The Unhealthiest Meals at Chain Restaurants in the Granby and East Granby Area

Extreme eating may be all the rage but do you know how many calories each of those popular meals pack on?

Some go as high as 2,000 calories, an entire day’s worth of food, in just one sitting. As bathing suit season approaches, you may want to rethink some of these decadent choices.

Nutrition Action recently posted a list of some of the worst chain restaurant meals based on their caloric content. Which of your local favorite restaurants are on the list? Check it out below.

Outback Steakhouse’s Prime Rib:

The Herb Roasted Prime Rib dinner is 16 oz. of meat with over 1,400 calories. Add a dressed baked potato and the classic blue cheese wedge side salad, a few slices of bread with a light smear of butter and you’ve racked up over 2,400 calories, 71 grams of sat fat and 3,560 mg. of sodium, or two days’ worth, according to Nutrition Action.

Nearby locations are in Enfield, Manchester, Newington, and Southington.

The Cheesecake Factory’s Louisiana Chicken Pasta:

Topped with four slices of heavily breaded chicken, this dish comes drenched in New Orleans sauce consisting of butter and heavy cream.Nutrition Action states this puts you at more than 2,370 calories.

The Cheesecake Factory’s Warm Apple Crisp:

With the apples, crispy nutty topping, two scoops of ice cream, whipped cream, and caramel sauce, you’ll be eating 1,740 calories.

A nearby location is in West Hartford.

Red Lobster’s Create Your Own Combination:

Nutrition Action ate at the popular chain restaurant and chose three shrimp dishes (Parrot Isle Jumbo Coconut, Walt’s Favorite, and Linguine Alfredo), a side of fries, a Caesar salad, and one Cheddar Bay Biscuit. This totaled 2,710 calories. Add a 24 oz. Traditional Lobsterita margarita and you’re up to a whopping 3,600 calories.

A nearby location is in Wethersfield.

Uno Pizzeria & Grill’s 2 For $12 Pick & Choose:

The Baked Ziti & Sausage Pasta with a small Chicago Classic Deep Dish Pizza comes to 2,190 calories.

There are two locations in Springfield, MA.

Sonic’s Pineapple Upside Down Master Blast:

Vanilla ice cream mixed with pineapple, salted caramel and pie crust pieces in a 32 oz. cup topped with several inches of whipped cream sounds like heaven in a cup but it’s hell to burn off on the treadmill with 2,020 calories, 61 grams of saturated fat and 4½ grams of trans fat, according to Nutrition Action.

Nearby restaurants are located in Manchester and Bristol.

IHOP’s Omelette:

The Chorizo Fiesta Omelette, a 1,300-calorie sausage omelette that comes with three buttermilk pancakes. Add four tablespoons of syrup, and you’re up to 1,990 calories, Nutrition Action states.

There are locations in Manchester, Bloomfield, and Newington.

Click here to see the complete list from Nutrition Action.

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