The highest calorie menu items at popular fast food chains have been revealed. The highest tops out at a whopping 1910 calories in a single serving. Find out if you are eating any of these monster caloric items.
How Many Calories Does the Average Person Need Per Day?
The average number of calories a person needs daily will vary according to the individual. Determining factors are age, biological sex, weight, height, and activity level.
Generally speaking, moderately active adult women require between 1600 and 2400 calories daily.
On average, moderately active adult men require between 2000 and 3000 calories daily.
Consequently, people who are more active or who weigh more may require more calories. Individuals who are less active or weigh less may need fewer calories.
Therefore, understanding these general caloric requirements, you will recognize that some of the food items below can give a woman her entire caloric needs in a single serving. For males, these items nearly meet their needs in a single serving.
7. Burger King: Bacon King Burger
The Bacon King Burger, according to Burger King, features two savory flame-grilled 100% beef burgers, topped with a hearty portion of thick-cut smoked bacon, melted American cheese, and topped with ketchup and creamy mayonnaise all on a soft sesame seed bun. Burger King’s website lists 1,087.2 kcal, but Nutritionix puts the figure at 1,200 calories.
6. Checkers: Triple Baconzilla’
The “Triple Baconzilla!” from Checkers packs some Godzilla-sized calories in a single serving. The Triple Baconzilla! features a trio of beef hamburger patties, four slices of bacon, two slices of American cheese, melted cheddar cheese, ketchup, and mayonnaise all served on a toasted bakery-style bun. The Triple Baconzilla! delivers 1,210 calories in a single serving.
5. Dairy Queen: Peanut Butter Puppy Chow Blizzard
The Peanut Butter Puppy Chow Blizzard features a secret recipe that includes a crispy, chocolatey, peanut butter-y sensation known as puppy chow. It also includes peanut butter topping, choco chunks, and is blended with Dairy Queen’s world-famous soft serve ice cream. A large serving yields 1,360 calories.
4. Wendy’s: Pretzel Bacon Pub Triple
The “Pretzel Bacon Pub” triple features a pretzel layered beneath three quarter-pound beef patties, and topped with Muenster cheese, three strips of Applewood smoked bacon, smoky honey mustard, warm beer cheese sauce, crispy fried onions, and pickles. This delivers a whopping 1,530 calories, 63 percent of which is fat.
3. Culvers: Berry Happy Birthday Concrete Mixer
Culvers offers a variety of fried foods, double-patty burgers, chili cheese fries, and fried cheese curds, but it’s not their fried foods that top their list for calories. That honor goes to their large Berry Happy Birthday Concrete Mixer. It starts with vanilla or chocolate frozen yogurt and features cheesecake pieces, and berries. A large mixer yields 1,570 calories.
2. Sonic: Oreo and Reese’s Peanut Butter Shake
The OREO Peanut Butter Master Shake at Sonic includes vanilla soft serve ice cream, peanut butter, Oreo cookie pieces, whipped topping, and cherry fruit. According to Sonic’s website, the shake delivers 1,020 calories. However, if you ask for a custom blend of Oreo and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups for your Shake, it delivers a whopping 1,720 calories in a large size.
1. Shake Shack: Double Down Fries
The “Double Down Fries” delivers more calories than a meal. This order of crinkle-cut fries is topped with Shack cheese sauce, spicy cherry peppers and all-natural smoked Niman Ranch bacon. It’s the most caloric fast food item by any chain, anywhere, delivering a gargantuan 1,910 calories in a single serving.
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