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[Spartan]

Rather have Doritos 

[Krandall]

7 Worst Pizzas' in America.




#7: Worst Supermarket Pizza
DiGiorno For One Traditional Crust Supreme Pizza
790 calories
36 g fat (14 g saturated fat, 3 g trans fats)
1,460 mg sodium

No, it's not delivery, but it is dangerous. This is how DiGiorno handles the personal pie: with 60 percent of your day's sodium, 70 percent of your saturated fat, and more trans fat than you should consume in an entire day. If your heart had a voice box, it would be screaming in outrage.





#6: Worst Multi-National Pizza
California Pizza Kitchen Tostada Pizza with Grilled Steak (1/2 pie)
840 calories
16 g saturated fat
1,649 mg sodium

With a caloric heft like this, you'd expect this Tex-Mex pie to be massively portioned. It's not. The big fatty price tag draws not from size, but from the combo effect of tortilla chips and ranch dressing. Switch to the equally interesting Four Seasons Pizza, which carries artichoke hearts, salami, mushroom, tomatoes, onions, and two cheeses, and you drop nearly 400 calories per half-pie serving. 





#5: Worst Single Slice
Sbarro Stuffed Pepperoni Pizza
960 calories
42 g fat
3,200 mg sodium

Sbarro serves up elephantine slices, so you should know better than to order one that essentially consists of two of those slices folded one atop another. In this one wedge of pizza, Sbarro manages to pack in nearly as many calories as you'd find in four pepperoni slices from Pizza Hut! You want to survive the Sbarro super-slice challenge? Stick to a regular pie, nix the pepperoni and sausage, and limit yourself to one slice.




#4: Worst Specialty Crust Pizza
Pizza Hut Stuffed Crust Meat Lover's Pizza (2 slices, 14" pie)
960 calories
52 g fat (24 g saturated, 1 g trans)
2,780 mg sodium

Around the perimeter of this pie is what essentially amounts to a hula-hoop ring of cheese. Gross, right? But it's not just cheese. Also inside that ring: two types of sausage, ham, beef, and bacon. The impact of all those salt-cured meats is more than a day's worth of sodium in each two-slice serving—oh, and as much saturated fat as a dozen Extra Crispy Drumsticks from KFC! Here's a simple mnemonic device: Stuffed pizza = stuffed potbelly. Stick to thin crust and lean meats and you'll live to eat well another day.   




#3: Worst Flatbread
Cosi Chicken Gorgonzola with Fig Flatbread with Traditional Crust
1,073 calories
41 g fat (9 g saturated)
1,057 mg sodium

At first blush, flatbread seems like a healthy version of pizza—especially when it comes adorned with fanciful toppings like Gorgonzola and figs. But let this be a lesson: Just because it's fancy doesn't mean it's healthy. Cosi's traditional crust is essentially the same carpet of bread you might find underneath a circular pie. The rules of pizza selection apply to flatbreads as well: Lean toppings, light cheese, and thin crust.




#2: Worst Thin Crust Pizza
Domino's Brooklyn Style ExtravaganZZa Feast Pizza (2 slices 16" pie)
1,180 calories
60 g fat (27 g saturated)
3,420 mg sodium

To be fair, Domino's Brooklyn Style isn't promoted as thin crust, but it was created with fold-ability in mind. That requires slices that are soft, thin, and—in Domino's case—massive. The typical Domino's pie comes sliced into eighths, but order the Brooklyn-inspired pie and you'll get only six slices. What happened to the other two slices? They were absorbed—along with their calories, fat, and sodium—into the other slices. Your better option is to build your own pie on a legitimate thin crust. Top that pie chicken and chorizo and you cut out 730 calories. Do that a couple times a week and you'll cut close to two pounds of flab per month.




1: Worst Pizza in America
Uno Chicago Grill Chicago Classic Deep Dish Pizza (Individual)
2,310 calories
162 g fat (54 g saturated fat)
4,920 mg sodium

Wait, wait, wait. This is a one-person pizza? Yup. All 2,310 calories are destined for one soon-to-be expanding belly. This pie has been a perennial pick for us over the past three years, and the reason is simple: No other personal pizza in the country even begins to approach these numbers. It breaks every single caloric recommendation on the books, and it does it under the guise of a must-have "classic" dish. With the country being plagued by obesity, Uno should have the decency to banish—or significantly improve—this dish.

