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__penguin__
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:01 pm


I found this awesome article about restaurants and how they try and get you to buy as much food as possible. The whole article is good, but I found this part particularly interesting:

Quote:

7-Eleven: Gulp to Double Gulp Coca-Cola Classic: 37 cents extra buys 450 more calories.

Cinnabon: Minibon to Classic Cinnabon: 48 more cents buys 370 more calories.

Movie theater: Small to medium unbuttered popcorn: 71 additional cents buys you 500 more calories.

Convenience store: Regular to “The Big One” Snickers: 33 more cents packs on 230 more calories.

McDonald’s: Quarter Pounder with Cheese to Medium Quarter Pounder with Cheese Extra Value Meal: An additional $1.41 gets you 660 more calories.

Subway: 6-inch to 12-inch Tuna Sub: $1.53 more buys 420 more calories.

Wendy’s: Classic Double with Cheese to Classic Double with Cheese Old Fashioned Combo Meal: $1.57 extra buys you 600 more calories.

Baskin Robbins: Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, Kids’ Scoop, to Double Scoop: For another $1.62, you’ve added 390 calories.


So: don't go for the bargain! Just get the small size! surprised
PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:09 pm


Interesting read, thanks smile

Regarding Subway, I always get the footlong, I just save half of it for the next day wink Saves money that way.

Kamirose


.WayneZinok.

PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:21 pm


That's quite interesting. It's amazing what a huge difference the size ups can make... I didn't know it was quite that drastic.

I was at Wendys yesterday because I was REALLY craving a spicy chicken burger. I opted for the wrap with 320 calories rather than the 810 calories in a spicy chicken burger with small fries that I really wanted. Sure, I was still indulging in my craving, but I was proud that I didn't go all out the way I wanted to.
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