(Standard estimates of the daily caloric needs of a moderately active man between the ages of 26 and 45 is 2,600, while a moderately active woman between the ages of 26 and 50 needs roughly 2,000 calories a day to maintain a current weight.)Ĭheesecake Factory’s Bruléed French Toast - custard-soaked bread topped with powdered sugar and served with maple-butter syrup and bacon (damn that sounds good) - would require a person to swim laps for seven hours to burn off its 2,780 calories, CSPI noted. “The Cheesecake Factory may have reformulated a few dishes in response to being named a ‘winner’ of Xtreme Eating Awards in years past,” CSPI said in a press release Wednesday, saying the chain leads the “(fanny) pack.” “Nevertheless, the chain still sports numerous highly qualified Xtreme contenders, including a 2,800-calorie brunch item, a 2,400-calorie pasta, and a 1,500-calorie slice of cheesecake.” In generous use of the word “restaurant,” the Cheesecake Factory tops the list, selling dishes with the most calories and the highest concentrations of sodium, saturated fat and sugar, according to the CSPI, a nonprofit health-advocacy group.Ĭheesecake Factory, which has 150 locations nationwide, won three out of the nine Xtreme Eating Awards this year (the CSPI has been presenting them annually since 2007).
In case you’re an efficient eater and want to get all of your daily calories in just one meal – not to mention a week’s worth of saturated fat – the Center for Science in the Public Interest has helpfully released a list of the highest-calorie restaurant meals.