the glory of fast food. Always quick to offer an “upgrade” option that makes something really, really bad for you, really, really, really bad for you. This one takes the Dos Manos and smothers it with enchilada sauce, melted cheese, more chips, and more sour cream.
As you can see from the dietfacts.com graphic below this California concoction weighs in at a mere 3,360 calories, 156 grams of fat (60 grams from saturated fat), 336 grams of carbohydrates, and 6,180 milligrams of sodium. That’s right. The numbers below are for half of the burrito!
Admittedly, Baja Fresh does state that the Dos Manos is equivalent to two servings. But am I crazy to think that this is a gross understatement? Table for 6?…8?
As we all stand by dumbfounded by this beast of a burrito (maybe Dos Gruas is more appropriate) our scientists are doing their best to unravel the enigma of this health and nutrition black hole. Let us all hope they don’t get sucked in with it.
Don’t be seduced by the “at least it’s not a burger” fast food mentality. Clearly fresh by itself does not equate to healthy. Here, on the other hand, is a fresh and healthy option for those craving a delicious and authentic Mexican meal.
Mexican Ceviche from recipezaar.com
Posted By: Aaron
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