Originally Posted by Jim_Gunn (Post 13245549)

Oh come on, you can't be serious. The average poor person in the Roman Empire, like most people in ancient times was short, slender and slightly muscular, perhaps with a little paunch from working manual labor for hours per day and eating moderately healthy food. That's if they were lucky and they weren't existing on the edge of starvation.. You can't compare the exceptional cases of how the Roman senators or wealthy individual Romans ate or lived.

Originally Posted by Lenny2 (Post 13240912)

Because we're rich bitch.

How many people are there living in Africa that WISH they were fat?

The Romans were fat too....it's a side effect of being the richest, coolest, baddest mother fuckers on the planet TYVM. :pimp

Originally Posted by tony404 (Post 13245956)

I think also for the kids its the lack of activity that technology has created.I remember as a kid the greatest punishment was you werent allowed to go out.

Originally Posted by frostyimpressions (Post 13245761)

The American culture has turned lazy. Everything is made for convenience here. Nobody wants to walk a few extra steps from their car, or walk down the block to the store. Nobody wants to take a few moments out of their day to cook a nutritious meal. Nobody wants to take a few moments to take their kids out to the park and just let them sit in front of the tv and play video games. Nobody wants to do any work here, plain and simple.

Originally Posted by tony404 (Post 13240836)

New Hardee's breakfast burrito has 920 calories

By JIM SALTER
Associated Press
Published on: 10/15/07

St. Louis — The people who brought you the Monster Thickburger and the 1,100-calorie salad are at it again — this time for breakfast.

The Country Breakfast Burrito is two egg omelets filled with bacon, sausage, diced ham, cheddar cheese, hash browns and sausage gravy, all wrapped inside a flour tortilla.


Hardee's on Monday rolled out its new Country Breakfast Burrito — two egg omelets filled with bacon, sausage, diced ham, cheddar cheese, hash browns and sausage gravy, all wrapped inside a flour tortilla. The burrito contains 920 calories and 60 grams of fat.

Brad Haley, marketing chief for the St. Louis-based fast-food chain, said the burrito offers the sort of big breakfast item normally found in sit-down restaurants with an added advantage.

"It makes this big country breakfast portable," he said.

In 2003 the chain introduced a line of big sandwiches, including the Monster Thickburger. The 1,420-calorie sandwich is made up of two 1/3-pound slabs of beef, four strips of bacon, three slices of cheese and mayonnaise on a buttered bun.

Even Hardees' chicken salad — topped with onion rings and crispy chicken — has 1,100 calories and 83 grams of fat.

The chain does offer some low-calorie options, including roast beef and chicken sandwiches.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a Washington-based advocate for nutrition and health, has called the Hardee's line of Thickburgers "food porn."

Haley makes no apologies.

"We don't try to hide what these are," he said. "When consumers go to other fast-food places they feel like they've got to buy two of their breakfast sandwiches or burritos to fill up. This is really designed to fill you up."

The government's Center for Nutritional Policy and Promotion recommends a daily caloric intake ranging from 1,600 calories for sedentary women and older adults to 2,800 calories for teenage boys and active adults. Hardee's sees its core customers as young men ages 18 to 34, Haley said, though it expects a wider range for breakfast items.

The Country Breakfast Burrito is generally available for $2.69 by itself or $4.09 for a combo that includes hash rounds and coffee.