How many calories are in that Whataburger you’ve been craving? Here’s the lowdown
Whataburger serves salads.
Hey, we heard you laughing.
It’s not likely that the people who waited hours at the first Whataburger in the metro area on Monday traveled to Lee’s Summit for salad greens.
So to get to the meat of the matter, we checked out the nutrition information of these burgers that Chiefs quarterback and Texas native Patrick Mahomes loves so much that he became part owner in 30 upcoming locations in the region.
Not that anyone’s counting on a day like this, but the menu has three belly-busters with more than 1,000 calories each:
The Sweet & Spicy Bacon Burger has 1,080 calories and 62 grams of fat.
The Triple Meat Whataburger weighs in at 1,070 calories and 63 grams of fat.
And the most caloric item on the Whataburger menu is — drumroll — the Mushroom Swiss Burger with 1,110 calories and 70 grams of fat.
If calories don’t matter, wash ‘em down with the most caloric drinks on the menu: either the large strawberry or chocolate malt, both with 920 calories.
The basic Whataburger’s 590 calories is in the ballpark of its fast-food competitors.
A Freddy’s Single Steakburger with cheese has 450 calories. A McDonald’s Big Mac has 550, a Burger King Whopper has 660, a Wendy’s Dave’s Single has 590 and a Sonic cheeseburger with ketchup and mayo has 720 calories..
Here’s the calorie content of some of Whataburger’s most popular menu items:
▪ Jalapeno & cheese Whataburger: 680 calories
▪ Honey BBQ chicken strip sandwich: 890 calories
▪ French fries (medium) 400 calories
▪ Buttermilk biscuit with sausage (breakfast): 510 calories
▪ Taquito with potato (breakfast): 400 calories
▪ Milkshake (medium chocolate): 560 calories
▪ Onion rings (large): 450 calories
▪ Fancy ketchup (per portion cup): 35 calories
Tell us which ones you can’t wait to try by taking our poll.
Oh, and no disrespect meant for those salads.
The least-caloric item on the menu is the lowly garden salad, with 160 calories, compared to the bodacious Cobb Salad with Spicy Chicken — 550 calories.
This story was originally published November 15, 2021 at 11:38 AM.
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