Scritchfield

Expert evaluation: "If four people shared this [as their entire meal], not only would the waiter be like, 'What are you doing?' but we'd leave dissatisfied," Scritchfield says.

With high-calorie dishes, restaurant chains put obesity on the menu 2010

Expert evaluation: "I thought there was a typo, that there's no way that has 10,000 milligrams of sodium, but sure enough, they do," Scritchfield says.

With high-calorie dishes, restaurant chains put obesity on the menu 2010

Expert evaluation: "If you really wanted this, I'd say split it and add some veggies," Scritchfield says.

With high-calorie dishes, restaurant chains put obesity on the menu 2010

But if you eat too much fiber, it actually gives you constipation, Scritchfield says.

With high-calorie dishes, restaurant chains put obesity on the menu 2010

Expert evaluation: "These are interesting because they're sold as 'mini' burgers, but it's still a high-calorie, high-fat and high-salt meal because of what's on them," Scritchfield says.

With high-calorie dishes, restaurant chains put obesity on the menu 2010

Expert evaluation: "There are lots of ways you can make that healthier," Scritchfield says.

With high-calorie dishes, restaurant chains put obesity on the menu 2010

We asked Scritchfield to give us her take on these caloric heavyweights.

With high-calorie dishes, restaurant chains put obesity on the menu 2010

The mega-meals below could be shared, but Scritchfield says it wouldn't be surprising if they sometimes are consumed by just one person: "People envision what they're served as their portion."

With high-calorie dishes, restaurant chains put obesity on the menu 2010

"If someone hears 'tuna' and they think they should be eating more fish, they might think that's a good choice, but the portion is way too big," Scritchfield says.

With high-calorie dishes, restaurant chains put obesity on the menu 2010

Vegetables should be half of your dinner plate, and they're absent, Scritchfield says.

With high-calorie dishes, restaurant chains put obesity on the menu 2010