Chumdinger

So if you’re like me and eat out more often than you should, here’s a sober reminder of what we really putting in our mouths. 

One of the worst things you can order at Chili’s is their Awesome Blossom (or Outback’s Blooming Onion equivalent). It packs over 2700 calories and over 200 grams of fat. 

Even if you spit it with 3 friends, it’s still 900 calories and 67 grams of fat per person. If you split it with 4 friends… ok, you can do the math. 

Here’s what the folks at Men’s Health had to say about it:

“It takes a special talent to turn a single oversized onion into the fat equivalent of 67 slices of bacon, but the line cooks at Chili’s manage this horrific feat with the help of a thick batter, a calorie-loaded dipping sauce, and a vat of bubbling fat.”

So I spent $10 at Costco and bought the book Eat This, Not That! 

It’s a good read. An eye opener really, and an interesting look at what America eats.