McDonald’s Unveils Its Highest Calorie Item Ever

This may end up on the menu here in the United States. Now it's available in less judgmental Japan. McDonald's outlets there are offering customers the Mega Potato, a container of fries double the size of an order of large fries that goes for roughly $5. At 350 grams, it's more than three-quarters of a pound of fries poured into a Golden Arches-stamped cardboard trough that McDonald's has advertised as 'perfect for sharing.'

The food press has already begun clutching its pearls over the fat content and the potential health consequences of the boat-sized order of fries, which will be available May 24 through June. At an estimated 1,142 calories, it is the highest-calorie food served at McDonald's. Would you like to see this on the menu here in the United States?