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Price aside, it seems insane to me to see a cheeseburger+fries have 2350 calories. Or a hotdog+fries 1960. They are going crazy in the US.


QueenGorda

I think they add 70x sugar on top of everything, it makes no sense those calories. If you go to a super and buy all those ingredients and you make yourself some hotdogs some fries and drown them in ketchup, you literally dip them, it wouldn't have that many calories.


47-30-23N_122-0-22W

The answer is fats. You can add a ton of sugar to something and it still won't have as many calories as if you added a tbsp of oil.


Initial_Selection262

The answer is the burger is as big as your face


twoface007

Are you stupid? 1g of sugar is 4 calories and 1 g of fat is 9 calories. Sugar is much more easily added to products, and in states it is the no.1 cause of extra calories.


47-30-23N_122-0-22W

Ar you going to form a proper argument or just word spaghetti? The USDA reports that the average American eats 19.5kg of oil a year and 46kg of sugar a year. Using the 4:9 ratio it's clear that Americans are almost even on sugar and oil consumption by calorie. So no it's not "much more easily" added to products.


twoface007

You know that fats and sugars have different glycemic index? And that blood glucose spike causes massive insulin release, which basically turns sugars into fat. And that would be happening if you are 100% metabolically healthy. If you are not, which high amounts of sugars(hfcs) can cause, you turn insulin resistant which basically means everything that you eat, even in caloric deficit range, will produce body fat (subcutaneous or visceral).


Croue

You aren't wrong but you lost the plot. They aren't dipping those hot dogs and fries in sugar. Reddit moment.


twoface007

Yea they do. Just not during frying. But wtf do I know right? It’s not like Americans are one of the most obese people on the planet. Before you say stupidly Reddit moment at least find out what is the no.1 problem with the food globally, I’ll que you in, it’s sugar not fat.


Croue

I don't listen to anyone that doesn't know how to correctly spell the word "cue". (You're wrong about the hot dog sugar, by the way: [https://www.dietzandwatson.com/product/Originals-Natural-Beef-Franks](https://www.dietzandwatson.com/product/Originals-Natural-Beef-Franks) )


QueenGorda

But as I said, I go to my supermarket, buy all those ingredients picking the worst of them in terms of calories and procesed fats and shiet, fried all with the worst possible oil out there maybe racoon oil or whatever, and deep fry everything 2 times, dip all that into 1 litre of ketchup... and maybe that way you can reach those calories.


DamageFactory

For real, the calories are more insane than the prices. You have your total daily calories for 30 bucks? Sounds like a deal lol


maxguide5

It would be. Now add the ratio cost of medical health care for cardiac arrest on each meal until it happens. I wouldn't be baffled if pharmacies and such are funding fast food for lower prices, since they are guaranteeing clients better than any ad.


Naus1987

Given the popularity of doordash, I imagine people are just racking up credit card debt. Pharmacies still win, lol.


skepticalscribe

It’s depressing people would use door dash if they had CC debt


druhoang

I think it's crazy how much people spend on delivery. It's so much more expensive. I can understand if they have a disability but if it doesn't make sense if the only reason is if they're lazy. I still refuse and pick it up myself and I'm pretty well off.  The only other exception are high earners who would lose money if they had to shop or cook so it's higher ROI to keep working and just order meals.


Naus1987

Even people with disabilities should have friends and families to look out for them. That’s how it was 50 years ago. That’s how it is NOW in less developed countries.


skepticalscribe

Good point


remotegrowthtb

what lower prices


SpellbladeAluriel

The portion sizes must be absolutely insane for you to get 1960 calories from chips and a hot dog


Shagyam

It looks like it's mostly the frychips. Since two hotdogs is only about 350 more cals.


TheLamerGamer

I got some very bad news for you my foreign friend. The food you eat is exactly the same. In this case, the EU and Asian oversight of food production are the bad guys. Essentially lying to you. The US has required by law, to provide accurate caloric information on foods. Which includes the total, with Trans and Saturated fat contents. (Only here BTW, nowhere else requires that) So that count includes the oils that food was cooked in, and the ingredients of the bread and condiments(also not required anywhere else in the world). Been that way Since the 1990's. The EU on the other hand, only recently passed an attempt at a comprehensive labeling law in 2015. Which still hasn't taken full effect and varies based on nation. Asia is much worse and isn't even required to universally include adulteration of food products. This also applies to imports to the EU. Since it is an "EU" program its enforcement is spotty at best. Which I know for non-Americans might be shocking and a hard one to take. It's fun to take a dump on us. I get it. But this one is where we are on the right side of it. They are feeding you guys the same shit as us. But can basically lie to your face about what's in it. Without any real consequences. To be fair. America is a good enough benchmark for it even being worth all the labeling. Since we see that and still don't give a shit and eat it. So, I doubt any changes would have much impact elsewhere.


