Some fast food chains, like McDonald’s and Wendy’s, are promoting healthier menu items. However, St. Louis-based Hardee’s unabashedly breaks the mold, offering six sandwiches over 1,000 calories.
In November, Hardee’s introduced the Monster Thickburger: “two one-third-pound slabs of Angus beef, four strips of bacon, three slices of cheese and mayonnaise on a buttered sesame seed bun.”
The Monster Thickburger contains a whopping 1,420 calories, and makes McDonald’s 600-calorie Big Mac look like a diet sandwich in comparison.
In theory, there’s nothing wrong with offering such a burger. Hardee's chief executive Andrew Puzder said the Monster Thickburger isn’t for “tree huggers,” but for “young hungry guys who want a really big, delicious, juicy, decadent burger.”
True, but young, hungry guys aren’t the only ones eating the Monster. An MSNBC poll showed that 53% of respondents said they’ve already tried it and eaten every bite, and 46% tried it and couldn’t finish it.
If Hardee’s is going to promote such a terribly unhealthy sandwich as obesity rates rise, they should at least be responsible and post nutritional information. Although the burger is obviously unhealthy, a notice of the 1,420 calories in it would hopefully prompt second thoughts.
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