Coming Up Next: Bacon-Wrapped Bacon on Bacon with Bacon

Published on Wednesday, July 11, 2007, by James Norton / Edit Post

How does a fast-food chain top the introduction of a triple-stacked cheeseburger featuring three juicy beef patties and cheese? With, apparently, the Baconator. Wendy’s incredible new entrée sports six strips of hickory-smoked bacon on top of a half-pound of beef.

As per usual—and there may be nothing wrong with this—an exceedingly fatty fast food is explained away in this story as the logical result of a capitalist system that lets us indulge our self-destructive vices … just so long as the credit card is valid and those vices don’t include drugs, assisted suicide, or universal healthcare.

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  • Ooh, I also forgot to mention that it is rich in B-Vitamins. The Bacon, that is, not the Low-Fat Bun.

    Ian

  • I meant to say that the Bacon FAT is the World's second greatest source of Vitamin D. woops

    Ian

  • Don't forget that Bacon is a great source of Protein, Phosphorus, Selenium and the Bacon is the world's 2nd greatest source of Vitamin D (Cod Liver Oil is first). Now, that Bun, well, it is basically devoid of any nutrition.

    Ian Lewis

  • Only 6 strips? With the nutritional content of a Wendy's burger what it is, I can only assume the bacon addition will be an improvement. The baconator is only 130 calories and 11 grams of fat worse than the 1/2lb burger (which appears to be what it is based on). That's still 180 calories and 8 fat grams less than the triple. The frightening thing is comparing the double to the triple. That one...+READ

    Only 6 strips? With the nutritional content of a Wendy's burger what it is, I can only assume the bacon addition will be an improvement. The baconator is only 130 calories and 11 grams of fat worse than the 1/2lb burger (which appears to be what it is based on). That's still 180 calories and 8 fat grams less than the triple. The frightening thing is comparing the double to the triple. That one extra patty and slice of cheese adds 280 calories and 19 grams of fat.-COLLAPSE