[Krandall]

6 worst coffee drinks!



#6: Worst Chocolaty Coffee Drink
Starbucks Double Chocolaty Chip Frappuccino with Whole Milk and Whipped Cream (venti)
520 calories
23 g fat (14 g saturated, 0.5 g trans)
350 mg sodium
68 g sugars

Talk about double trouble. Within this chocolate calamity lurks three-quarters of your recommended daily intake of saturated fat, and as much sugar as you'll find in 10 Rainbow Popsicles! Slash your calorie intake by switching to skim milk and cutting out the whipped cream. Knock the size down to a grande, and switch from the frappe to an iced mocha, and you're looking at a drink with 350 fewer calories than when you started. Make a switch like that every single day, and you'll lose about 6 pounds in two months!




#5: Worst Seasonal Coffee DrinkDunkin' Donuts Iced Gingerbread latte
Dunkin' Donuts Iced Gingerbread Latte (large)
450 calories
12 g fat (7 g saturated)
290 mg sodium
68 g sugars

This holiday horror packs a whopping 68 grams of sugar (that's as much as in three and a half Twinkies!) and almost a quarter of your daily calories. (Hope you weren't planning to eat much today.) To enjoy the same chilly gingerbread coffee flavor, simply swap the latte for iced coffee and drop down a size. Suddenly, you're looking at nearly half as much sugar and a far more digestible 270 calories. (For more great tips like these, sign up for the Eat This, Not That! newsletter—free to your inbox every morning. Also be sure to follow me right here on Twitter for up-to-the-second diet and weight loss tips that help you lose weight and feel great—without ever dieting!)




#4: Worst Caramel-Flavored Coffee DrinkMcDonald's Caramel Latte
McDonalds Caramel Latte with Whole Milk (large)
330 calories
9 g fat (5 g saturated)
210 mg sodium
51 g sugars

This caramel confection hides an unhealthy dose of sugar and an unnecessary amount of calories. But don't blame the caramel flavoring entirely. Choose the flavored cappuccino instead for a fat-free, lower-calorie, lower-sugar alternative that will hit your sweet spot just the same. When given the choice, always opt for a cappuccino over a latte—they're made with less milk than lattes, which means they're lighter, with fewer calories. 



#3: Worst  "Arctic" Coffee Drink
Cosi Double Oh! Arctic Mocha (12 oz)
434 calories
22 g fat (13 g saturated)
241 mg sodium
46 g sugars

This drink's deliciousness is no excuse for its queasy dietary overload: as many calories as you'll find in nine Chicken McNuggets, as much sugar as in three and a half bowls of Froot Loops, and as much saturated fat as in 13 strips of bacon. Get the same great taste with a quarter of the fat and 245 fewer calories by opting for an arctic latte instead. No need for all that superfluous chocolate—the latte is just as delicious without the extra baggage.




#2: Worst Hot Chocolate Drink
Starbucks White Hot Chocolate with Whole Milk and Whipped Cream (venti)
640 calories
28 g fat (19 g saturated, 0.5 g trans)
330 mg sodium
60 g sugars

No one orders a hot chocolate and expects it to be anything but a dessert-like beverage. And certainly you should enjoy the occasional indulgence. But other times try this: Go with 2% milk and shave 50 calories. Cut the whip and trim another 70. Downsize to a grande and shed 120 more. Or swap to a cinnamon dulce latte, and cut out hundreds of calories while still indulging in a deliciously sweet treat!




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I can't live without coffee. I'll admit it—if I'm addicted to anything, it's caffeine. And that's not necessarily a bad thing. Coffee consumption has been linked to diminished risk of Alzheimer's, better brain function, and even better memory. Coffee in its purest, blackest form is good for you.

Now the bad news: That mix of chocolate, whipped cream, egg nog, and mystery syrup in your cup is not coffee. And it's definitely not good for you. Fancy coffeehouse fare is especially dangerous this time of year—'tis the season of gingerbread lattes and loaded hot chocolates. If you're not careful, you'll look more like Santa than one of his elves come Christmas Day.

In fact, researchers studied coffee habits in New York and found that two-thirds of Starbucks' customers opt for blended coffee drinks over regular brewed coffee or tea. The average caloric impact of the blended drinks was 239 calories. The regular coffee or tea, by comparison, was only 63 calories after factoring in added cream and sugar. So even if you like your coffee sweet and light, you can strip away 176 calories every day, just by making this one swap—and shed a pound and a half a month.

