Jeff Wysaski
We all know Homer Simpson is a big fan of food, but it’s really not until you lay his daily food intake out onto a single table that you really get an idea of his true gluttony. Check out table spreads of an average day’s worth of nourishment for Homer Simpson, the Seinfeld cast and Garfield the cat.
(note: these are very rough estimates based on evidence found in each show. Also, the real-life image that inspired this post is worth checking out)
Click image to enlarge – suggested daily calories for Homer are based on recommended caloric intake for 1 middle-aged man with weight of 300 lbs. See below for a complete breakdown of calories for each item.
Click image to enlarge – J = Jerry, K = Kramer, G = George, E = Elaine, A = All
Suggested daily calories are based on recommended caloric intake for one middle-aged woman with weight of 130 lbs. (2,000 cals.), one middle-aged man with weight of 150 lbs. (2,200 cals.), one middle-aged man with weight of 180 lbs. (2,200 cals.) and one middle-aged man with weight of 220 lbs. (2,300 cals.). See below for a complete breakdown of calories for each item.
Suggested daily calories for Garfield are based on recommended caloric intake for one 8-lb. cat. See below for a complete breakdown of calories for each item.
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Homer Simpson Calories Breakdown:
Family size chips – 3600, Nuts and Gum – 950, Powerbar – 9, Hot dog – 280, 64 slices of cheese – 6400, 12 beers – 1740, 2 burgers (Big Mac) – 800, 3 large fries – 1200, 2 slurpees – 360, 13 donuts – 4,250, half pig – 3,000, bowl of mashed potatoes – 690, green been casserole – 1000, floor pie (2 slices) – 650
Seinfeld Cast Calories Breakdown:
Cheerios – 220 (2 cups), Grapefruit – 100, Bagel – 230, 2 Muffin tops – 560, Pot of coffee (10 cups) – 10, Oh Henry bar – 263, 1 Peach – 35, 2 Cantaloupe slices – 50, Cheese- 1060, Jujy Fruits – 240, 7 Snapples 1050, 1 Bosco drink – 837, 1 Bowl Soup – 140, 2 slices marble rye – 160, Tuna sandwich – 288, Calzone – 800, Big salad – 200, Black & White Cookie – 430, Junior Mints – 170, Eclaire – 300, Chocolate Babka (1 slice) – 440, Roasted chicken – 600, Kung Pao Chicken – 800, Gyro – 630
Garfield Calories Breakdown:
Cat Food (two servings) – 1200, Coffee: 4 calories, Cake – 1800, Lasagna (8 servings) – 580
Most calorie estimates were taken from fitday.com. Recommended calorie intakes were calculated from here.