List Of The Twenty Worst Foods For Diabetics
20. Chicken Meal: Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips
from McDonald's (5 pieces) with cream ranch sauce. 830 Calories,
55 grams fat (4.5 trans fat), 48 carbs. Add a large fries and
regular soda and this seemingly innocuous chicken meal tops out at
1,710 calories.
19. Worst drink: Jamba Juice Chocolate Moo'd Power Smoothie,
(30 fluid oz). 900 calories, 10 g fat, 183 carbs, 166 g sugar.
Jamba Juice calls it a smoothie. MSNBC calls it a milk shake. The
beverage contains as much sugar as 8 pints of Ben & Jerry's butter
pecan ice cream.
18. Worst supermarket meal: Pepperidge Farm Roasted Chicken
Pot Pie (whole pie). 1,020 calories, 64 g fat, 86 g carbs. Label
may say this pie serves two, but, who ever divided a small pot pie
in half? Once you crack the crust, there will be no stopping.
17. Worst 'healthy' burger: Ruby Tuesday Bella Turkey Burger.
1,145 calories, 71 g fat, 56 g carbs.
16. Worst Mexican entree: Chipotle Mexican Grill Chicken
Burrito. 1,179 calories, 47 g fat, 125 g carbs, 2,656 mg sodium.
15. Worst kids' meal: Macaroni Grill Double Macaroni 'n'
Cheese. 1,210 calories, 62 g fat, 3,450 mg sodium. It's like
feeding your kid 1-1/2 boxes of Kraft mac 'n' cheese.
14. Worst sandwich: Quiznos Classic Italian (large). 1,528
calories, 92 g fat, 4,604 mg sodium, 110 g carbs. A large homemade
sandwich would more likely provide about 500 calories.
13. Worst salad: On the Border Grande Taco Salad with Taco
Beef. 1,450 calories, 102 g fat, 78 g carbs, 2,410 mg sodium.
This isn't an anomaly; five different On the Border salads on the
menu contain more than 1,100 calories each.
12. Worst burger: Carl's Jr. (Hardee's on East Coast) Double
Six Dollar Burger. 1,520 calories! , 111g fat. Carl's Jr. brags
it's home to this enormous sandwich, but the restaurant chain also
provides convenient nutrition info on its Web site -- so ignorance
is no excuse for eating it.
11. Worst steak: Lonestar 20 oz T-bone. 1,540 calories, 124g
fat. Add a baked potato and Lonestar's Signature Lettuce Wedge,
and this is a 2,700 calorie blowout.
10. Worst breakfast: Bob Evans Caramel Banana Pecan Cream
Stacked and Stuffed hotcakes. 1,540 calories, 77 g fat (9 g trans
fat), 198 g carbs, 109 g sugar. Five Egg McMuffins yield the same
caloric cost as this stack of sugar-stuffed flapjacks, which is
truly a heavy breakfast, weighing in at a hefty pound and a half.
9. Worst dessert: Chili's Chocolate Chip Paradise Pie with
Vanilla Ice Cream. 1,600 calories, 78 g fat, 215 g carbs. Would
you eat a Big Mac for dessert? How about three? That's the
calorie equivalent of this decadent dish. Clearly, Chili's
customers get their money's worth.
8. Worst Chinese entree: P.F. Chang's Pork Lo Mein. 1,820
calories, 127 g fat, 95 g carbs. The fat content in this dish
alone provides more than 1,100 calories. And you'd have to eat
almost five servings of pasta to match the number of carbs it
contains. Now, do you really need five servings of
pasta?
7. Worst chicken entree: 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 break crumbs that soak up oil and
adds unnecessary calories and carbs to these glorified chicken
strips.
6. Worst fish entree: On The Border Dos Fish Tacos with Rice
and Beans. 2,100 calories, 130 g fat, 169 g carbs, 4,700 mg
sodium, perhaps the most misleadingly named dish in America. A
dozen crunchy tacos from Taco Bell will saddle you with fewer
calories.
5. Worst pizza: 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.
4. Worst pasta: Macaroni Grill Spaghetti and Meatballs with
Meat Sauce. 2,430 calories, 128 g fat, 207 g carbs, 5,290 mg
sodium. This meal satisfied your calorie requirements for an
entire day.
3. Worst nachos: On The Border Stacked Border Nachos. 2,740
calories, 166 g fat, 191 g carbs, 5,280 sodium.
2. Worst starter: Chili's Awesome Blossom. 2,710 calories,
203 g fat, 194 g carbs, 6,360 mg sodium.
1. The Worst Food In America: Outback Steakhouse Aussie Cheese
Fries With Ranch Dressing. 2,900 calories, 182g fat, 240g carbs.