While researching Eat This, Not That! 2011, we tracked down the worst dessert-in-a-cup crimes against weight loss, plus much healthier alternatives. This holiday season, make these swaps to turn your neighborhood coffee shop of horrors into a tasty oasis of pick-me-ups—and stick with your new choices into the new year to keep the weight coming off.

Double Chocolaty Chip Frappuccino#6: Worst Chocolaty Coffee Drink
Starbucks Double Chocolaty Chip Frappuccino with Whole Milk and Whipped Cream (venti)
520 calories
23 g fat (14 g saturated, 0.5 g trans)
350 mg sodium
68 g sugars

Talk about double trouble. Within this chocolate calamity lurks three-quarters of your recommended daily intake of saturated fat, and as much sugar as you'll find in 10 Rainbow Popsicles! Slash your calorie intake by switching to skim milk and cutting out the whipped cream. Knock the size down to a grande, and switch from the frappe to an iced mocha, and you're looking at a drink with 350 fewer calories than when you started. Make a switch like that every single day, and you'll lose about 6 pounds in two months!

Drink This Instead!
Grande Iced Caffe Mocha with Skim Milk (No Whipped Cream)
170 calories
2.5 g fat (0 g saturated, 0 g trans)
80 mg sodium
26 g sugars

#5: Worst Seasonal Coffee DrinkDunkin' Donuts Iced Gingerbread latte
Dunkin' Donuts Iced Gingerbread Latte (large)
450 calories
12 g fat (7 g saturated)
290 mg sodium
68 g sugars

This holiday horror packs a whopping 68 grams of sugar (that's as much as in three and a half Twinkies!) and almost a quarter of your daily calories. (Hope you weren't planning to eat much today.) To enjoy the same chilly gingerbread coffee flavor, simply swap the latte for iced coffee and drop down a size. Suddenly, you're looking at nearly half as much sugar and a far more digestible 270 calories. (For more great tips like these, sign up for the Eat This, Not That! newsletter—free to your inbox every morning. Also be sure to follow me right here on Twitter for up-to-the-second diet and weight loss tips that help you lose weight and feel great—without ever dieting!)

Drink This Instead!
Iced Gingerbread Coffee with Cream (medium)
270 calories
9 g fat (5 g saturated)
90 mg sodium
36 g sugars

#4: Worst Caramel-Flavored Coffee DrinkMcDonald's Caramel Latte
McDonalds Caramel Latte with Whole Milk (large)
330 calories
9 g fat (5 g saturated)
210 mg sodium
51 g sugars

This caramel confection hides an unhealthy dose of sugar and an unnecessary amount of calories. But don't blame the caramel flavoring entirely. Choose the flavored cappuccino instead for a fat-free, lower-calorie, lower-sugar alternative that will hit your sweet spot just the same. When given the choice, always opt for a cappuccino over a latte—they're made with less milk than lattes, which means they're lighter, with fewer calories. 

Drink This Instead!
Caramel Cappuccino with Skim Milk (medium)
190 calories
0 g fat
150 mg sodium
41 g sugars

Bonus Tip: Sure, restaurants are turning their drinks into calorie-dense desserts. And you should see what they're doing with their apps and entrees. Don't miss—and don't go near—these 20 Scariest Food Creations of 2010!

Double Oh! Arctic Mocha#3: Worst  "Arctic" Coffee Drink
Cosi Double Oh! Arctic Mocha (12 oz)
434 calories
22 g fat (13 g saturated)
241 mg sodium
46 g sugars

This drink's deliciousness is no excuse for its queasy dietary overload: as many calories as you'll find in nine Chicken McNuggets, as much sugar as in three and a half bowls of Froot Loops, and as much saturated fat as in 13 strips of bacon. Get the same great taste with a quarter of the fat and 245 fewer calories by opting for an arctic latte instead. No need for all that superfluous chocolate—the latte is just as delicious without the extra baggage.

Drink This Instead!
Arctic Latte (12 oz)
189 calories
5 g fat (3 g saturated)
124 mg sodium
34 g sugars

Bonus Tip: Coffee drinks aren't the only ones hiding waist-stretching stealth calories; check out this shocking list of the 20 worst drinks in America.

