{"id":95246,"date":"2014-01-24T13:25:22","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T18:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=95246"},"modified":"2014-01-24T13:09:24","modified_gmt":"2014-01-24T18:09:24","slug":"the-11-most-criminal-examples-of-food-gone-too-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/the-11-most-criminal-examples-of-food-gone-too-far\/","title":{"rendered":"The 11 Most Criminal Examples of Food Gone Too Far"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever seen a picture or video of food that made you sick just from looking at it? That&#8217;s what happened when we saw a video from the Travel Channel&#8217;s popular show Man v. Food. The dish was so piled with meats, cheeses, sauces, and who knows what else, it could no longer be identified as food.<\/p>\n<p>We know that food challenges aren&#8217;t the only culprit when it comes to <strong><a title=\"overeating may cause explosion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/happy-holidays-by-the-way-you-might-explode\/\">shameful servings<\/a><\/strong>, so we decided to come up with a rap sheet for the worst food felons. Here&#8217;s\u00a0our Most Wanted list of top culinary criminals starting with the simply overindulgent and ending with the disgustingly gluttonous.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/the-11-most-criminal-examples-of-food-gone-too-far\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-95261\" alt=\"green tea latte\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/green-tea-latte.jpeg\" width=\"400\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/green-tea-latte.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/green-tea-latte-252x300.jpeg 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wanted for: Imitating a Healthy Beverage &#8211; Green Tea Latte<\/strong><br \/>\nStarting off our list is the deceptive Green Tea Latte from Starbucks. Getting a venti (20 oz.) of this beverage with whole milk will cost you 500 calories and 71 grams of sugar. So much for the idea of green tea always being a <strong><a title=\"starbucks drinks\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/the-best-and-worst-starbucks-drinks-for-your-diet\/\">healthy choice<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/the-11-most-criminal-examples-of-food-gone-too-far\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-95248\" alt=\"disney ice cream sandwiches\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/disney-ice-cream-sandwiches.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/disney-ice-cream-sandwiches.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/disney-ice-cream-sandwiches-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wanted for: Ridiculous Use of Sugar &#8211; Ice Cream Sandwiches<\/strong><br \/>\nDisney, it&#8217;s a happy, magical place. It&#8217;s also a place where you can get ice cream sandwiches as big as your face. The two homemade chocolate chip cookies and three heaping scoops of ice cream are delicious, but I speak from experience when I say you&#8217;ll have <strong><a title=\"sugar and salt health risks\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/sugar-and-salt-the-battle-to-see-which-kills-more-of-us\/\">sugar shakes<\/a><\/strong> and nausea for hours after eating.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IGnsXWPpOKg\" height=\"338\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wanted for: Doughnut Disrespect &#8211; Krispy Kreme Sloppy Joe<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you though the Krispy Kreme burger was bad, you haven&#8217;t met its cousin, the Krispy Kreme Sloppy Joe. Featured at the Mountain State fair last year, the un-jellied jelly <strong><a title=\"bacon egg and cheese stuffed doughnut\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/the-ultimate-bacon-egg-and-cheese-stuffed-doughnut-for-awesome-mornings\/\">doughnut filled with cheese<\/a><\/strong> and Sloppy Joe meat comes in at an estimated 529 calories and 19 grams of fat. Just what you want to eat before hitting all those rides.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/the-11-most-criminal-examples-of-food-gone-too-far\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-95250\" alt=\"fried thanksgiving dinner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/fried-thanksgiving-dinner.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/fried-thanksgiving-dinner.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/fried-thanksgiving-dinner-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wanted for: Ruining Thanksgiving Dinner &#8211; Fried Thanksgiving Dinner Balls<\/strong><br \/>\nHave you ever had the craving for a fried <strong><a title=\"healthy thanksgiving dinner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/11\/a-very-biggest-loser-thanksgiving-7-fat-trimming-tips-from-the-ranch-and-a-pumpkin-flan-recipe\/\">Thanksgiving dinner<\/a><\/strong>? Me either, but that&#8217;s exactly what visitors to the State Fair of Texas got in 2026. Homemade stuffing and turkey are rolled into a ball, dipped in cream corn, rolled in cornmeal, and fried. Oh, and don&#8217;t forget the cranberry sauce and giblet gravy served as dipping sauces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/the-11-most-criminal-examples-of-food-gone-too-far\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-95262\" alt=\"chicken nuggets\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/chicken-nuggets.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/chicken-nuggets.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/chicken-nuggets-300x255.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wanted for: Masquerading as a Date Night Meal &#8211; 20 piece McNuggets<\/strong><br \/>\nThough advertised as a meal for two, I&#8217;ve known people who have tackled the 20 piece <strong><a title=\"mcdonald's value menu\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/mcdonalds-new-dollar-menu-now-with-even-more-dollars\/\">McNugget meal<\/a><\/strong> on their own. Considering the nuggets alone have 840 calories and a medium fry packs in 380, eating this meal will set you up with nearly a day&#8217;s worth of calories. It will also probably make you sick.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/the-11-most-criminal-examples-of-food-gone-too-far\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-95263\" alt=\"fried pickles and chocolate\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/fried-pickles-and-chocolate.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/fried-pickles-and-chocolate.