It's official. The Worst Food in America is not the Pizza-Crepe-Taco-Pancake-Chili Bag that was famous for about 30 seconds a couple of years ago. First of all, the PCTPCB doesn't actually exist, and second of all, the Aussie Cheese Fries with Ranch Dressing from Outback Steakhouse, which does exist, has made its way to the top -- er bottom, as it were -- of Men's Health's list of the 20 Worst Foods in America.
The foods were chosen based on sheer caloric impact alone, because in the end, it all comes down to the number of calories we consume and burn. However, some "allowances" were made for excessive carbohydrates and fat, added sugars, trans fats, and sodium. After all their calculations, the Aussie Cheese Fries weigh in at 2,900 calories, 182 g fat, and 240 g carbs. Even if you do the polite thing and share the order with three other people, your starter alone will already put you over a dinner's worth of calories before the server even brings your entree to the table.
So I guess that means, order the Aussie Fries and a glass of water for dinner, right?
A fraking amazing Battlestar Galactica cake
Iced Tea 101
Pierogies + cheese + onions + kraut = Parmageddon!
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2-21-2008 @ 12:54PM
kevjohn said...
These reports always seem to have the opposite effect on me than what was intended. All I know is that right now I've never wanted to go to Outback Steakhouse so badly in my life! Combine this with one of those bloomin' onions and I'll be good to go. I guess I'll go with a "lite" beer though. No point in getting too crazy, ya know.
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2-21-2008 @ 1:48PM
Alex said...
Impressive calorie count but not remotely Australian.
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2-21-2008 @ 2:26PM
Wendy Buckley said...
Love the Bloomin' Onion!
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2-21-2008 @ 2:57PM
Bear Silber said...
Kevjohn, do they make Foster's Lite?
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2-21-2008 @ 4:18PM
ryanpublic said...
saw this the other day and it prompted me to go get one last night, damn it was heart stopping good :-D
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2-21-2008 @ 5:18PM
feriorrenna said...
Those don't even look remotely appetizing to me. (Heh, appetizing...appetizer..)
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2-22-2008 @ 10:30AM
MJ said...
Love that bloomin onion with ranch dressing and that brown bread. Those cheese fries are a bit much and so much of it!
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2-22-2008 @ 11:30PM
Chris said...
As an Australian this makes me weep, good thing this isn't actually an Australian food!
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2-25-2008 @ 1:22PM
krazychris401 said...
you know i feel good that i only had food there like one time. =+)-
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2-25-2008 @ 1:46PM
rey said...
Honestly, get off it. No one thinks that bacon/cheese fries are Australian. It's all a gimmick. But really, if I were you, I would be more ashamed of, what is it that Australia is repsonsible for? Vegemite? MMM yum. It prompts the most brilliant gag relfex one could encounter.
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2-25-2008 @ 5:48PM
Circlemouth said...
what the that looks discusting ewwwwwwwwwww!!!
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2-25-2008 @ 5:50PM
Circlemouth said...
what the
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2-25-2008 @ 6:47PM
Cruz Nightshade said...
no way, that ain't nothin to monster fries! got to jack in the box, get large regular fry, and a large curly fry, get ranch, franks red hot sauce, honey BBQ sauce... pretty much one of each of the sacues, and mix it all together, and BAM! there you go now THAT is heartstoppin good. clog your arrties within 15 min flat! garenteed to make you sleepy within 30! lol... no really, i know it sounds nasty, but next time you go, get it. just don't eat to much, or you'll get sick
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2-25-2008 @ 10:56PM
sashthecute164 said...
OMGG!! i cant even believe itt i thought it would b like something elsee!!
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2-26-2008 @ 1:43AM
rwckd said...
I have just one thing to say about these fries, their great. And to top them off, make them Chilli cheese fries
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3-05-2008 @ 11:20AM
cdarbs said...
That couldn't be less appetizing based on appearance alone, much less calorie count. It's because of the Outback Steakhouse that so many people think food items like this and the bloomin' onion are actual Australian fare. That's too bad.
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3-30-2008 @ 8:28PM
Nick said...
Thank GOD .. this rubbish is NOT Australian Food .... No wonder the Yanks are becoming a nation of fatties!
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