Fattiest Foods in the United States
You are an American citizen and you are proud of it, but it is widely known that being American will by no means help you achieve your healthy status. Being American will moreover expose you to very unhealthy foods that will not just make you fat, but they will actually trigger some very serious diseases. This is what traditional American food is all about – fatty foods. What can you do in this case? You can identify the foods that are bad for your health and try to exclude them from your menu.
The food differs like in any other country from one state to another, but the fatty acids are the same – too much. The first dish we will be stopping upon is the Alabama bacon wrapped meatloaf – Alabama is the state that has the second highest obesity rate in the country. This specific meal is one of the culprits, as it is said that this is the most enjoyable meal from that parts. What is it made of? It contains meatloaf made from ground beef, onion, bell pepper, eggs, breadcrumbs, seasonings, and all is wrapped in bacon. A 3 ounce piece will contain 14 grams of fat.
The Alaska Eskimo ice cream represents a native dish from Alaska, which is made since early times, by women for their men when they returned home with a killed polar bear or seal. While today’s recipes are prepared from Crisco, back then it used to be prepared from meat and fat taken from caribou, moose, bears, seals or fish. It contains ingredients such as reindeer fat, seal oil, salmon berries and blackberries. An average portion will add up 90 grams of fat on you.
From Alaska to Arizona, Quadruple bypass burger comes in. This is a state that celebrates fatty foods and brings it to a whole new level. The quadruple bypass burger worth around 8,000 calories is a real bomb against your health. What does it contain? It contains four beef patties, eight slices of cheese, tomato, onions and sauce on a bun. It is a meal that will last for at least four days for a woman.
The Arkansas catfish is an old meal. The south part of America is well known for frying almost everything. This is a fried dish that is served with hush puppies. The ingredients that it contains are catfish, cornmeal, flour, eggs and seasonings. As it is a fried dish and as well has a very fat meat, a portion of this dish contains as much as 25 grams of fat.
Getting to the California state, one may see that one of the most appreciated dishes is fatty content. This particular dish’s name is California in’n’out burger double double. Despite of the fact that the vast majority of this state is known for the fit bodies they have, this is a dish that contains a lot of fatty ingredients. To see a comparison, it contains double the fat that a double McDonald’s cheeseburger contains – 41 grams of fat.
The Colorado state
is known for its Jack – N – Grill’s 7 pound breakfast burrito. This is well known for its healthy reputation as it is the state with the lowest obesity rate in the country. Despite of this, it is home to the most giant burritos of all times. The 7 pound breakfast burritos contain 7 potatoes, 12 eggs, a pound of ham, an entire onion, cheese and chili. Just a pound of ham and 12 eggs alone contain nearly 100 grams of fat, twice a woman’s possibility of fat weight per day, without taking into account the fat that there is in cheese and in chili.
The Connecticut 2 foot long hot dog, a local favorite in Connecticut, is available in over 24 places in Hartford alone. The company that makes it – Doggie – has taken the hot dog to a new level, with its 2 foot long hot dog that is smothered in half a pound of additional toppings. What does it contain? A 2 foot long pork and beef hot dog, three rolls, onions, peppers, chili, cheddar cheese sauce and bacon. A portion of t will contain as much as 50 grams fat out of which 25 grams, saturated fat.
The pastry from Delaware is well known as being one of the best. This is what all is about as well. The Deep Fried Pastry is stuffed with crabmeat and cheese and it is similar to the Chinese appetizer crab Rangon. What does it contain? It contains cooked crab, imitation crabmeat, cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, seasonings and oil that is used for frying. Even though the fish meat is relatively low on fat, the oil from frying, the butter and the mayonnaise are high on fat. It can get to as much as 20 grams of fat per serving.
The well known Empanadas, are made in Florida. They are folded meat pies that are served across the country and are particularly popular in the southern part of the Sunshine State. It contains ingredients such as dough made with lard; the filling content depends on the decision of the chef, and can range from cheese to veggies and assorted meat. As it can be made from various recipes, depending on what fill they have their total fat can reach up to 22 grams per portion. Anyhow, dough s never a low fat choice as it is made with lard.
The Georgia fatty meal content is the Luther burger. It’s name derives from Luther Vandross, a R&B legend. What does it contain? It contains ground beef patty, cheese and bacon between two donuts of a bun. Due to the Krispy Kreme glazed donuts worth 24 grams of fat and another 16 grams of fat are added from the patty.
As for the Hawaiian part, the Loco Mono food dates back to 1949 when a group of hungry teens desired something cheap but filling. What does this dish contain? It contains two hamburger patties, two eggs, mushrooms, onions, jasmine rice, onions and fish. This will contain as much as 32 grams of fat.
The Idaho, bacon blue cheese dressing is a food that contains dressings, sausages and marinades. It is a mix of chunky blue cheese dressing and hickory smoked bacon. Two tablespoon of such food has 16 grams of fat – equal to an entire Burger King cheeseburger.
The dip dish pizza offered by the Illinois state is native from Chicago, since 1943, at the original pizzeria Uno’s. This is a pie perfect for keeping your calories up and your fat intake as well. You will be offered 40 grams of fat, which is 5 grams more fat than the recommended limit. It can be with added toppings, and this way it will jump all the way up to 55 grams of fat per serving.
Indiana fried brain sandwich
is a meal made from brain put on a bun, with pickles and onion. This state is known for its high content of pork meal usage. If they used to make this sandwich from beef brain, they are nowadays making it from pork brain as the mad cow disease was a danger at one time. A 6 ounce scoop weight, has up to 24 grams of fat.
The Iowa Hot beef sundae exists since 2006 when it made its debut at the Iowa State Fair. It is a food that contains mashed potatoes, roast beef, beef gravy, cheddar cheese, and tomato. An entire meal portion will dish out around 28 grams of fat. Anyhow, as long as it is not prepared at home the recipe may differ and it may actually have more fat content.
Kansas, another state from the United States offers you charred ends. They are burnt ends that are very highly appreciated in the Kansas City. What do they actually contain? They represent the fatty ends of a barbecued brisket. The fat content is not overdosed as it ranges from 10 to 12 grams of fat per serving.
What about Kentucky? Everyone, and not just from the United States but from the entire world knows that Kentucky is widely known for its KFC’s. But the KFCs Double Down, is the newest bunless sandwich. Anyhow, even though it is not the fattiest of the KFCs products, it is most definitely among the worst of their products, which contain almost the highest degree of fat. What does it contain? It contains two fried chicken fillets, bacon, pepper, jack and Monterey jack cheese and special sauce. Its fat content is about 32 grams per sandwich.
If you are still not convinced of the fatty foods that people all around the United States eat, you can try and mingle through some more of their recipes.11
