Stacking the deck."We stack meat and cheese. Meat and cheese. No veggies Veggies of Nottingham, also known as Veggies Catering Campaign, is a campaigning group based in Nottingham, England, promoting ethicalbum alternatives to mainstream fast food. ," boasts the ad for Burger Kings new BK Stackers. Are they kidding? Unless you're suicidal, why on earth would you want to wolf down Verb 1. wolf down - eat hastily; "The teenager wolfed down the pizza" wolf eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" a Quad Stacker--4 hamburger patties, 4 slices of cheese, 8 strips of bacon, plus sauce and bun? That's half a day's calories (1.000), 1 1/2 days' worth of saturated fat saturated fat, any solid fat that is an ester of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid. The molecules of a saturated fat have only single bonds between carbon atoms; if double bonds are present in the fatty acid portion of the molecule, the fat is said to be (30 grams), 3 grams of trans fat trans fat n. 1. A trans fatty acid. 2. Trans fatty acids considered as a group. trans fat A fat containing trans fatty acids. , and more than a day's sodium for anyone 50 or over (1,800 milligrams). Not so hungry? Try a Double or Triple Stacker. Urp! Does Burger King have a deal with Jenny Craig Jenny Craig (born Genevieve Guidroz in 1932 in Berwick, Louisiana) is an American weight loss guru who founded Jenny Craig, Inc. Raised in New Orleans, Genevieve Guidroz married Australian Sidney H. Craig. ? Or perhaps the surgeons who do coronary bypasses or stomach stapling? (Surely, they couldn't be hurting for customers.) Maybe BK's corporate honchos are hoping that young (or middle-aged) males will see the first four-burger stack at a major fast-food chain as a test of their toughness. Nothing like a 45-inch waist to make you look macho. Do companies sit around trying to dream up new Food Porn candidates for us? Nah. They're just trying to make a buck. Translation: who cares how tat and how sick Americans get as long as Burger King keeps 'em coming in the (soon-to-be-widened) door. Burger King: (305) 378-3000 |
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