The Most "Xtreme" Meals in America Are...

In January, The Center for Science in the Public Interest revealed its latest round of Xtreme Eating Awards, targeting dishes at chain restaurants boasting high calorie and fat counts. CSPI executive director Michael F. Jacobson said, according to a press release, "You'd think that the size of [the restaurants’] profits depended on their increasing the size of your pants." Calorie counts, the group does note, will soon be required on all chain restaurant menus in the United States.

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Chili's Full Rack of Baby Back Ribs with Shiner Bock BBQ Sauce

Baby back ribs are a Chili’s favorite - and this order weighs in at 1660 calories, 39 grams of saturated fat and 5025 mg sodium. Add fries (400 calories) and cinnamon apples (270 calories), and the total jumps to 2330 calories, 45 grams of sat fat and 6490 milligrams of sodium.

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Maggiano’s 18 oz. Veal Porterhouse

This 18-ounce piece of veal comes along with 1900 calories, 40 grams of saturated fat and 2860 milligrams of sodium. Add crispy red potatoes as a side dish, and you wind up with a total of 2710 calories, 45 grams of saturated fat and 3700 grams of sodium. Or, as CSPI points out, you could eat “four Pizza Hut Personal Pan Pepperoni Pizzas.”

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The Cheesecake Factory's Crispy Chicken Costoletta

This dish from The Cheesecake Factory may have the appearance of relative healthiness, the group notes, but still delivers a hefty dose of calories: 2610. It also comes with 89 grams of saturated fat and 2720 milligrams of sodium. Or, as CSPI notes, think of it as “an entire 12-piece Original Recipe Bucket” at KFC, but with twice the salt.

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Uno Chicago Grill's Deep Dish Macaroni & 3-Cheese

Who doesn’t like macaroni and cheese? How about one that comes with nearly a day’s worth of calories? This version dishes out 1980 calories, 71 grams of saturated saturated fat and 3110 milligrams of sodium. That’s the equivalent of, CSPI notes, “a Family Size box of Stouffer’s Macaroni & Cheese (which serves five) with half a stick of butter on top.”

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The Cheesecake Factory's Bistro Shrimp Pasta

Pasta also has a place on the CSPI list. This one, topped with battered shrimp, comes in at 3210 calories - about a day-and-a-half’s-worth - 89 grams of saturated fat and 1090 grams sodium. It’s also, the group notes, the highest calorie item on the Cheesecake Factory menu.

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IHOP’s Country Fried Steak & Eggs

In the breakfast category, CSPI highlights this meal, which weighs in with 1760 calories, 23 grams of saturated fat and 3720 milligrams - two days’ worth - of sodium.

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Maggiano’s Chocolate Zuccotto Cake

Feeling full yet? Well, now it’s time for dessert! This honoree comes in at 1820 calories, 62 grams of sat fat and 26 teaspoons added sugar. CSPI translates: almost a day’s worth of calories, three days’ worth of saturated fat, and four days’ worth of sugar. Or: “15 Hostess Ho Hos.”

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Johnny Rockets' Bacon Cheddar Double

This item will run you 1770 calories, 50 grams of saturated fat, and 2380 milligrams of sodium - or, as CSPI notes, “more calories than three McDonald’s Quarter Pounders.” If you add add sweet potato fries at 590 Calories and a Big Apple Shake - a milkshake with a piece of apple pie in it (1140 calories) - the grand total for your meal will be 3,500 calories. That is, the organization notes, “enough for today and most of tomorrow.”

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Smoothie King's Peanut Power Plus Grape Smoothie

CSPI’s list even has room for Smoothies, in particular the 40-ounce large-size version of this drink. It comes with 1460 calories and 22 teaspoons of added sugar.

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