Forget the RDA! A 10,000+ Calorie Adventure

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. If we're talking about fast food, we have to include the old standby, McDonald's. Which of their listed menu items has the most calories? Big Mac Crispy Chicken Sandwich Quarter Pounder with Cheese Large French Fries

2. So, since McDonald's didn't fill us up, let's cruise on in to Taco Bell. Which of these menu items contain the most calories? Beef Grilled Stuft Burrito Steak Quesadilla Mexican Pizza Nachos BellGrande

3. Interestingly enough, breakfast menu items are some of the worst offenders--you could wreck your entire diet before 9 AM. Which of these breakfast options has the most calories? Hardee's Loaded Breakfast Burrito Arby's Sausage and Egg Croissant McDonald's Hotcakes and Sausage Burger King's Enormous Omelet Sandwich

4. Okay, no more messing around now. Only the heaviest of the heavy-duty sandwiches need apply: which of the following 1,200+ calorie gigantoburgers is the biggest beast (calorie-wise)? Burger King's Triple Whopper with Cheese Hardee's 2/3-Lb. Bacon Double Cheeseburger Hardee's Monster Thickburger Blimpie's 12-inch Corned Beef Reuben Sub, Panini grilled

5. Now, it wouldn't be right to just have a burger--we should at least have fries, and something to wash it all down with. Which will cost us more calories at most places--a medium milkshake, or a medium order of french fries? Answer: (Type either "milkshake" or "fries.")

6. Whew! My arteries are hardening--time to give them a little break. Let's go with some diet soda--but is it really that much better? How many times more calories do most regular sodas have, as compared to their "diet" counterparts? Usually 100 times as many calories or more About 10 times as many calories Usually only about twice the calories It usually ranges from 30-50 times as many calories

7. While we're doing the diet thing, let's visit Subway--Jared lost weight there, so they must have some low-calorie options. They have some high-calorie options, too, though--which one of these has the most? (Assume the same condiments for each.) 12-inch Chicken and Bacon Ranch sub 12-inch Meatball Marinara sub 12-inch Spicy Italian sub 12-inch Chipotle Southwest Cheese Steak sub

8. We haven't mentioned Wendy's yet, which is quite an omission. Which of the Wendy's menu items below packs the highest-calorie punch? Classic Triple with Everything Big Bacon Classic Great Biggie Fries Taco Supremo Salad

9. Okay, so now let's really put our caloric knowledge to the test. Below is a list of potential fast-food meals--you pick the one with the most calories. Enjoy! Hardee's: A 1/2-Lb. Grilled Sourdough Thickburger, a 32-oz. Coke, and a small Crispy Curls Wendy's: A Classic Double with Everything, a Great Biggie Fries, and a medium Frosty McDonald's: A Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese, a large french fries, and a 32-oz. Sprite Taco Bell: A 7-Layer Burrito, a Beef Burrito Supreme, an order of Cinnamon Twists, and a 32-oz. Coke

10. Okay, same idea--choose the highest-calorie meal--but we're going all out here. These are meals for the big boys--which is the biggest, calorie-wise? Blimpie's: A 12-inch Panini grilled Ultimate Club Sub, a 1-oz. bag of barbecue potato chips, and a 32-oz. Mountain Dew Hardee's: A 2/3-Lb. Double Bacon Cheese Thickburger, a large french fries, and a 16-oz. strawberry shake Subway: A 12-inch double meat Meatball Marinara sub, a 1-oz. bag of barbecue potato chips, a chocolate chip cookie, and a 32-oz. Sprite Burger King: A Triple Whopper with Cheese, a King Size french fries, a King Size Coke, and a Dutch Apple Pie