Balance of Food

I can't get enough of these huge snacks offered in restaurants. This Los Angeles Times article offers some great examples. The Uno Chicago Grill chain has a Pizza Skins appetizer that is a fusion of pizza, mashed potatoes, bacon, cheddar cheese, and sour cream that packs 2,050 calories, 48 grams of saturated fat and 3,140 milligrams of sodium. On average, people are supposed to get about 2,000 calories a day and about 2,300 mgs of sodium. In the article, Uno Chicago Grill defends its menu, noting that the Pizza Skins appetizer should be shared. The article also shows us the KFC bowl of chicken, potatoes, gravy, corn, and cheese, and says it's not as bad as the Pizza Skins appetizer. That is saying something. This article is great because you see pictures of the "offending" products. I love the extremes of food, and I have another one to imagine eating -- the Pizza Skins appetizer.