Weight Watchers day 4 - Beware the Queso

At lunch today I planned to swim but the pool was closed because of contamination.  This afforded me the time to try something different than Subway.  I decided to go to Moe's for a Joey Jr. burrito.  As I was going to pay the cashier I noticed to me the preceding customers had ordered Queso, or so I thought.  As she put my order together I noticed a Queso being readied.  I asked her what it was and she said "Queso."  When I looked at it quizzedly she elaborated, "It's free today and tomorrow."  I said I didn't want it.  She looked confused for a few seconds because apparently she hadn't had that response yet.

I went on to enjoy my burrito, chips, and drink.  Later I looked up the nutritional info Moe's website for a cup of Queso.  It's the worst calorie for calorie food I've ever seen for fat and sodium content.

Nutritional Info

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Amount Per Serving
Calories 460 Calories From Fat 350

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 39g 60%

Saturated Fat 23g 115%

Trans Fatty Acids 0g

Monounsaturated Fat 0g

Polyunsaturated Fat 0g

Cholesterol 115mg 38%

Sodium 1760mg 73%

Total Carbohydrate 15g 5%

Dietary Fiber 0g 0%

Sugars 2g

Proteins 18g

Vitamin A 0%

Vitamin C 0%

Calcium 0%

Iron 0%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet

I think it's great that Americans have the freedom to eat something like this consequences be damned.  But I don't think Moe's should just be ladling it out and giving it away.  Or maybe they could just call it what it is, "Bowl of Salty Fatty Cheese", instead of the cute sounding Spanish translation.  It really has no redeeming nutritional quality.  I think it would be worse than McDonald's giving away a large fries and ice cream to every paying customer.  Fortunately I was on Weight Watchers at the moment and didn't accept it as I likely would have eaten it as a complement to my tortilla chips.