A McDonald’s customer trying to decide between a Big Mac and a Double Quarter Pounder with cheese might be swayed by the fact that the Big Mac has 200 fewer calories. But diners faced with the seemingly healthier choice of the Southwest Salad with Crispy Chicken might be more tempted by the Double Cheeseburger, which has 10 fewer calories than the salad. Furthermore, following the negative publicity received from previous Xtreme Eating Awards, several chain restaurants were prompted to make meaningful calorie reductions in the notoriously featured dishes. Here, for example, are some caloric reductions made in earlier winners of Xtreme Eating Awards, starting with the first year of the awards, 2007. Ruby Tuesday cut the calories in its Chicken & Broccoli Pasta from 2,060 to 1,521 in 2012 and then cut them again to 1,405 currently.

Source: New York Times August 27, 2018 09:00 UTC