White Hot Chocolate#2: Worst Hot Chocolate Drink
Starbucks White Hot Chocolate with Whole Milk and Whipped Cream (venti)
640 calories
28 g fat (19 g saturated, 0.5 g trans)
330 mg sodium
60 g sugars

No one orders a hot chocolate and expects it to be anything but a dessert-like beverage. And certainly you should enjoy the occasional indulgence. But other times try this: Go with 2% milk and shave 50 calories. Cut the whip and trim another 70. Downsize to a grande and shed 120 more. Or swap to a cinnamon dulce latte, and cut out hundreds of calories while still indulging in a deliciously sweet treat!

Drink This Instead!
Cinnamon Dulce Latte (grande)
210 calories
0 g fat
135 mg sodium
39 g sugars

Bonus Tip: A quick way to save a ton of money each year: Make your own coffee. To discover the best packaged coffee in America, and every other all-star food by category, check out our definitive list of the 125 Best Supermarket Foods.

#1: The Worst Coffee Drink in AmericaLotta Caramel Latte
Cold Stone Creamery Lotta Caramel Latte, Gotta Have It Size
1,790 calories
99 g fat (62 g saturated, 2.5 g trans)
175 g sugars

It may be coffee-flavored, but this latte shake is virtually unrecognizable next to your typical morning cup of Joe. It's simply a giant dessert drink disaster. This large shake has nearly a full day's worth of calories, as much saturated fat as you'll find in 62 strips of bacon, and you'll exceed your daily limit of trans fats in the few minutes it takes you to drink it. Oh, did I mention the ridiculous sugar load? (44 spoonfuls!) If you want a sweet, caramel latte taste, opt for the actual caramel latte at Cold Stone, not the shake. You'll cut more than 1,500 calories from your order!

[Krandall]

The Worst "Free" Restaurant Food


#6: Fazoli's Garlic Breadsticks
1 breadstick
150 calories
7 g fat (1.5 g saturated)
290 mg sodium
20 g carbohydrates

These free, unlimited breadsticks are a signature part of the Fazoli's dining experience. Folks seem to love 'em: Googling "Fazoli's breadsticks recipe" returns more than 3,000 results. And at only 150 calories each, how bad could they be? Well, each breadstick is the caloric equivalent of more than 7 Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Kisses. Eating one is a sensible indulgence—but try to eat just one! Appetizers are often the downfall of a diet: To see my point, check out this eye-popping Eat This, Not That! list of the 10 Worst Starters in America.

BiscuitsWORST "FREE" RESTAURANT FOOD #5: Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits
1 biscuit
150 calories
8 g fat (2.5 g saturated fat)
350 mg sodium
16 g carbohydrates

These Red Lobster staples come free with any entrée—and you can have as many as you want. Red Lobster's website boasts of serving "almost 1.1 million" Cheddar Bay Biscuits every day. Add two of them to your Parrot Isle Jumbo Coconut Shrimp and your already-sizeable meal (880 calories) balloons to the caloric equivalent of more than a half-dozen Krispie Kreme glazed donuts! That said, keep far from Cheddar Bay, and Red Lobster is actually a nutritional safe harbor: Its menu is consistently one of the best in the country among chain restaurants. I'm always keeping my eye on the very best places for you to eat, and the often surprising places where hidden calories lurk. Get the scoop every day by following me right here on Twitter! or by signing up for the FREE Eat This, Not That! newsletter.


FriesWORST "FREE" RESTAURANT FOOD #4: Ruby Tuesday Endless Fries
396 calories
18 g fat
1,389 mg sodium
50 g carbohydrates

If you order a burger at Ruby Tuesday, you automatically get fries on the side—with infinite refills. A bargain, right? Sure, for your tailor: He'll be making a lot of extra dough letting out your pants. A  single side of the chain's fries has more calories than a McDonald's cheeseburger! That means every time you ask for a refill, you're getting an additional visit from Mayor McCheese. And Ruby Tuesday doesn't report saturated fat levels—a warning flag for those who like to know what, exactly, they're putting in their bodies. In fact, two of Ruby's burgers make this Eat This, Not That! treacherous list of the 15 Worst Burgers in America.

