Post by musicradio77 on Mar 30, 2005 19:24:45 GMT -5
From the Daily News:
Omelet's King of Fat Food!
Meal's calorie-count Enormous
BY NANCY DILLON
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Burger King's new Enormous Omelet may be too hefty for its own good - and yours - said New Yorkers weighing in yesterday on the latest fast-food belly buster.
"I'm a big dude. I eat a lot. But that looks like a Whopper with bacon and sausage thrown on," said Brooklynite John Butler, 31, at a Fulton St. Burger King. "It's mad big. You're gonna have a coronary on the first bite."
The new Enormous Omelet certainly isn't for the faint of heart - it packs in 730 calories, 47 grams of fat and 140% of the daily cholesterol recommended for an average adult.
"I was hungry. I treated myself. But this is the last time I'll get one," said Daphne Fraser-King, 62, as she munched her Enormous Omelet. "My cholesterol is high. So this might kill me even though the price is right."
The $3.19 sandwich's bold introduction this week is a clear foil to the salads and fruit cups making their way onto fast-food menus amid the low-fat, low-carb craze.
Charles Rosado said a TV commercial tempted him to buy Burger King's mountain of sausage, bacon, egg and cheese.
"It was all right, but I only ate half," said Rosado, 31, of Brooklyn. "I have a sensitive stomach, and I didn't want to get sick."
Rosado said he probably won't buy the sandwich again - but thinks it will be a hit with young men who like to fill up for cheap.
"It's a lot of calories, but guys don't care about that. They just want something big," he said.
The Enormous Omelet "is for landscape workers, road crews, guys putting in a hard day's work who need a hearty, satisfying breakfast to get them through the day," said Burger King spokesman Joe Gerbino, adding that the chain offers healthier items, too.
"This isn't good for anybody. Landscape workers and road crews die of heart attacks like anybody else," countered Michael Jacobson of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. "It's a parody of food."
Still, many consumers are biting. Gerbino said the chain has already sold 750,000 Enormous Omelets.
"It's good," said Maryerling Saavedra, 22, of Queens, as she polished off her sandwich. "I don't come here for salad. I usually come for a Whopper."
Omelet's King of Fat Food!
Meal's calorie-count Enormous
BY NANCY DILLON
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Burger King's new Enormous Omelet may be too hefty for its own good - and yours - said New Yorkers weighing in yesterday on the latest fast-food belly buster.
"I'm a big dude. I eat a lot. But that looks like a Whopper with bacon and sausage thrown on," said Brooklynite John Butler, 31, at a Fulton St. Burger King. "It's mad big. You're gonna have a coronary on the first bite."
The new Enormous Omelet certainly isn't for the faint of heart - it packs in 730 calories, 47 grams of fat and 140% of the daily cholesterol recommended for an average adult.
"I was hungry. I treated myself. But this is the last time I'll get one," said Daphne Fraser-King, 62, as she munched her Enormous Omelet. "My cholesterol is high. So this might kill me even though the price is right."
The $3.19 sandwich's bold introduction this week is a clear foil to the salads and fruit cups making their way onto fast-food menus amid the low-fat, low-carb craze.
Charles Rosado said a TV commercial tempted him to buy Burger King's mountain of sausage, bacon, egg and cheese.
"It was all right, but I only ate half," said Rosado, 31, of Brooklyn. "I have a sensitive stomach, and I didn't want to get sick."
Rosado said he probably won't buy the sandwich again - but thinks it will be a hit with young men who like to fill up for cheap.
"It's a lot of calories, but guys don't care about that. They just want something big," he said.
The Enormous Omelet "is for landscape workers, road crews, guys putting in a hard day's work who need a hearty, satisfying breakfast to get them through the day," said Burger King spokesman Joe Gerbino, adding that the chain offers healthier items, too.
"This isn't good for anybody. Landscape workers and road crews die of heart attacks like anybody else," countered Michael Jacobson of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. "It's a parody of food."
Still, many consumers are biting. Gerbino said the chain has already sold 750,000 Enormous Omelets.
"It's good," said Maryerling Saavedra, 22, of Queens, as she polished off her sandwich. "I don't come here for salad. I usually come for a Whopper."