Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Finally, bacon gets its moment.

So there I am, minding my own business in my car when I am assaulted by the commercial for Denny's Baconalia. Because we really don't celebrate bacon enough in this country, especially at Denny's. If there is one thing that never gets the recognition it deserves, it's fried pork products.

As I struggle to keep the car on the road, I hear the list of items on this super fun, limited time menu. One of them is an ice cream, bacon, maple syrup sundae. Okay I get it, sweet and salty. But bacon on ice cream, oh Denny's, what am I going to do with you??

So I go to the website and try to find the nutrition info for this little gem which-big surprise-is nowhere to be found. I call the number on the website here is the info:

Maple bacon sundae:

calories: 810
fat: 40 grams
Sodium: 460 mg
sugar: 85 grams
CHO: 97 grams

So the question is, is it worth the calories and fat? As a non-meat eater, I wouldn't know but I'm not against desserts nor am I against creative cooking; however, this just strikes me as excessive and semi-depressing. thoughts?