With reporting based on the June 2009 Nutrition Action Healthletter Report from Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)

In response to the increasing obesity rates and the increasingly extreme sizes and unhealthiness of chain restaurant food, CSPI unleashed its first annual "Xtreme Eating Awards" in 2007 -- giving a big fat "F" to each item -- bloated with calories, saturated fat and sodium -- included in the report, demanding restaurants be required to post nutrition information next to each menu order -- not just online.

Know before you order: The Food and Drug Administration has set the acceptable daily allowance for calories at 2,000, saturated fat at 20 grams and sodium content at 2,400 milligrams. CSPI recommends restricting sodium intake even more -- suggesting a daily cap of 1,500 milligrams.

*All fast food nutrition information based on the June 2009 Nutrition Action Healthletter Report from Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)

Red Lobster Ultimate Fondue

Calories: 1,490 Saturated Fat: 40 g Sodium: 3,580 mg

This order, which contains two day's worth of saturated fat and sodium, is "like eating 10 oz. of Velveeta with 58 Nabisco Premium Saltines," according to Jayne Hurley and Bonnie Liebman, co-authors of the June 2009 "Nutrition Action Healthletter."

Applebee's Quesadilla Burger

Calories: 1,820 Saturated Fat: 46 g Sodium: 4,410 mg

"I tried to look at trends that the restaurant industry is heading into ... [such as] blending foods together into one megafood -- as found in Applebee's Quesadilla Burger," says Hurley. She points out in the report that eating this bad boy is equivalent to two Steak Burritos at Chipotle.

The Cheesecake Factory Fried Macaroni and Cheese

Calories: 1,570 Saturated Fat: 69 g Sodium: 1,860 mg

"It's the 69 grams of saturated fat -- three and a half days' worth -- that sets this dish apart. You'd be better off eating an entire stick of butter (57 grams of saturated fat and a mere 800 calories)," the report's authors point out.

Chili's Big Mouth Bites, with fries, fried onion strings and jalepeño ranch dipping sauce

Calories: 2,350 Saturated Fat: 38 g Sodium: 3,940 mg

Offered as both an appetizer and an entrée, this "mini" offering is filled with more than a day's of calories, nearly two day's worth of saturated fat and about two day's worth of sodium. Share with at least a few friends if you're curious to try it.

Uno Chicago Grill Mega-Sized Deep Dish Sundae

Calories: 2,800 Saturated Fat: 72 g

"That's as much saturated fat as you'd get in an entire regular-sized Uno Prima Pepperoni Deep Dish Pizza," according to the June 2009 "Nutrition Action Healthletter."

Chili's Half Rack of Baby Back Ribs

Calories: 490 Saturated Fat: 12 g Sodium: 2,050 mg

"It's like ordering a quarter pounder with cheese on the side" of your meal, Hurley and Lieban point out.

Olive Garden Tour of Italy (Homemade Lasagna, Lightly Breaded Chicken Parmigiana and Creamy Fettuccine Alfredo)

Calories: 1,450 Saturated Fat: 33 g Sodium: 3,830 mg

"That's without even a single all-you-can-eat breadstick (150 calories a pop) or Garden-Fresh Salad with dressing (350 calories for each plate. Add one of each and you've got 2,000 calories," according to "Nutrition Action Healthletter."

The Cheesecake Factory Philly Style Flat Iron Steak

Calories: 2,320 Saturated Fat: 47 g Sodium: 5,340 mg

This cheese-overloaded order goes overboard on daily calories and contains well over two day's worth of saturated fat and sodium.

The Cheesecake Factory Chicken and Biscuits

Calories: 2,500

Though served at a sit-down restaurant, this plate is "essentially an entire KFC 8-piece Original Recipe bucket (four drumsticks and four thighs) plus five Home-Style Biscuits," Hurley and Liebman say.

*No other nutrition information was made available by The Cheesecake Factory.

Nashville, New York City, Philadelphia, Portland, California, Massachusetts and several counties across the country require some form of nutrition information to be posted, but CSPI wants more. In conjunction with its "Xtreme Eating Awards 2009," CSPI is calling for Congress to pass the Menu Education and Labeling (MEAL) Act, which would require major restaurant chains to post calories on menu boards and list calories, saturated plus trans fat, carbohydrates and sodium on printed menus across the U.S.

In a survey cited by CSPI, 82 percent of respondents said that seeing nutrition information posted in New York City restaurants affected their food choices. CSPI would like the information to be presented in a standardized way "like with packaged foods in supermarkets," says "Xtreme Eating 2009" co-author Jayne Hurley, explaining that doing so "virtually changed supermarkets overnight. Before the labeling there were no 'Lean Cuisine' type choices. Now you can't go to a store without finding a lower-sodium, lower-calorie or lower-fat version of a food. You'd see the same sort of thing at fast food places. Instead of one or two healthy choices, it would really level the playing field."