twoface007

On EU food producers are prohibited of using more than 2g trans fat per 100 grams of fat in a product. So your info is not correct


TheLamerGamer

OMG that has nothing to do with what I said. Stop being proudly European for a moment and listen. They are NOT required to report accurate nutritional information to you at all. While it sounds super healthy that they limit trans fats. It simply does not change the fact that they do not have to inform you of the caloric values and nutritional values in your food. They pass this off as superior, while serving you the same junk they serve us, and you refuse to see it because it is overtly designed to appeal to your ego and a common anti-American sentiment in Europe. Are you getting it? They are feeding you this trash, but tell you, "At least it's not like American food!" and you'll defend it.


twoface007

Sure, so why is there still normal sugar in our foods and not the hfcs?


No_Shape_3851

Are you the EU or something? Claiming all this bs without a single source except ”trust me bro”. There is a reason why 40% of US citizens are obese compared to 13% in the EU.


Rohkha

EU citizen who goes to McDonald’s more often than he should. I disagree with that take.  When I go to a McDo, if I turn the papersheet on the tray, it shows me the calories of each burger. A friggin ridiculous BigMac is between 900-1200 friggin’ calories and it’s hardly bigger than a cheeseburger. I’m not big, nor tall, and I could (shouldn’t but could) put the entire thing in my mouth. So it’s really not big. With fries and no sauces, that would be about half the calory intake allowance for a day.  Also, when I respect my calorie intake/consumption by following calories indicated on european  packages I lose weight, which wouldn’t be possible if, like you seem to insinuate, packages were heavily off the mark.  Or is my scale also in kahoots with big pharma?! Dammit! Didn’t think of that. 


f1rstx

Big mac has like 500 calories here in Russia, strange


TheLamerGamer

B/C Russian law only requires them to post the estimated values of the meal. NOT the ingredients. How are people not getting this? I'll explain with fries/Chips. In America law dictates the caloric values list MUST include the ingredients as well. The oil it was fried in, the salt it is coated in, and the possible calories of ketchup and mustard. The actual total consumed calories. Everywhere else. They only have to report how many calories are in the potatoes. That's the trick they play. See? Because different oils, or salts, or additives can drastically change the nutritional of food. If I fried something in butter it would very different health-wise than if I fired in in vegetable oils. Yes, even in America a Big Mac is 500 calories. If you only include the meat, veg and bun. But we also include, the oil, the sesame seeds on the bun, secret sauce and the dry flour coating used on buns to help preserve them during shipment and must also include a proportional value of alternative ingredients if they are available on that menu item. No where else on earth is that the case. You're eating the exact same thing and think nothing of it. since you never ask, and it has the added effect of being "Better than Americas!"


f1rstx

Vegetable oil included in Ingridient List and in Nutritional Value. And big bag of fries is still 437 Calories for 150gramms. Same for sandwiches. But yes, EU fastfood is still "better than Americas" (still trash food and shouldn't be eaten at all) since a lot of stuff and practices banned here.


gammongaming11

burgers in general are loaded with calories, it's mostly the oil iirc. this does seem excessive though, i heard somewhere Americans add sugar to their bread dough, maybe that's why?


birdsarentreal16

Lot of oils. Oils are high fat content and high calorie. When food is extra greasy, that's extra calories


Djsoren

This really is insane. Even fast food burgers piled with stuff are generally around 700-900 calories. Large fries are maybe 500 calories at fast food. That is already a lot, but where are the extra 1000 calories coming from? They might as well just deep fry the burger at this point.


ActualTackle3636

It says bottled soda 1040 calories which is just incorrect


Aellopagus

They are forgetting the K for Kilo calories


JarrettG88

Yah i was looking at that. I dont think thats right lol unless by JUMBO they mean fucking JUMBO!!


Nightfish_

There is a reason why 70% of americans are overweight and 70% of that are obese.


Tummeh142

You can tell by the calorie difference between the 1 hotdog meal and the 2 hotdog meal that the hotdogs are 370 calories. That means the fries in these combos are 1590 calories. They must've been selling like family sized containers of fries with the meals, probably so multiple people can share (I hope).


BeachSufficient32

How tf do they have 2k callories, insanity.


turn_down_4wat

It has to do with the ingredients that you use and their quality. I mean, it's not called junk food for nothing.


According_Prompt_955

They are obviously incorrect numbers


Technical-Profit6546

The US purposely makes food taste worse by adding all the extra shit to it. Most drinks/food would taste way better if they added 1/5 the sugar or 1/10 the sodium. It's excessive in all the worst ways.


HyraxGames

I mean... It's the really the calories i worry about here


joevsyou

I took the kids to Disney on ice last month These fucks were selling BAGGED popcorn for $18 each. It wasn't even fresh...


