SCARY-SWEET! HG's Restaurant Dessert SHOCKERS (and AWESOME Alternatives!)

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1. Posted by marianne on Wed, Jun 13, 2007, 2:27 pm PDT

great thanks!
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2. Posted by Tina C on Thu, Jun 14, 2007, 12:19 pm PDT

Smart Ones desserts really are that good! Glad to know I'm doing something right.....
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3. Posted by HeyYall on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 12:14 pm PDT

Good Article - Every once in a while though it's ok to have the real good fattening stuff - if you don't you will loose your mind and binge eat those type of deserts because you will feel deprived. Take it from someone who has lost and gained weight over the years!
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4. Posted by cddalton74@sbcglobal.net on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 12:28 pm PDT

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm always to full from the main course to order from the dessert menu at these places.
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5. Posted by William S on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 12:31 pm PDT

MMMMM!! - I'll take one of each!
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6. Posted by Sheila on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 12:31 pm PDT

I agree with LennyF - if you eat out once and awhile and actually have room for dessert you can order what you want. To me, the whole reason for going out to eat is to enjoy something special - and a decadent dessert is something special - unlike the everyday "Smart Ones'" which I have never and will never try. But thanks for the caloric info - most of these I will share with a friend.
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7. Posted by Debi A on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 12:34 pm PDT

I think the point of these insane desserts is that you only eat them once in awhile. For folks chowing down on them a few times a week, you're gonna need alot more help than just knowing the calorie/fat count. You need to stop dining out 4 days week or eating like a pig!
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8. Posted by raidersick on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 12:36 pm PDT

You have to die of something and everything gives you cancer. Get a real job.
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9. Posted by redgurlblue1 on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 12:44 pm PDT

You seem to have missed the point of dining out and having dessert...it's not something most people do on a daily basis. And the fact that you suggested substituting Smart Ones desserts for restuarant desserts tells me you are really lost. I've had them and I would prefer to eat toxic waste. Dessert is supposed to be enjoyed, not suffered through!
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10. Posted by Beckycool on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 12:45 pm PDT

It's a good thing that I don't like chocolate anymore :)
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11. Posted by mckeek13 on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 12:48 pm PDT

I love how they give you alternatives that involve going to the store and buying them. Like I want to go through all that effort after being at a restraunt to begin with?? Also everyones gonna die eventually whats the point in holding back from things that you might actually enjoy and waste money on something you probably won't? Bring on the fat, calories and actual flavor!!
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12. Posted by zippy0172001 on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 12:52 pm PDT

So let me see if I understand this. "Hungry Girl" is basically just someone from the Smart Ones compnay, right? Well screw them.....bring on the Great Wall of Chocolate!
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13. Posted by stinkyangrykid on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 12:56 pm PDT

i Like ham
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14. Posted by c_stoppa01 on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 12:59 pm PDT

is the nutrition info based on the whole cake or by servings?
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15. Posted by JD on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 1:04 pm PDT

If I plan on going to P.F. Changs, I will remember not to eat anything at all that day and only have the Great Wall of Chocolate. That will take care of my daily calorie intake. That would be SMART right???
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16. Posted by delilahhatesspot on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 1:07 pm PDT

i like bacon
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17. Posted by Belle on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 1:09 pm PDT

I'm not taking my own dessert out to eat. That's rubbish! I dine out 3 times a month, IF that often. I rarely order dessert. I agree with what cddalton74@sbcglobal.net said, I'm too full from the meal to bother with dessert. I usually have my own at home, which is MUCH better than the restaurant stuff. When you dine out, share ONE dessert. Then you'll eat less of it. If you dine out alone, forget dessert & eat it at home. Or better yet, walk some of the dinner off, then go to Coldstone Creamery or Baskin Robbins or Dairy Queen.
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18. Posted by uwf09kid on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 1:11 pm PDT

I actually work at a PF Changs, and I have personally witnessed one person actually eat the entire Great Wall of Chocolate in one sitting...I about threw up. But I will say it tastes amaaaazing! O and the nutritional info is based on that one slice of cake. Each cake itself weighs almost 10 pounds!!
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19. Posted by mina_one_and_only on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 1:11 pm PDT

I absolutely LOVE hg's tips. they are always full of good facts to know and great alternatives. thanks hungry girl! keep the good advice comin'!
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20. Posted by angela on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 1:17 pm PDT

I think everyone needs to lighten up. So what if they get some cash from a particular company...no one said anything about PF Changs or Chilis and how horrible it is to list stuff from their restaurants, they're getting advertising from this too. The whole point is to show those people (which are you since you went to this web page) that there are other alternatives for some of your favorites when you want something sweet and don't want to feel like you waste a whole bunch of calories. Look at the point of the article, it is to show us ways to get around the huge fat and sugar if that's what we're looking for. Get over it, you looked at this article for some ideas of ways to get around all the calories too.
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21. Posted by meg_mcnichols on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 1:18 pm PDT

So many egos, so little time. If you don't like the suggestions, then don't comment. IF they are not applicable to your svelte frames and wonderfully carefree attitudes toward food than yes, please take your "Smart Ones" comments and shove 'em up your "Moomoo" (correct spelling: muumuu, though I'm sure you are not intersted in getting facts straight). Thanks for the healthy suggestions HG.
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22. Posted by Lenny F on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 1:19 pm PDT

Smart Ones are poison as well. POISON. You would not believe the chemicals and crap they put in them to keep that awful fat and sugar down. It's Frankenfood. Eat natural, people.
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23. Posted by Sandra on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 1:25 pm PDT

Those Smart Ones desserts are actually sooooo yummy. I prefer eating those (especially the cookie dough one) to eating other desserts. And you realize you can eat dessert without taking it to the restaurant, right? You will probably have more room for it if you space it out with your drive or walk home anyway.
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24. Posted by arturo97x on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 1:32 pm PDT

Well unless you eat at those places everyday I'm sure every once in a while is not going to kill you.
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25. Posted by DeAnn on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 1:37 pm PDT

FYI, Jack In The Box shakes are 800 calories. For the regular. :O
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26. Posted by Gabriel Z on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 1:39 pm PDT

So do some of these desserts come with a defibulator since they sound like heart attacks waiting to happen. I do agree with "the truth" though that exercise and proper diet can lend it self to indulgence once in awhile. If one makes a habit of eating like this, or eating fast food for evry meal, they know full well that a heart attack and diabetes are just around the corner.
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27. Posted by Jim on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 1:44 pm PDT

A little more balance in the alternatives would have been nice. Journalistic integrity seems to have given way to blatant advertising. As a fit and healthy athlete, I agree with many - a decadent dessert every now and then gives life richness. Who says you need dessert everyday? Eat sanely, don't punish yourself, and celebrate the many flavors of life.
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28. Posted by anj0399 on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 1:46 pm PDT

Just spend the $5.00 on the restaurant dessert. It would cost you about $5.00 in gas and 20 minutes of your time to run to the store...not exactly what I want to do after dinner. Plus, most of the time you are so full from dinner, you only eat a few bites of the dessert. So yeah, some of these desserts are in excess of 1500 calories, but you probably only consume a quarter. Not that bad!
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29. Posted by Croc on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 1:58 pm PDT

A slice of cheesecake with 96 grams of fat? Apple pie with 108 grams of sugar? That's just disgusting. I don't care how good it tastes. It's just not worth eating that much fat or sugar.
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30. Posted by eyzonfire _ on Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 2:10 pm PDT

Interesting that you are panning restaurants from Brinkers Int'l (Macaroni Grill, Chili's and On the Border). Why are you doing that?
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