ChipsWORST "FREE" RESTAURANT FOOD #3: On the Border Chips and Salsa
430 calories
22 g fat (4 g saturated)
52 g carbohydrates
460 mg sodium

Chips and salsa: Who could eat Mexican food without it? At On the Border, the answer should be you. This free starter has more calories than three White Castle sliders. That's no way to start your meal anywhere, let alone at a restaurant where every single enchilada dish will cost you at least 1,000 calories. Good things come to those who wait: Eschewing the chips and sticking to your order will get you across this Border with less baggage around your midsection.

PancakesWORST "FREE" RESTAURANT FOOD #2: Denny's Unlimited Pancake Stack
Buttermilk Pancakes with Maple-Flavored Syrup (2 pancakes)
473 calories
4 g fat (0.5 g saturated)
1,196 mg sodium
103 g carbohydrates

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. They don't say, "Eat as much as humanly possible for breakfast." And yet you'd think that's what Denny's has in mind with this deal. Just two buttermilk pancakes will cost you more calories than four full servings of Breyers Smooth & Dreamy Dark Chocolate Velvet ice cream—double or triple that, and you've ruined your diet for the day without paying a cent. The Denny's press release announcing this promotion brags about the "value" they're providing Americans: Not Americans who value their bodies! (If you're one of those folks, get easy, effective advice about foods to avoid--and the smart swaps you should go for instead to make the belly fat fall off--with the latest Eat This, Not That! 2011 book.)

Bonus Tip: Lose weight fast. Build muscle. Get out of debt. Whatever your resolution for 2011, here's your plan.

BreadsticksTHE #1 WORST "FREE" RESTAURANT FOOD: Olive Garden Bottomless Salad and Breadsticks
Garden-Fresh Salad (1 serving with dressing)
350 calories
26 g fat (4.5 g saturated)
1,930 mg sodium
22 g carbohydrates

Breadstick (1 with garlic butter spread)
150 calories
2 g fat (0 g saturated)
400 mg sodium
28 g carbohydrates

Olive Garden wins the battle of the fattening freebies by a mile. The minute you sit down, you're staring at bowls of bottomless breadsticks and "garden" salad. Bottomless, however, doesn't describe what you'll look like if you spend too much time grazing in the Garden. Just one serving of each will give you 25 percent of your day's caloric intake, before you've taken your first bite of your actual meal. But wait: Aren't salads "healthy"? Not in this Garden: The free salad alone has almost a full day's worth of sodium. Unfortunately, Olive Garden is far from the only restaurant that's really a dietary minefield. Check out this comprehensive slideshow of the 20 Worst Restaurant Foods in America.

[Spartan]

I like the red lobster and olive garden free bread...

[disco]

I tear those Red Lobster biscuits up!

[Spartan]

Just had red lobster for lunch...yumm. the real killer are the endless SOFT DRINKS (had 4-5 glasses of diet coke)

[Krandall]

WORST MORNING JOLT
5-Hour Energy (1.93-oz bottle)
4 calories
0 g sugars
Caffeine: 135 mg

Drink This Instead!
Black Coffee (12-oz cup)
0 calories
0 g sugars
Caffeine: 95-200 mg

What's really in 5-Hour Energy? Wouldn't you like to know! The company claims the product is packed with a variety of vitamins and other compounds that promote energy, but when Consumer Reports recently requested a copy of the supporting research, the company balked. Here's a golden rule of food and drink: If the company selling the product won't put its money where its mouth is, don't put their product where your mouth is. Bottom line: The only proven ingredient in this bottle is caffeine, and one bottle contains about as much as a cup of coffee. You know what costs much less, contains loads of natural antioxidants, and also has as much caffeine as a cup of coffee? You guessed it, a cup of coffee. No energy drink on the planet is more reliable.

Bonus Tip: 5-Hour Energy may be a lot of hype, but at just 4 calories per bottle, it won't make you fat.





WORST CAFFEINATED DISASTER
Redline Power Rush (2.5-oz bottle)
0 calories
0 g sugars
Caffeine: 326 mg

Drink This Instead!
Sugar-Free Red Bull (8.4-oz can)
0 calories
0 g sugars
Caffeine: 75 mg

This is what happens when the companies that produce energy shots go to war with one another (7 hours of energy? Really?). Sipping this tiny bottle is the caffeine equivalent of gulping down about three cups of coffee, which is probably why the company's website warns minors not to drink it. Oh, and for those of us with family histories of high blood pressure, enlarged prostates, glaucoma, or any one of six other ailments, we need to consult a physician before use. The company also recommends you drink only half a bottle, but who's going to drink one-half of 2.5 ounces? That's like packing an Oreo in your kid's lunch and telling her to eat only one bite. Sugar-Free Red Bull offers the same low-cal advantage with a more reasonable amount of caffeine, which is about as much as a cup of coffee.






