125 lb Cyclist Takes on 3 lb Veggie Burger
What happens when a 125 pound cyclist takes on the challenge of eating a 3 pound veggie monster burger? A better question may be…why would someone even want to?
As I’ve mentioned before, one of our sponsors over here at Loving the Bike is Big Daddy’s Restaurant in Austin. On their menu is what they call the “Monster Burger” and it’s one of those crazy food challenges where if you can eat the entire thing in 33 minutes or less…it’s totally free. Since Big Daddy’s serves up one of the best homemade veggie burgers I’ve ever tasted, I asked their executive chef if they’ve ever done a veggie monster burger. He responded saying it’s possible, but hasn’t yet been attempted….and right away I knew we had a new kind of challenge on our hands.
The Cyclist VS The Monster Veggie Burger
Personally weighing in at 125 pounds and knowing that eating a 3 lb veggie burger along with 1 lb of fries is absolutely insane, indulgent, and grossly un-healthy….I still just had to take part in the name of publicity and good marketing for Big Daddy’s. Being such a unique and interesting story, not only are we highlighting the event on our site, but it’s also been picked up by several local and national food blogs as well.
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Before having a look at this video that shows all the details from the challenge, I wanted to mention that Big Daddy’s truly has one incredible homemade veggie burger…and the original is definitely the size you’re accustomed to. It was actually my love for their veggie burger that led to my Family being regular customers and the ensuing sponsorship that followed. If you are up for a crazy challenge like that of the Monster Burger, the beef burger challenge can be done at any time…and the veggie challenge requires you giving them a heads up at least a day prior.
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Detoxing After a Big Feast
For any of you celebrating this week with a big Thanksgiving feast, or any big meal for that matter…..later on you just might feel like you ate 3 pounds of Turkey and not sure how to get your body feeling better. Well, we’re here to help. Our Nutritionist, Kelli, is serving up her post-Thanksgiving Green Detox Super Smoothie recipe for you on Thursday so be sure to check it out. Your body will thank us.
More photos from the Loving the Bike VS Monster Burger Challenge:
Great to see a vegetarian food challenge! I don’t know why people think it’s more difficult to eat a 3-pound beef burger than a 3-pound veggie burger. Heck–even eating 3 pounds of lettuce would be tough!
Our Loving the Bike nutritionist says a 3lb veggie burger is way tougher than a 3lb meat burger……beans are much tougher to digest.
Thanks for your comment……this old post has me craving one of those awesome Big Daddy’s veggie burgers.
Laughing so hard. Love that you tried to do that. I love a good veggie burger and that looks really good!
Darryl, That is the biggest Veggie burger I Have EVER seen! Awesome, you are like the vegetarian Man vs Food
Thanks Samantha. It was a lot of fun….and as far as I know, I’m still the only person here in Austin to attempt a 3lb veggie burger. Not sure I’m willing to try taking on that thing ever again, though.
I’ve never seen a burger that big before. It’s a good thing it was veggie. Did you really eat half of that huge burger?
Thanks Pamela….it was pretty darn close to half. I did take the rest home and ate it the next day. I think I’ve had enough veggie burger for a while.
I am HUNGRY!
Ay-yi-yi…That thing is huge! I think you were at a definite disadvantage with all the fiber in a veggie burger – it’s likely more filling than the beef one! Good job!
That’s what I started thinking as I was ready to throw in the towel…..maybe this veggie challenge is even harder than the beef burger. Being vegetarian, though the thought of that much meat kind of creeps me out a little….hahahahaha
I bet! Either way, I’m a little creeped out – ha! I can NEVER make it through an entire episode of Man vs. Food, and I’m not even the one eating the food! This one does have my vote of being one of the healthiest food challenges I’ve seen. Again, so much fiber.
back before I went vegetarian, we lived in Boise, ID across the street from Big Juds. Their claim to fame was the “Big Jud”, a 1 pound burger – that if you could eat the entire thing and fries, they posted your picture on the wall of fame (shame). I tried to do it once. Made myself completely sick. Don’t know how you powered your way through more than half of that monster.
It took some serious training, Kendall….hahahahaha. I did actually crank out as many miles as possible last week so I would be ready for this bad boy. You’re going to have to come over to Austin and at least try out their regular sized veggie burgers. They rock.
That’s one HUGE veggie burger!! Still can’t believe you attempted that!
Thanks for rolling with all my crazy ideas, Sweetie. You’re the best.
Love it….It was definitely fun to watch!! 🙂
You made me feel sick just reading this, but all in good fun right? I would like to try something like this one day.
Thanks John….yeah I’m glad I stopped before really getting myself sick. I was definitely at a point where I was awfully close.
you should think about a TV show….oops, somebody already doing it
I’ve never seen the show, but I kind of felt like that Man vs Food guy.