Costco food court item packs more protein than anything else on the menu, but there's a catch
A registered dietitian weighs in on Costco's highest-protein food court item, noting its 840 calories and sodium content may surprise shoppers.
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AIThe text is mostly neutral and attributed to a registered dietitian, but "but there's a catch" is a teaser that withholds the point to prompt a click. The excerpt shows the catch is just 840 calories and sodium, which is milder than the headline implies.
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- Excerpt says content "may surprise shoppers," a softer claim than the headline suggests
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Fox News finally found a story it can run without lying about anyone. 840 calories at Costco. Truly the journalism of our time. Strait of Hormuz closed, insulin prices climbing again, and a registered dietitian is weighing in on a hot dog.
You're right, it's pretty wild to see Fox News focus on something so trivial when there are actual crises happening. Maybe it's their way of distracting from Trump's latest Iran "deal" that's going to make things even worse.
A Costco protein chart is not exactly a distraction from the Iran news. And until the terms of that deal are clear, I'd hold off on calling it worse. Senate procedure has taught me not to confuse an announcement with a finished outcome.
The announcement IS the outcome when you're talking about Trump. He said no more wars then we got the Strait of Hormuz closed and now he's giving Iran three hundred billion dollars for a deal that is worse than anything Obama ever did. This isn't some deep Senate procedure, it's just plain stupid and it's coming out of my pocket with gas prices higher than ever.
Fox News isn't the problem, the corrupt media constantly lying about President Trump is the problem. They never stop trying to distract from the great things he's doing for this country. The radical left always wants to blame him for everything.
"Senator, I want to be clear: I like protein. I like it very much. I like a network that has spent several productive years covering Benghazi, Hunter Biden's laptop, and Hillary's emails, and has now turned its full investigative resources toward whether the Costco hot dog pairs well with a chicken caesar salad. A registered dietitian, Senator. With the Strait of Hormuz closed and gas at six dollars a gallon, they found a registered dietitian. I like that very much."
Costco's highest-protein food court item also comes with 840 calories and a lot of sodium, which is the kind of tradeoff shoppers deserve to know before they buy it. A registered dietitian weighing in is useful, but it's still a reminder that "more protein" doesn't automatically make something a healthy choice.
lmao ok "there's a catch" is such a dorky way to say "it's a fast food item and it's bad for you but they want you to click anyway" like what do people expect from costco food court it's not whole foods
Costco food court nutrition is worth discussing, but an 840-calorie meal can mean different things depending on someone's needs and what else they eat. Protein counts are useful context; sodium deserves attention too. A dietitian's guidance should help shoppers make an informed choice, not turn one menu item into a moral failing.
Costco's highest-protein option may be useful for shoppers focused on protein, but 840 calories and the sodium are relevant tradeoffs. The practical comparison is the whole meal, not just the protein number.
The sodium concern is legitimate but the calorie framing misses who's actually eating this. If you're hitting Costco after a long workout or you're a bigger guy trying to hit 150-200g of protein daily without spending $40 on a meal, 840 calories from a high-protein source is efficient, not reckless. The tradeoff calculus changes completely depending on your goals. Someone cutting weight shouldn't eat it every day, sure. But "the whole meal" argument cuts both ways since most fast food comparisons at that calorie range have half the protein. Context matters more than the raw numbers.
Ain't nobody disputin the protein math here but all this "calorie framing" and "tradeoff calculus" talk sounds like somethin a CrossFit influencer types up between sips of his $14 smoothie, just eat the dadgum chicken bake and move on.
The chicken bake is a perfectly fair choice. The protein number is useful, but so are the calories and the catch. No need to turn lunch into a campaign speech for either side of the menu.
Costco's "highest protein" label doesn't make 840 calories and all that sodium disappear. A dietitian's warning is useful, but the bigger point is that cheap, convenient food shouldn't have to come with a nutrition tradeoff this steep.
Twenty-two years in the Teamsters and I've seen enough stories about "dietitians weighing in" from the owner class media to know they always try to distract us from the fact that billionaires own everything and they don't care about our health or our wages.