WORST SODA HYBRID
Amp Energy (16-oz can)
220 calories
58 g sugars
Caffeine: 142 mg

Drink This Instead!
Xenergy Mango Guava (16-oz can)
0 calories
0 g sugars
Caffeine: 180 mg

No energy drink exposes the blurred line between energy and soda better than Amp. It is, after all, an offshoot of Mountain Dew. The difference is it's shot through with more caffeine and all the dubious additives that give energy drinks their questionable energy appeal. But the problem with this can is the same problem that afflicts every other soda on the market—sugar. Guzzling this thing fills your stomach with 14 spoonfuls of sugar. If it's energy you want, Xenergy promises all the same additives without any of the sugar. Consider it a modest vice.







WORST ENERGY SHOT
Clif Razz Energy Gel Shot (32 g package)
100 calories
12 g sugars
Caffeine: 0 mg

Drink This Instead!
Ito En Sencha Shot (6.4-oz can)
0 calories
0 g sugars
Caffeine: 40 mg

Be wary of any "energy" shot that comes in gel form. These packages are specifically formulated to replenish sugar stores to overworked muscles during bouts of high-intensity training. That's great if you're running a 10K, but it you're not doing some serious athletics, expect it to go straight to your thighs, butt, and belly. For a more sustainable—and less fattening—form of energy, opt for green tea. Ito En's Sencha Shot is just that, concentrated green tea laced with 152 milligrams of catechins, antioxidants that have been linked to weight loss. One of these tacked on to your daily routine can only do your body good. 





WORST COFFEE BOOST
Starbucks Coffee Frappuccino (13.7-oz bottle)
290 calories
4.5 g fat (3 g saturated)
46 g sugars
Caffeine: 108 mg

Drink This Instead!
Rockstar Roasted Coffee + Energy Light Vanilla (16-oz can)
100 calories
14 g sugars
Caffeine: 240 mg

I'm not Rockstar's biggest fan, but they do a lot of things right, like this healthier alternative to Starbucks. Do you know how much whole milk you'd have to pour into your coffee to reach the 290 calories in this Starbucks bottle? Nearly two cups. Or how about this for comparison: This Vanilla Frappuccino has more calories than either a Snickers bar or a Wendy's Jr. Cheeseburger, plus it has more sugar than two scoops of Haagen-Dazs Crème Brulèe ice cream. Switch to Rockstar's lighter version of a caffeinated morning drink and you'll cut your calorie load by two-thirds!





WORST ENERGY DRINK
Vault Red Blitz (20-oz bottle)
290 calories
78 g sugars
Caffeine: 115 mg

Drink This Instead!
Rockstar Recovery (16 fl oz)
20 calories
2 g sugars

And here it is, the biggest loser in the battle of the energy drinks. Vault packs in more sugar than any other energy drink on the market. In terms of sheer calories, Starbucks Coffee Frappuccino fares just as bad, but even it can't claim to have more sugar than 3½ Hershey's Milk Chocolate bars. If you're looking for the daily energy beverage most likely to give you diabetes, this might be it. Otherwise, pick something with less sugar. Rockstar's Recovery is as fine as any energy drink on the market. It contains 160 mg of caffeine—about as much as 14 ounces of Dunkin' Donuts coffee—and it's flavored with lemon juice.

Bonus Tip: If you're serious about losing weight, you need to cut down on sugar first. Problem is, many of us eat too much of the white stuff for breakfast.  You stay full longer when you swap out sugar for fiber.

[Spartan]

5 hour energy tastes like crap and that's what keeps you up and Monster energy drinks ftw

[Krandall]

1. WORST PASTA
Ruby Tuesday Mediterranean Shrimp Pasta
3,933 mg sodium
1,086 calories
63 g fat

Sodium Equivalent: 11 Large Orders of McDonald's French Fries

Somebody needs to tell Ruby Tuesday that to make "Mediterranean" pasta, you don't need to actually boil the noodles in Mediterranean seawater. Ruby Tuesday makes only one pasta dish with fewer than 2,000 mg of sodium (almost an entire day's worth!), and it has only two pasta dishes with fewer than 3,000 mg. The other four pasta dishes on the menu each have more than 3,000 mg.

