FAST FOOD NEWS: Dunkin’ Energy Cold Brew and Power Breakfast Sandwich

Dunkin' Energy Cold Brew and Power Breakfast Sandwich

Dunkin’ is starting the year with a new better-for-you sandwich to fill your stomach and a new cold brew drink to fill you with caffeine.

The chain’s Energy Cold Brew features Dunkin’s signature cold brew coffee with a shot of its freshly brewed espresso. To give you an idea of how much caffeine one could have, here are a few numbers from the Dunkin’ website: an espresso shot has 118 milligrams, and a small cold brew coffee has 174 milligrams.

The limited time Power Breakfast Sandwich features a veggie egg white omelet, spinach, peppers, onions, turkey sausage, and American cheese on a new multigrain sandwich bread topped with seeds and rolled oats.

It has 370 calories, 20 grams of fat, 6 grams of saturated fat, 0 gram of trans fat, 60 milligrams of cholesterol, 1070 milligrams of sodium, 26 grams of carbohydrates, 4 grams of fiber, 5 grams of sugar, and 24 grams of protein.

If you’ve tried the new sandwich or are super wired from the Energy Cold Brew, let us know in the comments.

(Image via Dunkin’)

FAST FOOD NEWS: Carl’s Jr. Beyond Famous Star

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Beyond Meat’s 100 percent plant-based patty is now available at Carl’s Jr. in the fast food chain’s Beyond Famous Star. The partnership makes Carl’s Jr. the largest restaurant chain to date in the U.S. to offer The Beyond Burger on its menu.

The meatless burger features a 1/4 lb. Beyond Burger patty topped with American cheese, lettuce, tomato, sliced onion, dill pickles, special sauce, and mayonnaise on a seeded bun. The Beyond Burger patty is free of GMOs, gluten, and soy; has less saturated fat than regular beef; and provides 20 grams of protein.

The Beyond Famous Star starts at $6.29. But if you’d like the plant-based patty on any other sandwich, you can order it for $2 extra.

A Beyond Famous Star with cheese has 710 calories, 40 grams of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 gram of trans fat, 30 milligrams of cholesterol, 1550 milligrams of sodium, 61 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of fiber, 12 grams of sugar, and 30 grams of protein.

If you’ve tried it, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Image via Carl’s Jr.)

FAST FOOD NEWS: Sonic Hearty Chili Bowl

Sonic Hearty Chili Bowl

Sonic wants to warm you up this winter with its new Hearty Chili Bowl.

The menu item features hearty beef, onions, bell peppers, beans, and bold seasonings. There’s also a Loaded Hearty Chili Bowl that comes with Fritos, shredded cheese, and diced onions on top a serving of chili. The regular version is available for $2.49, while the loaded version goes for $2.99.

Both are available for a limited time at participating Sonic locations, while supplies last.

If you’ve tried the Sonic Hearty Chili Bowl, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Image via Sonic.)

FAST FOOD NEWS: Baskin-Robbins Brownie Bar Mashup

Baskin-Robbins Brownie Bar Mashup

Baskin-Robbins Flavor of the Month for January 2019 is Brownie Bar Mashup.

The description on the Baskin-Robbins site is kind of vague: “A delicious combination of traditional chocolate and blonde brownies. It delivers on two delicious brownie flavors in one bite.” But, a look through the ingredients list gives somewhat of a clearer picture.

The flavor appears to have a combination of chocolate and blonde brownies with a brownie batter ribbon, brownie pieces, chocolate chips, chocolate and buttery cake flavored ice creams.

A 2.5 oz. scoop has 160 calories, 8 grams of fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 0 gram of trans fat, 30 milligrams of cholesterol, 75 milligrams of sodium, 20 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 14 grams of sugar, and 3 grams of protein.

If you’ve tried it, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Image via Baskin-Robbins.)

FAST FOOD NEWS: Taco Bell Grande Burritos

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Update: We reviewed it! Click here to read our review.

Did you spend most of your cash on holiday gifts? Don’t worry, Taco Bell has two new burritos that you can afford with what little money you have left — the $1 Three Cheese Nacho Grande Burrito and Chicken Enchilada Grande Burrito.

The Three Cheese Nacho one has seasoned beef, nacho cheese sauce, a 3 cheese blend, reduced fat sour cream, and crunch red strips. It has 420 calories, 18 grams of fat, 6 grams of saturated fat, 0 gram of trans fat, 30 milligrams of cholesterol, 910 milligrams of sodium, 50 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of fiber, 4 grams of sugar, and 14 grams of protein.

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The Chicken Enchilada version has shredded chicken, seasoned rice, cheese, red sauce, and reduced fat sour cream. It has 370 calories, 13 grams of fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 0 gram of trans fat, 40 milligrams of cholesterol, 990 milligrams of sodium, 50 grams of carbohydrates, 4 grams of fiber, 3 grams of sugar, and 15 grams of protein.

If you’ve tried either one, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Images via Taco Bell.)

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