| ABC news let the cat out of the bag this week | | | | cheese is not the healthiest thing you can put in |
| by announcing the 9 worst foods to order at | | | | your body. 1,490 calories, 40 grams of saturated |
| restaurants. Now we all love the fried, fatty, | | | | fat and 3,580 milligrams of sodium. Need I say |
| sweet, cheesy, and salty foods so popular at | | | | more? |
| American food chains. But do we really know | | | | - Chili's - Half Rack of Baby Back Ribs: Though |
| what we are eating? These foods are often laden | | | | adding this as a side to your entree only adds $7 |
| with calories, salt, and saturated fats (the bad | | | | bucks to your bill, it also adds 490 calories,12 |
| kind)! These popular restaurant dishes may be | | | | grams of saturated fat, and 2,050 milligrams of |
| delicious, but beware of the heart-clogging, | | | | sodium to your meal. Can you imagine combining |
| pound-adding, blood-pressure raising qualities that | | | | this with the Big Mouth Bites? |
| make these dishes the 9 worst foods you can | | | | - Uno Chicago Grill - Mega-Sized Deep Dish |
| order at restaurants. | | | | Sundae: I admit, this looks delicious, but are the |
| To compare, the USDA recommends a daily | | | | 2,800 calories and 72 grams of saturated fat |
| intake of 2000 calories. Watch how these meals | | | | really worth it? That is more than a day's worth |
| all push the limits of a whole day's worth of | | | | of both calories and saturated fat! |
| calories. As for saturated fats, adults are advised | | | | - The Cheesecake Factory - Chicken and Biscuits: |
| not to eat more than 20 grams per day. Sodium | | | | This 2500-calorie meal may be comfort food, but |
| intake should be limited to 2400 milligrams. | | | | as ABC points out, it is comfort food because it |
| - Olive Garden - Tour Of Italy: This dish offers | | | | adds extra padding. It is slightly more feasible to |
| lasagna, chicken Parmesan, and fettuccine Alfredo | | | | split it in half and eat the rest the next day. |
| all on one plate. Yum, right? No! Polishing this off | | | | - Applebees - Quesadilla Burger: This meal of |
| will give you 1450 calories, 33 grams of saturated | | | | burger and fries with a Mexican twist can add |
| fat, and 3830 milligrams of sodium. Ouch! | | | | 1820 calories, 46 grams of saturated fat, and a |
| - Chili's - Big Mouth Bites: Okay, people stop with | | | | mouth-puckering 4410 milligrams of sodium to |
| the sliders! Just because these burgers are mini | | | | your daily intake. That is one salty burger! |
| does not make them healthier. This dish contains | | | | - The Cheesecake Factory- Philly Style Flat Iron |
| 1580 calories, 28 grams of saturated fat, and a | | | | Steak: This steak sandwich contains 2320 calories, |
| 2890 milligrams of sodium. Heart attack, here I | | | | 47 grams of saturated fat, and a staggering 5340 |
| come. | | | | milligrams of sodium. That is twice your daily |
| - The Cheesecake Factory - Fried Macaroni and | | | | recommended intake! |
| Cheese: We all love fried stuff, and what could be | | | | These meals are marketed to look and taste |
| better than fried mac and cheese? Stay away, | | | | delicious, and they do. However, not knowing |
| though... If the 1570 calories and 1860 grams of | | | | what is really making your mouth water is a |
| sodium are not enough, the whopping 69 grams | | | | dangerous way of sending yourself to an early |
| of saturated fat should keep you away. That is | | | | grave. Stay away from these 9 worst foods to |
| over three times more than your daily allowance! | | | | order at restaurants, or at the very least, split |
| - Red Lobster - Ultimate Fondue: You're getting | | | | them with a friend. |
| the picture by now, right? Massive amounts of | | | | |