Eat This Instead!
Ruby Tuesday Plain Grilled Petite Sirloin with Steamed Broccoli and White Cheddar Mashed Potatoes
987 mg sodium
460 calories
22 g fat




2. WORST BREAKFAST
IHOP Thick-Cut Bone-In Ham & Eggs
4,310 mg sodium
1,170 calories
61 g fat (19 g saturated)

Sodium Equivalent: 37 servings of Planter's Cocktail Peanuts (that's more than three 12-oz cans!)

IHOP is another chain known for egregious sodium levels. Even foods that sound relatively sodium-free are swimming in the stuff. Take an order of Buttermilk Pancakes. One order—5 pancakes—has 2,640 mg sodium. Things turn especially ugly when you start adding meat to the plate. You'd be wise to avoid any dish with steak or ham, which consistently contribute to a total of more than 2,000 mg per dish.

Eat This Instead!
IHOP Simple & Fit Turkey Bacon Omelette with Fresh Fruit
730 mg sodium
420 calories
21 g fat (10 g saturated)





3. WORST "HEALTHY" ENTREE
Applebee's Weight Watchers Chipotle Lime Chicken
4,990 mg sodium
490 calories
12 g fat (2 g saturated)

Sodium Equivalent: 31 servings of Ruffles (that's more than two "Family Size" bags!)

Avoiding salt at Applebee's is nearly impossible. Not even the "healthy" selections pass muster. The six items on the Under 550 Calories menu average 2,341 mg of sodium per entree. The five items on the Weight Watchers menu average 2,448 mg. Even the side dishes are dangerous. A side of Loaded Mashed Potatoes will cost you 1,340 mg, and a side of Broccoli Cheddar Soup will cost you 1,690. If you order anything off this menu, you'd be wise to stick to sodium-free foods for the rest of the day.

Eat This Instead!
Applebee's Asiago Peppercorn Steak
1,520 mg sodium
390 calories
14 g fat (6 g saturated)




4. SALTIEST APPETIZER
Applebee's Appetizer Sampler
6,830 mg sodium
2,590 calories
173 g fat (54 g saturated)

Sodium Equivalent: 370 Funyuns (that's more than four bags of 'em!)

Restaurant appetizer samplers are notoriously riddled with sodium, but Applebee's is a full-blown tour de force of heart-stopping potential. Piled onto this plate are a bacon and cheese quesadilla, fried cheese sticks, spinach and artichoke dip and chips, and boneless buffalo wings. Just one of those things is bad enough, but add all four and you have three days' worth of sodium and more than an entire day of calories—in just one appetizer!





5. SALTIEST CHINESE
P.F. Chang's Double Pan-Fried Noodles with Pork
7,900 mg sodium
1,652 calories
84 g fat (12 g saturated)

Sodium Equivalent: 263 Triscuit crackers (that's 4.3 boxes!)

PF Changs' menu is probably the saltiest in America; even a bowl of Hot and Sour Soup has 5,000 mg. For that half of the population that's supposed to max out at 1,500 mg daily sodium, the Double Pan-Fried Noodles with Pork harbors more than five times the limit. Even for those in the higher tier, it still represents three-and-a-half days worth of sodium consumption. If you end up at Chang's, let the Steamed Buddha Bowl be your safety plate. But remember: It's got to be steamed. Order it stir-fried and the same dish suddenly leaps to 2,740 mg sodium. Yikes.

Eat This Instead!
PF Changs Steamed Buddha's Feast Lunch Bowl (brown rice) with Egg Drop Soup
800 mg sodium
480 calories
7 g fat (0 g saturated)

[rappyfreak]

  IHOP just opened a restaurant over here!

[Peelz]

IHOP just opened a restaurant over here!

international house of pu$$ies! 

[rappyfreak]

Knew "el Peelio" would bite! 

[Gunz]

Hol-e-shit, I eat a FERK load of otb chips and salsa.....

[Krandall]

we don't have an OTB here that I'm aware of.. good stuff?