Answers to "How big is BIG?!"
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1.  Weighing in at almost 7 1/2 ounces, this gargantuan brownie has over 850 Calories.
2.  Specifics for the French fries:
  • Smaller serving:  27 fries, 210 Calories, and 2 1/2 teaspoons of fat
  • Large serving:  96 fries, 610 Calories, and 7 1/4 teaspoons of fat
3.  This mega-cookie is equivalent to almost 6 1/2 regular-sized cookies and contains over 660 Calories.
4.  This Titanic-sized muffin weighs 6 ounces.  That's equivalent to 6 slices of bread.  Another important point:  Most muffins have a lot more fat and sugar than bread so they are more like cupcakes.  This one contains almost 500 calories.
5.  This bagel is equivalent to 5 1/2 slices of bread.
6.  This gigantic cup holds 64 ounces of 5 1/3 cans of soda pop.  That amount of soda contains approximately 830 Calories and over 1 1/3 cups of sugar.
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Updated on 05/08/2007