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Calories in Hardee's Monster Thickburger®

How many calories and fat grams in Hardee's monstrous burger?

The Hardee's Monster Thickburger contains 1,290 calories, 92 fat grams - and about two times the calories of McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder. Other nutrition facts for the Hardee Monster Thickburger:

Calories from Fat: 830
Saturated Fat Grams: 35
Cholesterol mg: 210
Sodium mg: 2,840
Carbohydrate Grams: 47
Dietary Fiber Grams: 3
Protein Grams: 70
Sugar Grams: 5

This monster burger's bun is loaded up with the following ingredients:

- 2/3 pound of beef: The type of beef used is very important where fat grams and caloric values are involved. Ground beef that is 30% or more fat contains more than double the calories of extra lean ground beef.

In the case of the Monster Thickburger, there are two 1/3 pound ground beef patties used in the recipe - double the fatty fun.

- 3 slices of cheese: The type of cheese used also impacts nutritional values. Typically a slice of fast food restaurant cheese contains about 50 calories. So in the case of the Monster Thickburger, that's an additional 150 calories minimum.

- 4 slices of bacon: The calorie values of bacon can be slashed by cooking it in the microwave. The microwave can take a 70-calorie strip of pan fried bacon to 25 calories in a flash when paper towels are used to catch the excess grease from the bacon.

- Mayo: One Tablespoon of salad type Mayo contains about 60 calories and 5 grams of total dietary fat. Most large fast food burgers contain at minimum two Tablespoons of Mayo.

- Butter: A solid fat full of fat calories.

The Six Dollar Steakhouse Thickburger, Nutritional Facts

This burger contains A-1 Steak Sauce, crumbled blue cheese, Swiss cheese, crumbled onion strings, and a seeded bun.

Total Calories: 1,170
Total Dietary Fat Grams: 83
Total Saturated Fat Grams: 28
Cholesterol mg: 140
Sodium mg: 2,240
Carbohydrate Grams: 68
Protein Grams: 41

1/3 Pound Steakhouse Thickburger

This burger contains the same ingredients as the Six Dollar Steakhouse Thickburger but less meat:

Total Calories: 1,010
Total Dietary Fat Grams: 66
Total Saturated Fat Grams: 20
Cholesterol mg: 105
Sodium mg: 2,260
Carbohydrate Grams: 68
Protein Grams: 38

Low Carb It® 1/3 Pound Thickburger Nutrition

This low carbohydrate version of the Thickburger contains the following nutritional values:

Total Calories: 420
Total Dietary Fat Grams: 32
Total Saturated Fat Grams: 12
Cholesterol mg: 115
Sodium mg: 1,010
Protein Grams: 30

This version of the Thickburger contains far less calories but far more cholesterol. The sodium content is slashed more than half as are the total fat grams. Of the two burgers, this would be the wiser choice based on nutritional content.

Veg It® A Vegetarian Friendly Version of Hardee's Thickburger

While caloric values increase in comparison with the Low Carb burger version and cholesterol mg's decrease, the other nutritional values remain close:

Total Calories: 570
Total Dietary Fat Grams: 37
Total Saturated Fat Grams: 9
Cholesterol mg: 35
Sodium mg: 1,120
Protein Grams: 12

Trim It® 1/4 Pound Low Carb Little Thickburger, Nutrition Facts

In this version of Hardee's Thickburger the meat is trimmed significantly from their Monster version. Out of all the burgers reviewed thus far, this is the smartest choice based on caloric and nutritional values:

Total Calories: 220
Total Dietary Fat Grams: 15
Total Saturated Fat Grams: 6
Cholesterol mg: 55
Sodium mg: 500
Protein Grams: 17

Gluten Sensitive 1/3 Pound Low Carb Thickburger Nutrition Facts

This version of the Thickburger contains almost identical nutritional content as the Low Carb It version - 420 calories, 32 fat grams, identical sodium content and so forth.

Because most calorie restricted diets range from 1,200 to 1,500 calories per day - just one original Monster Thickburger would be the only thing on the menu for the day. Sure, it contains vegetables (lettuce, tomato and onion), protein (meat) and dairy (cheese) - and grains (bun) it's not the best choice while dieting.

If you must enjoy a Thickburger your best options are the 1/4 Pound Low Carb Little Thickburger or the 1/3 Pound carb version for 420 calories. Take note however that both are high in sodium content and can contribute to false weight gain.

Other choices on the Hardee's Menu to consider based solely on caloric value include:

Little Thick Cheeseburger: 430 calories

Regular Hamburger: 310 calories OR the Regular Cheeseburger: 350 calories

Opting for Hardee's Turkey Burger will cost 460 calories and 17 dietary fat grams with only 4 of those in the form of saturated fat.

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