Freaky Fact Friday

So I know it is technically Saturday but I had all of the intentions of posting this yesterday. Since I wasn't able to accomplish it yesterday I thought I would finish it today. Much like we should all do when we miss a workout day, we should just do it the next day instead of scrapping it all together! Now here is your freaky fact.

A single lunch sized portion of Olive Garden's fettuccine alfredo can be broken down like this:

Nutrition Facts
Calories 850
Total Fat 48g 74%
Cholesterol 383 mg 128%
Sodium 723 mg 30%
Total Carbs. 70.5 g 24%
Dietary Fiber 2 g 8%
Protein 33 g
Calcium 450 mg

Not only is this one portion of artery clogging pasta making up about half of your daily caloric intake it is the calorie equivalent of roughly 7 bowls of Cornflakes and the fat equivalent of 4 glazed Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
Notice the percentages next to the grams and milligrams? Pay particular attention to the cholesterol, that's right! One LUNCH SIZE portion contains 128% of your daily cholesterol! What does that even mean people?!
But let's give it some credit, there are 33 g of protein in it right? Wrong! One four ounce chicken breast contains roughly 30 grams of protein on it's own.
In one of my favorite episodes of the Nanny (yes I like Fran Drescher and yes I like the Nanny) Fran picks up two pieces of pizza and lays them on top of each other. She turns to Maggie next to her and says, "Don't worry sweetheart, when you stack them on top of each other like this the body doesn't know." Please ladies, don't ever think that your body won't know or that you can go to the gym and run the 8 miles that it would take to burn this off. Give your vascular system a break and choose a healthier option. In conclusion, if you are out to lunch at the Olive Garden, stick to the Soup, Salad and Breadstick (yes one "breadstick" not "breadsticks") for $5.95 that we all love.