The ridiculousness continues

People of the Unites States have got to be living under a rock if it is still not apparent to them at there is a very serious issue of obesity affecting both children and adults. It's been a growing issues, and this present generation of children are the first in history who are expected to live shorter lives than their parents because of obesity related health problems. 

This issue may not have been so popular 5 years ago, but now you can't turn on the TV, open the newspaper, or see a billboard at least once a day that is encouraging awareness of the issue, or promoting people to participate in healthy activities, like reducing calories and exercising.  

So, how do restaurants respond? By developing brand new menu items that take the idea of a sandwich, or burger, and replacing the two pieces of bread with full size meals. Example:

The BRAND NEW Grilled Cheese Burger Melt. What is this, you may ask? It is a burger, lettuce and tomato, packed between TWO FULL grilled cheese 

sandwiches. I mean honestly, can a bite of that thing really even fit in someone's mouth?

What a supportive response to an issue that is literally killing millions of Americans. Among them, plenty of children. Why not just throw in unlimited soda and ice cream sundaes and sell the whole deal for $5.00. That's about the only thing I can think of that will make it worst. It packs 1,500 calories, 79 grams of fat, 2090 mg of sodium, and 101 carbohydrates. By the way, if you were adhering to a 2,000 calorie diet and ate one of these bad boys- you would have 500 calories and 210 mg of sodium left in a day, and be over your fat allowance by 14 grams. That's just the burger/sandwich/enough food for three people, or whatever you want to call it. 

Bravo Friendly's! Bravo.  Thank you for your health conscious contribution to your fellow Americans.