Fast food is known for being quick and tasty, making us crave more. However, some menu items pack a shocking amount of calories in just one serving. If you’re watching your calorie intake, you might want to think twice before ordering these busting fast food meals. Here are 10 of the highest-calorie fast food orders you need to watch out for.
10. Shake Shack’s Bacon Cheese Fries
Eating Shake Shack’s Bacon Cheese Fries alone will give you 840 calories already! That’s alarming for an appetizer that’s supposed to pair with a burger. While the combination of cheese, bacon, and fries sounds like heaven, you might want to choose a lighter appetizer or, better yet, none at all, especially if you’re watching your calories.
9. Dunkin’s Large Caramel Swirl Frozen Chocolate
A frozen chocolate combined with a caramel swirl from Dunkin’ might satisfy your sweet tooth cravings. However, you’re already looking at 900 calories from a drink alone. This thick chocolate shake in a large cup is made of whole milk, swirled with caramel sauce, and topped with whipped cream. That alone explains the high calories in a cup.
8. Panda Express’ Orange Chicken With Fried Rice
Who doesn’t love Panda Express’ Orange Chicken? They’re different from the usual fast food chicken poppers as they’re drenched in sweet orange-flavored sauce. But here’s what you might not know—a single serving packs 490 calories. Pair it with fried rice, and your meal jumps to a staggering 1,000 calories and 39 grams of fat.
7. Applebee’s Four-Cheese Mac & Cheese with Honey Pepper Chicken Tenders
The ultimate comfort meal? A plate of creamy Mac & Cheese paired with crispy Honey Pepper Chicken Tenders from Applebee’s. But you might want to rethink your order, as one plate alone consists of 1,350 calories already. If you’re on a calorie watch wanting to have a filling dinner, you might want to choose between Mac & Cheese or the Chicken Tenders.
6. Zaxby’s Buffalo Boneless Wings and Things
Zaxby’s Buffalo Boneless Wings and Things might satisfy your chicken cravings. It features five boneless or traditional wings plus three chicken fingers. There’s also some fries and toast on the side, plus your choice of drink. Sadly, the entire meal alone already consists of 1,460 calories.
5. Buffalo Wild Wings’ Triple Bacon Cheeseburger
Having a bad day? A Triple Bacon Cheeseburger from Buffalo Wild Wings might help you feel better. Wrong! While the idea of it might be thrilling to you, your health may not handle such huge calories. A single serving of the burger already gives you 1,620 calories! That’s too much for a single meal.
4. McDonald’s 40-Piece Chicken Nugget
While the 40-piece Chicken Nugget pack from McDonald’s is meant for sharing, some might get tempted to get them for themselves. Why not? They’re easy to eat. But you would need to control your McNugget cravings as eating all of them along with dipping sauces is 1,880 calories alone. Instead, share them with a friend, or better yet, get the 4-6-pack.
3. IHOP’s Cheeseburger Omelette With Pancakes
IHOP’s eggs stuffed with some cheeseburger patty pieces paired with pancakes sound like a great idea for brunch. However, you might want to hold back as even the few diced pieces of tomatoes and pickles won’t keep the fact that the menu item has a staggering 1,990 calories. Not to mention, the 45 grams of fat that go along the meal.
2. Jimmy John’s J.J. Gargantuan Sandwich
This monstrous sandwich from Jimmy John’s is made for the hungry. It consists of five kinds of meat: salami, capocollo, turkey, roast beef, and ham. With all those meats, you’re looking at 2,160 calories! If you’re on a calorie watch, might as well get a burger or sandwich with just the right amount of meat.
1. The Cheesecake Factory’s Breakfast Burrito
Breakfast is supposed to be light and not “mega-filling.” You might want to think twice when ordering the Breakfast Burrito at The Cheesecake Factory. Why? Well, the dish consists of a whopping 2,730 calories! That’s equal to having seven pieces of McDonald’s Sausage McMuffin. The high calories are pretty self-explanator,y with scrambled eggs, potatoes, chicken, and bacon, among others.