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/fried-pickles-and-chocolate-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wanted for: Frying Foods that Should Not be Fried: Everything at the Minnesota State Fair<\/strong><br \/>\nNorth Carolina has a Sloppy Joe on a doughnut, Texas fried your Thanksgiving dinner, but Minnesota is out to top them both by <strong><a title=\"avoid fat at the fair\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/enjoy-the-state-fair-without-the-fat\/\">frying, well, everything<\/a><\/strong>. Need fried pickles coated in powdered sugar and drizzled with chocolate? How about wine glazed deep fried meatloaf? I can feel my arteries clogging just thinking about it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/the-11-most-criminal-examples-of-food-gone-too-far\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-94564\" alt=\"the beast toppings\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/367-600x338.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/367-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/367-600x338-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wanted for: Ruining the Good Name of Cheeseburger &#8211; The Beast<\/strong><br \/>\nThis travesty of a cheeseburger was released in Wichita, KS on Christmas Eve. As <strong><a title=\"spangles the beast\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/spangles-unleashes-the-beast-a-terror-of-a-burger-with-over-3000-calories\/\">Mary Hartley, R.D., said<\/a><\/strong>, \u201cTo put it in perspective, one burger provides almost two days worth of calories, sodium, and calcium; 3.5 days worth of fat, cholesterol and iron; 6 days worth of protein; and 16.5 days worth of saturated fat; but (oops!) no fiber.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H9vzd8twVBI\" height=\"450\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wanted for: Excessive use of Toppings: B3 Burrito<\/strong><br \/>\nThis six-pound, two foot monstrosity is known as the B3 Burrito. It contains over 5,000 calories, and enough cheese sauce to fill a kiddie pool (I may have exaggerated there, but not by much). Adam Richman of Man v. Food admitted to spending a miserable <strong><a title=\"treadmill workouts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/get-the-most-out-of-your-treadmill-workout\/\">hour on the treadmill<\/a><\/strong> after failing to complete this eating challenge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/the-11-most-criminal-examples-of-food-gone-too-far\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-95264\" alt=\"mac daddy pancakes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/mac-daddy-pancakes.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/mac-daddy-pancakes.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/mac-daddy-pancakes-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wanted for: Defamation of Traditional Breakfast &#8211; Mac Daddy Pancakes<\/strong><br \/>\nMac Daddy Pancakes, found in Hawaii, features three 14-inch pancakes topped with a whole pound of your choice of toppings. For example, a pound of blueberries and butter. We <strong><a title=\"carrot cake pancakes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/carrot-cake-pancakes-wake-up-summertime-breakfasts\/\">love pancakes<\/a><\/strong>, but this buttery nightmare is one we&#8217;re happy to stay away from.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wJveiwOJy1g\" height=\"338\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wanted for: Weighing the Same Amount as the Average Chihuahua &#8211; The Knucklehead<\/strong><br \/>\nIn Sacramento you can find the Knucklehead, a dish with over a pound of <strong><a title=\"healthy hot dog options\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/five-healthy-franks-for-national-hot-dog-day\/\">hot dogs<\/a><\/strong> stuffed into a 16-inch French roll, covered with 3 pounds of chili, then topped with jalape\u00f1o nacho cheese, tomatoes, diced onions, pickles, and tortilla strips. Add a pound of fries and this &#8220;meal&#8221; weighs in at just over five pounds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/the-11-most-criminal-examples-of-food-gone-too-far\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-95265\" alt=\"papa bob ultimate destroyer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/papa-bob-ultimate-destroyer.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/papa-bob-ultimate-destroyer.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/papa-bob-ultimate-destroyer-300x253.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wanted for: Crimes Against Eating a Reasonable Amount of Food &#8211; Papa Bob&#8217;s Ultimate Destroyer<\/strong><br \/>\nCompleting our list of Most Wanted food criminals is Papa Bob&#8217;s Ultimate Destroyer from Bonner Springs, KS. This <strong><a title=\"state sandwich recipes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/11\/the-united-sandwiches-of-america-the-51-best-sandwich-recipes-for-each-state\/\">monster sandwich<\/a> <\/strong>features a 12-inch hoagie bun, a half-pound each of pulled pork, smoked pork, ham, turkey, smoked brisket, and sausage, four slices of bread, three half-pound hamburgers, and barbecue sauce. It&#8217;s also served with one and a half pounds of fries and four pickles, in case you were concerned there wasn&#8217;t enough food to feed the small village that this sandwich will surely serve.<\/p>\n<p><em>Video from Travel Channel and WLOS News 13, Images from dallasnews.com, starbucks.com, en.wikipedia.org, bizbash.com, yelp.com, papabobsbbq.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"better food value and health\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/supersize-your-salad-better-value-may-lead-to-better-health\/\">Supersize Your Salad: How Better Value May Lead to Better Health<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"girl scout nutrition tips\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/1944-girl-scouts-handbook-has-10-really-terrible-vintage-diet-and-nutrition-tips\/\">1944 Girl Scouts Handbook Has 10 Really Terrible Vintage Diet and Nutrition Tips<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"exercise and overeating\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/overindulge-over-the-holiday-exercise-every-day-to-counteract-the-effects\/\">Exercising Every Day Can Counteract Overeating<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever seen a picture or video of food that made you sick just from looking at it? That&#8217;s what happened when we saw a video from the Travel Channel&#8217;s popular show Man v. Food. 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