# The tripple whammy of sugar, salt and fat **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 8, 2010, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tripple-whammy-of-sugar-salt-and-fat/549569 "2010-08-08T02:14:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tripple-whammy-of-sugar-salt-and-fat/549569/1 "2010-08-08T02:14:09Z")
Lots of foods have a great deal of sugar, salt or fat. Some foods even have a great deal of two of these substances. How many foods have a great deal of all three? All I can think of is certain recipes for ribs, or kettle corn. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tripple-whammy-of-sugar-salt-and-fat/549569/2 "2010-08-08T02:15:29Z")
Orange Chicken. It even adds MSG! ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tripple-whammy-of-sugar-salt-and-fat/549569/3 "2010-08-08T02:23:30Z")
I’m pretty sure it’s why the Mennonite cakes always taste so good. Nobody else will put salt in their cake, and a quite a few leave out the fat. And you’re lucky your Orange chicken is sweet. I picked up some orange shrimp, and it was a variation on soy sauce, with orange peels in it. ---
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tripple-whammy-of-sugar-salt-and-fat/549569/4 "2010-08-08T02:45:47Z")
The **Monte Cristo** sandwich deserves mention. You’ve got a ham / turkey / cheese thing going on and then the whole thing is dipped into an egg batter, deep fried and then topped with a touch of powdered sugar and served with jelly. I was especially partial to the one that Bennigan’s used to make. According to the site I checked out, the Monte Cristo came in with a 600+ calorie count and an impressive 36 grams of fat. Now that’s good eatin’ !! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tripple-whammy-of-sugar-salt-and-fat/549569/5 "2010-08-08T02:48:10Z")
Macaroni and cheese. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tripple-whammy-of-sugar-salt-and-fat/549569/6 "2010-08-08T03:08:08Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Macaroni and cheese. People put sugar in their mac and cheese? Maybe I’m doing it wrong. I admit that. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tripple-whammy-of-sugar-salt-and-fat/549569/7 "2010-08-08T03:53:17Z")
> [@minlokwat](#): > > The **Monte Cristo** sandwich deserves mention. > > You’ve got a ham / turkey / cheese thing going on and then the whole thing is dipped into an egg batter, deep fried and then topped with a touch of powdered sugar and served with jelly. > > I was especially partial to the one that Bennigan’s used to make. > > According to the site I checked out, the Monte Cristo came in with a 600+ calorie count and an impressive 36 grams of fat. > > Now that’s good eatin’ !! If the site actually said “600+”, they must have been ridiculously liberal with that +. (It’s not you I’m doubting, btw, it’s Bennigans.) The [livestrong entry](http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/nutrition-calories/food/bennigans/monte-cristo/) for this sandwich also puts the calories at 643, but the comments say what I’m thinking, which is there’s no way in hell a deep-fried sandwich – and you actually get _two_ sandwiches on the plate – packed with ham and cheese is only 643 calories. For comparison, a simple hot tomato and mozzarella sandwich at Panera has 770 calories and 29 g of fat. Sorry for that hijack. 🙂 As for the OP, I offer Trader Joe’s chocolate-covered peanut butter pretzels. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tripple-whammy-of-sugar-salt-and-fat/549569/8 "2010-08-08T04:12:00Z")
Yeah, I use Livestrong and when I was at Disneyland this last time, I ate half a Monte Cristo at the Blue Bayou. When I went to enter the meal into my phone, I was left laughing-- even the HALF I hate probably had more than 600 calories. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tripple-whammy-of-sugar-salt-and-fat/549569/9 "2010-08-08T04:25:51Z")
Er, half I _ate_, not hate. I definitely didn’t hate it. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tripple-whammy-of-sugar-salt-and-fat/549569/10 "2010-08-08T04:40:15Z")
Fat, salt and sugar…hmmmm. My sister makes a truly delectable peanut butter cheesecake that probably qualifies. I’ve also been hearing more about chocolate covered bacon. What else could you ask for? ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tripple-whammy-of-sugar-salt-and-fat/549569/11 "2010-08-08T04:43:08Z")
Bacon. Bacon does all three, then throws in Smoky on top of it. Think about it. There’s all the fat and salt, of course. But underneath, there’s that sweetness. Mmmmmmmmm…bacon. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tripple-whammy-of-sugar-salt-and-fat/549569/12 "2010-08-08T05:10:27Z")
That’s the basic recipe for french fries and ketchup isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tripple-whammy-of-sugar-salt-and-fat/549569/13 "2010-08-08T07:22:09Z")
Many candy bars probably fit, but I’m thinking **Payday** especially. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tripple-whammy-of-sugar-salt-and-fat/549569/14 "2010-08-08T10:55:39Z")
Kettle corn can be made from scratch with almost no fat. Those greasy microwaveable packets are a poor version of kettle corn, as they are of all popcorn varieties. _Caramel corn_, on the other hand, typically has a lot of butter and corn syrup that aren’t present in kettle corn. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tripple-whammy-of-sugar-salt-and-fat/549569/15 "2010-08-08T11:40:52Z")
Turtles – those little pecan clusters surrounded with caramel and covered with milk chocolate. Mmmm Mmmm. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tripple-whammy-of-sugar-salt-and-fat/549569/16 "2010-08-08T11:48:23Z")
Chocolate covered potato chips. Yummmmm… ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tripple-whammy-of-sugar-salt-and-fat/549569/17 "2010-08-08T11:50:09Z")
> [@Ogre](#): > > Bacon. Bacon does all three, then throws in Smoky on top of it. Think about it. There’s all the fat and salt, of course. But underneath, there’s that sweetness. Mmmmmmmmm…bacon. I admit I’ve been a vegetarian for a long time, but seriously, they’re sugaring bacon now? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tripple-whammy-of-sugar-salt-and-fat/549569/18 "2010-08-08T11:50:47Z")
Glazed ham, if you eat the visible fat as well as the lean meat. Meatloaf, if you make it the way my mother used to, with a sauce of mostly ketchup and brown sugar with a little mustard and vinegar. Any kind of meat with commercial barbeque sauce. About 80% of the calories in bottled BBQ sauce come from sugar, and it’s high in sodium. Almost any kind of sweet-and-sour meat dish. ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tripple-whammy-of-sugar-salt-and-fat/549569/19 "2010-08-08T12:14:20Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > > [@Chefguy](#): > > > > Macaroni and cheese. > > People put sugar in their mac and cheese? > > Maybe I’m doing it wrong. I admit that. No, but if you put in onion or better yet, onion and broccoli, you will have a sweet, salty, cheesy delectableness. Offer not valid with mac and cheese simulacrum made from blue boxes with powder or goo packets. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tripple-whammy-of-sugar-salt-and-fat/549569/20 "2010-08-08T13:04:49Z")
Ben and Jerry’s Chubby Hubby has salted pretzels in the high fat ice cream. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tripple-whammy-of-sugar-salt-and-fat/549569.md?page=2)