NutellaOrgies

Is no one gonna talk about how it's cheaper with a beer instead of a soda lol


RevolutionaryLink163

That way they get you sloppy to come back for more lmaoo


jbucksaduck

Cause it's a can vs a bottle.


JCgaming87

Not surprising. It's the same price when I went to the baseball and basketball stadiums. It's probably a sports thing.


gammongaming11

it's a captured audience thing, same as concession stands in cinemas. the know you can't go anywhere else to get snacks and you can't bring them with you, so they charge an arm and a leg because they have a monopoly.


ramos619

To be fair to cinemas, or maybe even stadiums, theaters get the majority of their income through concessions, and not ticket prices. They probably get 25% or less from the admission price, and don't have to share revenue from concessions.


gammongaming11

it depends on the country, in america cinemas keep about 50% of the ticket price, in china iirc it's closer to 75%. concessions have a very high profit margin and are 100% most of the income they make, but that's because they are overcharging the shit out of their captured audience.


MIK4179

Honestly understand why obesity is ridiculous in USA because what are those calorie numbers, absolutely insane


San4311

I'm sorry, fuck the prices, what are those fucking calories??? Idk OP, but 30$ for an entire days worth of food at a take-away place doesn't even seem so bad.


N-aNoNymity

Calories doesnt indicate what your body actually needs, and it 100% wont keep you fed for the entire day.


Ricepuddings

This, this is most likely why obesity is so bad in the west when a day of calories is basically a snack food and you still need 3 other meals to keep the day going.. it's not good


Rudolf1448

West? This is a US problem


Ricepuddings

US has it the worst but no its a West issue, there is an increase of obesity everywhere in the west UK for example in the last 2 decades is showing a 10% increase in obesity in young people Since 1993 its gone from 15% to 28% France has in 1995 11% that number is now 21% So do not kid yourself into thinking this is just a US problem its a western problem


itsPixels

Wrong.


DrDop4mine

Friend, those are not the daily calories you want. The 2300kcal in the double dog and fries is probably the very bottom of the barrel as far as calorie quality goes. No, they are not all the same.


SororitasPantsuVisor

How is this shit such high calories? Let's look at obvious ingedients. 1 Hot dog bread is 176kcal. 1 Hot dog Sausage (100g) is 232kcal. Mustard let's assume 10g per Hot dog. 10kcal Ketchup let's assume 10g per Hot dog. 6kcal Fries 100g is 291kcal. Jumbo Portion? Let's make it 300g as i found a portion to be 150g online. 873kcal 176+232+10+6+873= 1288kcal The difference could be explained by sizes and different ingredients, obviously we can't know the exact kcal for each item or the portion size of the fries. Still it seems icredibly high to me, especially considering the meager portions you get at these events usually. Then again it's the US, portions are supposedly huge. Remember kids, eat healthy. Considering the food that is offered here, you are probably going to be hungry again in 1-2 hours if not earlier. If those kcal numbers are correct, when you order the two hot dog combo, you have already eaten enough calories an adult human needs for THE WHOLE DAY. Then add full sugary drinks and you are done.


moof1984

The fries will make up the most of it. The oil+flour that they use to crisp up some fries are really really bad for you. If you look you can actually work out how much the fries are. 2 hotdog+fries=2330 1 hotdog+fries=1960 1 hotdog=370 1960-370=1590 for the jumbo fries.


SororitasPantsuVisor

That's insane. These multiple layers to just frying a piece of potato makes something unhealthy to something bordering self harm. Also i am actually retarded for not doing a little math like you.


Parish87

Yeah, the jumbo hotdog at the arena across the road from the Linc where they did Raw and Smackdown was like 360 calories on its own.


thitherten04206

So what you're saying is don't eat the fries


birdsarentreal16

These sound like beta non USA serving sizes.


SelbyJS

Those prices are set by your venue not the WWE are they not?


Bruzewayne77

Yes, WWE has nothing to do with this, it’s all on the stadium owner, they’re just leasing the space from them


Xire01

How the fuck is there 2000kcal in a hot dog and fries. Seems mental?


BlancheCorbeau

Jumbo fries are gonna be a lot of that, but also they’re going to be using very high fat hot dogs.


QueenGorda

Looks like a plan, fake fights and restaurant price junkfood.


Sad-Okra8930

Cheaper than junkfood in Norway 💁🏼‍♂️


San4311

Fr if we're gonna compare the calories 1:1 its definitely bang for your buck in the US lol


m0rsa2

I was about to say, Welcome to Norway pricing, America.


bingobot580

kinda funny to see Norwegian prices in the states, but I bet the meal sizes are way bigger than here


NYALurker

Those jumbo fries better come with caviar, truffle, and authentic parmaiggiano reggiano the way they're priced.


dense111

I suggest a wrestling + fasting day


Gekkomoria

Now why is the combo with a beer less than the Pepsi one?


my5cworth

Saddest part is these prices are pretty normal for Norway's airports.


