David Zinczenko author of the “Eat This Not That! book series.
It doesn’t matter how religiously you diet. It doesn’t matter how intensely you exercise. And even if you try to make the smartest choices, pick the healthiest foods, and watch what you eat at every meal, all it takes to sabotage your weight loss goals is one simple mistake. – a little bit of awareness can make those mistakes never happen.
Today’s food marketers have loaded many of their offerings with so much fat, sugar, and sodium that any single food in this slideshow can destroy all your hard work and best intentions. Welcome any one of these nutritional neutron bombs into your diet just once a month, and you could add nearly 7 pounds of flab to your frame in the coming year.
10. WORST SANDWICH
Quizno’s Large Tuna Melt
1,760 calories/133 g fat (26 g saturated, 1.5 g trans)
2,120 mg sodium
09. WORST BURGER
Chili’s Smokehouse Bacon Triple Cheese Big Mouth Burger
with Jalapeno Ranch Dressing
1,901 calories/138 g fat (47 g saturated)
4,201 mg sodium
08. WORST APPETIZER
On the Border Firecracker Stuffed Jalapenos with Chili con
Queso
1,950 calories/134 g fat (36 g saturated)
6,540 mg sodium
07. WORST CHINESE DISH
P.F. Chang’s Combo Lo Mein
1,968 calories/96 g fat (12 g saturated)
5,860 mg sodium
06. WORST SEAFOOD DISH
Romano’s Macaroni Grill Parmesan Crusted Sole
2,190 calories/141 g fat (58 g saturated)
2,980 mg sodium/145 g carbs
05. WORST MEXICAN DISH
Chili’s Fajita Quesadillas Beef with rice and beans, 4 flour
tortillas, and condiments
2,240 calories/92 g fat (43.5 g saturated)
6,390 mg sodium/253 g carbs
04. WORST PIZZA
Uno Chicago Grill Classic Deep Dish Individual Pizza
2,310 calories/165 g fat (54 g saturated)
4,920 mg sodium/120 g carbs
03. WORST BBQ RIBS
Outback Steakhouse Baby Back Ribs
2,580 calories
02. WORST DRINK
Baskin-Robbins Large Chocolate Oreo Shake
2,600 calories/135 g fat(59 g saturated, 2.5 g trans)
1,700 mg sodium/263 g sugars
01. WORST MEAL IN AMERICA
Carl’s Jr. Double Six Dollar Burger with Medium Natural Cut
Fries and 32-oz Coke
2,618 calories/144 g fat (51.5 g saturated)
2,892 mg sodium
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