I've never heard of the chain of restaurants named Max, probably because I live here in the U.S. The Swedish chain is one of the vital ingredients in the mission taken on by a guy named Johan, who has lost a lot of weight eating food from the chain (and exercising!) and is trying to lose even more (there's a few days left in his 90 day experiment to lose 20 kg - I have no idea how much 20 kg is. Readers?).
The blog's name is MinimizeMe, a takeoff on Morgan Spurlock's SuperSize Me movie, where he ate nothing but McDonald's food for a month and ruined his health (though I have serious problems with the way he did it). Max Restaurants are actually known for trying to get people to eat healthier.
[via The Grinder]
Chocolate-stuffed bananas on the grill
Tyler Florence welcomes new daughter
Beware kids' menus!
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10-03-2007 @ 4:11PM
Sam said...
20 kilograms = 44.0924524 pounds
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10-03-2007 @ 5:07PM
Brian J. Geiger said...
You can also type "20 kg in pounds" into google (no quotes necessary), and it will tell you the answer. Useful for other conversions as well.
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10-03-2007 @ 5:11PM
Jorge said...
Google knows conversions.
Search for
20 kg in lbs
and it works the other way around.
Works with currency, volume, weight, speed, etc.
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10-03-2007 @ 5:59PM
Josh said...
Heck, Google knows Obscure and bizarre conversions AND constants too.
Try this:
http://www.google.com/search?q=speed+of+light+in+fathoms+per+fortnight&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
And see what you get.
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10-03-2007 @ 6:03PM
Victoria said...
Just out of curiosity: What problems did you have with Spurlock's methods in Supersize Me?
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10-03-2007 @ 6:54PM
shelterpaw said...
1 kilogram is roughly 2.2 pounds.
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10-03-2007 @ 9:36PM
FoodieGuy said...
Bob, you really may want to go back and read how many of your posts deal with food you've never tried or don't like or things which you don't know. I'd wager it's more than you realize.
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10-04-2007 @ 2:46AM
Johan Groundstroem said...
Hi there! I�´ve lost 65 pounds so far and now I�´m aiming for 70 pounds in 90 days.
Best//Johan from Sweden
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10-04-2007 @ 2:57AM
Stellan said...
Max is a rather progressive fast food chain, actually. Every year they make an annual fat report, where they calculate how much fat they have "saved" during the year. They also have a couple of GI items on the menu.
Still, they make some great stuff. Their Frisco burger is a real treat - you should come to Sweden and try it!
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10-04-2007 @ 10:16AM
jsmylie said...
Wow, I had no idea Max was so healthy. I assumed Johan was obliterating his insides to shave off the pounds, but I guess it's better than that!
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