The 20 Worst Foods in America

Filed Under (Food) by Isabel on 11-26-2007


The U.S. food industry has declared war on your waistline. Here’s how to disarm its weapons of mass inflation:

Worst Chicken Entree

7. Chili’s Honey Chipotle Crispers with Chipotle Sauce
2,040 calories 99 g fat
240 g carbs

“Crispers” refers to an extra-thick layer of bread crumbs that soaks up oil and adds unnecessary calories and carbs to these glorified chicken strips.

Switch Your Selection: Order the Chicken Fajita Pita: At 450 calories and 43 grams of protein, it’s one of the healthiest entrées you’ll find in a chain restaurant.

Worst Fish Entree

6. On the Border Dos XX Fish Tacos with Rice and Beans
2,100 calories 130 g fat
169 g carbs 4,750 mg sodium

Perhaps the most misleadingly named dish in America: A dozen crunchy tacos from Taco Bell will saddle you with fewer calories.

Lighten the Load: Ask for grilled fish, choose the corn tortillas instead of flour (they’re lower in calories and higher in fiber), and swap out the carbohydrate-loaded rice for grilled vegetables.

Worst Pizza

5. Uno Chicago Grill Chicago Classic Deep Dish Pizza
2,310 calories 162 g fat
123 g carbs 4,470 mg sodium

Downing this “personal” pizza is equivalent to eating 18 slices of Domino’s Crunchy Thin Crust cheese pizza.

Swap Your Slices: Switch to the Sausage Flatbread Pie and avert deep-dish disaster by nearly 1,500 calories.

Worst Pasta

4. Macaroni Grill Spaghetti and Meatballs with Meat Sauce
2,430 calories 128 g fat
207 g carbs 5,290 mg sodium

This meal satisfies your calorie requirements for an entire day.

Downsize the Devastation: Ask for a lunch portion of this dinner dish (or any pasta on the menu, for that matter), and request regular tomato sauce instead of meat sauce. You’ll cut the calories in half.

Worst Nachos

3. On the Border Stacked Border Nachos
2,740 calories 166 g fat
191 g carbs 5,280 mg sodium

Worst Starter

2. Chili’s Awesome Blossom
2,710 calories 203 g fat
194 g carbs 6,360 mg sodium

The Worst Food in America

1. Outback Steakhouse Aussie Cheese Fries with Ranch Dressing
2,900 calories 182 g fat
240 g carbs

Even if you split these “starters” with three friends, you’ll have downed a dinner’s worth of calories before your entrée arrives.

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