1,001 Facts That Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader (10 page)

FACT :
In 2008, a Nebraska policeman was awarded $40,000 after he sued a Taco Bell/KFC restaurant that served his family
food containing an employee’s urine and spit
. His son was hospitalized with gastroenteritis and dehydration following the meal. The employee who contaminated the food was fined $100 but kept his job.
If you want to hide spit or piss in food, Taco Bell and KFC are the places to do it.

“Family wins $40,000 over urine-tainted food,”
MSNBC.com
, July 14, 2008,
www.msnbc.msn.com
.

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FACT :
The term “natural” (or “all-natural”) has
no nutritional meaning
and is not defined or regulated by the FDA, so packaged goods and restaurants can use the term at will. For example, fast-food chain Arby’s claims to serve “100 percent all-natural chicken,” but uses artificial flavoring.
Consumer food products, now made with 100 percent all-natural bullshit!

“Sixteen Secrets The Restaurant Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know,”
MSNBC.com
, December 13, 2007,
www.msnbc.msn.com
.

“‘All natural’ claim on food labels is often deceptive,”
NaturalNews.com
, March 21, 2005,
www.naturalnews.com
.

Lorraine Heller, “‘Natural’ will remain undefined, says FDA,”
FoodNavigator-USA.com
, January 4, 2008,
www.foodnavigator-usa.com
.

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FACT :
One serving of Aussie Cheese Fries at Outback Steakhouse contains 2,900 calories—an entire day’s
recommended calorie intake
for the average person.
No worries, mate, they’ll go right through ya. Cheese fries are only rented, not bought.

“Sixteen Secrets The Restaurant Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know,”
MSNBC.com
, December 13, 2007,
www.msnbc.msn.com
.

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FACT :
Many of the “low-fat” menu items at Applebee’s restaurants contain over 500 calories; the “low-fat chicken quesadillas,” for example, weigh in at a whopping
742 calories and 90 grams of carbohydrates
per serving.
Applebee’s slogan:

“Welcome to the neighborhood.” Of people who think they are dieting but aren’t.

“Sixteen Secrets The Restaurant Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know,”
MSNBC.com
, December 13, 2007,
www.msnbc.msn.com
.

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FACT :
A medium fruit-and-yogurt smoothie at Dunkin’ Donuts contains
four times as much sugar
as a chocolate-frosted cake doughnut.
Good, I’d rather have the doughnut anyway.

“Sixteen Secrets The Restaurant Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know,”
MSNBC.com
, December 13, 2007,
www.msnbc.msn.com
.

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FACT :
The Omelette Feast at International House Of Pancakes contains
1,335 calories and 35 grams of saturated fat:
that’s one and a half times your recommended daily fat requirement and three times the suggested daily cholesterol intake.
Hint: Avoid menu items that include the words feast, monster, explosion, blowout, or eat-a-palooza.

“Sixteen Secrets The Restaurant Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know,”
MSNBC.com
, December 13, 2007,
www.msnbc.msn.com
.

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FACT :
Despite its extensive menu, chain restaurant T.G.I. Friday’s only makes nutritional data available for “low-fat” dishes (under 500 calories and 10 grams of fat each). There are
only three such selections
on the entire menu.
On the bright side, your server today is wearing 87 pieces of “flair.”

“Sixteen Secrets The Restaurant Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know,”
MSNBC.com
, December 13, 2007,
www.msnbc.msn.com
.