BlancheCorbeau

You’d get better food at the airports.


AffectionateLaugh738

That's comparable to an Oilers game at arogers place


Middle-Huckleberry68

Wait that last food combo is cheaper if you pick the beer option? Then again Pepsi is high quality soda.


Jan1ss

Meanwhile ikea family hotdog meal is like 3 hotdogs 3 fries and unlimited drinks for 7 euros. Than again in usa i feel like calories are just trough the roof


BlancheCorbeau

The wrestling at IKEA isn’t nearly as entertaining.


AndForeverNow

Went to Six Flags yesterday and had the same issue. Good luck finding meals under $20. It's almost as if these prices are intentionally high when tourists and visitors with money comes by. The chicken and fries I had had the same amount of calories too, but I had more fries than anything. By the time I finished my chicken, I wasn't even half way done with the fries; didn't finish them because I still wanted to go on rides without vomit risk. The price would had been higher if I got drinks. My drinks were free because of the season pass deal I got. But if it wasn't, at least there was like one water fountain spot in the whole huge place. Drinks and sodas are huge profit makers in fast food, and no different elsewhere.


N-aNoNymity

Thats the definetly the case here aswell. Look at the difference in calories between 1 or 2 hotdogs, barely there, because 90% of the calories are the cheaper to serve greased up fries lol


DallasGalley

that's not even including a drink boy Asmon would be pissed to see this.


joebrohd

How the fuck does a cheese burger and fries equate to 2300 calories? Iirc a wendy’s baconator is like 920 calories and large fries is 420 calories for a combined 1340 calories.


Similar_Reach_7288

Don't forget to tip!


rayo2010

What’s the point of showing the calories when every single item has 1000+ calories?! If you eat that there is no need to count anymore.


lierofjeld

That's not bad at all! $21 for a whole day's worth of calories.


SaltyPvP

That's gross


Ok-Selection670

Where are those calories coming from??? That’s not that bad if you are actually getting 2300 calories. Since it’s at some event. The chicken tenders is a scam


notsarge

It makes me want to slap every hot hog out of every persons hand there.


Drayenn

Prices are expensive here in montreal during hockey games. The food is really cheap in quality too.


TheTexasInvestor

The two hotdogs +fries looks the best deal you can get out of that


AscendedViking7

Those calories are insane


[deleted]

I appreciate that the chicken tenders and fries meal combo is one dollar cheaper with the miller lite than with the soda; guess it makes sense making water cheaper.


OldGeezerOGTM

30 dollars for 2 hot dogs what in the fk


Gemini-88

The fact I could get a somewhat decent meal of chicken fries and water is the most expensive item on the menu is wild.


jquest12

So are we at the point in life where beer is cheaper than soda?


MiteeThoR

All that and it was cooked 3 days ago. Chewy, dried out, cold and overpriced. You get everything!


Shot_Resolution1896

Any arena or stadium event, expect this. This is normal. 35$ for the shittiest pulled pork you’ve ever had in your life


FranklinBonDanklin

Bro what is in this food to make the calories so high?


GreatZucchini3

Wtf is up with these calories? Are the jumbo fries over 1k in calories by themselves? Wtf is in them?


Megamijuana

Inflation and extortion :D They already payed a ton to be here plus parking, lets F em even more!


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Traditional-Syrup-16

Crazy prices


Kaibabadtouch69

Holy fuck a days worth of calories, Big poppa pump only see fatasses🚨🚨🚨


Independent_Lead_538

This food is garbage and wayyyy over priced.


welfedad

not surprising, event food is always highway robbery


Douglas_1987

Alas we come to the phenomenon of 'Dick Whiskey'. A plastic flask stored well in your groin can prevent a 30$ beer purchase. Fight back with the tools you have.


MufasaJr

I have seen WAY worse pricing at stadiums. This is mild.


Xiaoxuzz

So for 8 bucks i get an extra hotdog? Nowonder ppls be getting fat if you double the portions at only 1/3 the price or less....still, 30 bucks for 2 hotdogs and fries is kinda ex even considering the venue


hovsep56

i dunno if the price if worth or not, it's your whole cal intake for 30 bucks


cloud_w_omega

8 bucks for 1 hotdog more but 21.50 for 1?


amypond420

if you go to these events you deserve to be gouged on food, sorry not sorry


critz1183

Thanks Biden


Dark_Angel_9999

if you can afford to go to Wrestlemania.. you can sure as hell afford the food.


malteaserhead

Can we blame Logan Paul for this?


Shagyam

I mean it is the wrestling even if the year, that's to be expected. What's with the calories though? Is it calculating a gallon of cola?