Even if you split these 'starters' with three friends, you'll have
downed a dinner's worth of calories before your entree arrives.
20. Chicken Meal: Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips
from McDonald's (5 pieces) with cream ranch sauce. 830 Calories,
55 grams fat (4.5 trans fat), 48 carbs. Add a large fries and
regular soda and this seemingly innocuous chicken meal tops out at
1,710 calories.
19. Worst drink: Jamba Juice Chocolate Moo'd Power Smoothie,
(30 fluid oz). 900 calories, 10 g fat, 183 carbs, 166 g sugar.
Jamba Juice calls it a smoothie. MSNBC calls it a milk shake. The
beverage contains as much sugar as 8 pints of Ben & Jerry's butter
pecan ice cream.
18. Worst supermarket meal: Pepperidge Farm Roasted Chicken
Pot Pie (whole pie). 1,020 calories, 64 g fat, 86 g carbs. Label
may say this pie serves two, but, who ever divided a small pot pie
in half? Once you crack the crust, there will be no stopping.
17. Worst 'healthy' burger: Ruby Tuesday Bella Turkey Burger.
1,145 calories, 71 g fat, 56 g carbs.
16. Worst Mexican entree: Chipotle Mexican Grill Chicken
Burrito. 1,179 calories, 47 g fat, 125 g carbs, 2,656 mg sodium.
15. Worst kids' meal: Macaroni Grill Double Macaroni 'n'
Cheese. 1,210 calories, 62 g fat, 3,450 mg sodium. It's like
feeding your kid 1-1/2 boxes of Kraft mac 'n' cheese.
14. Worst sandwich: Quiznos Classic Italian (large). 1,528
calories, 92 g fat, 4,604 mg sodium, 110 g carbs. A large homemade
sandwich would more likely provide about 500 calories.
13. Worst salad: On the Border Grande Taco Salad with Taco
Beef. 1,450 calories, 102 g fat, 78 g carbs, 2,410 mg sodium.
This isn't an anomaly; five different On the Border salads on the
menu contain more than 1,100 calories each.
12. Worst burger: Carl's Jr. (Hardee's on East Coast) Double
Six Dollar Burger. 1,520 calories! , 111g fat. Carl's Jr. brags
it's home to this enormous sandwich, but the restaurant chain also
provides convenient nutrition info on its Web site -- so ignorance
is no excuse for eating it.
11. Worst steak: Lonestar 20 oz T-bone. 1,540 calories, 124g
fat. Add a baked potato and Lonestar's Signature Lettuce Wedge,
and this is a 2,700 calorie blowout.
10. Worst breakfast: Bob Evans Caramel Banana Pecan Cream
Stacked and Stuffed hotcakes. 1,540 calories, 77 g fat (9 g trans
fat), 198 g carbs, 109 g sugar. Five Egg McMuffins yield the same
caloric cost as this stack of sugar-stuffed flapjacks, which is
truly a heavy breakfast, weighing in at a hefty pound and a half.
9. Worst dessert: Chili's Chocolate Chip Paradise Pie with
Vanilla Ice Cream. 1,600 calories, 78 g fat, 215 g carbs. Would
you eat a Big Mac for dessert? How about three? That's the
calorie equivalent of this decadent dish. Clearly, Chili's
customers get their money's worth.
8. Worst Chinese entree: P.F. Chang's Pork Lo Mein. 1,820
calories, 127 g fat, 95 g carbs. The fat content in this dish
alone provides more than 1,100 calories. And you'd have to eat
almost five servings of pasta to match the number of carbs it
contains. Now, do you really need five servings of
pasta?
7. Worst chicken entree: 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 break crumbs that soak up oil and
adds unnecessary calories and carbs to these glorified chicken
strips.
6. Worst fish entree: On The Border Dos Fish Tacos with Rice
and Beans. 2,100 calories, 130 g fat, 169 g carbs, 4,700 mg
sodium, perhaps the most misleadingly named dish in America. A
dozen crunchy tacos from Taco Bell will saddle you with fewer
calories.
5. Worst pizza: 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.
4. Worst pasta: Macaroni Grill Spaghetti and Meatballs with
Meat Sauce. 2,430 calories, 128 g fat, 207 g carbs, 5,290 mg
sodium. This meal satisfied your calorie requirements for an
entire day.
3. Worst nachos: On The Border Stacked Border Nachos. 2,740
calories, 166 g fat, 191 g carbs, 5,280 sodium.
2. Worst starter: Chili's Awesome Blossom. 2,710 calories,
203 g fat, 194 g carbs, 6,360 mg sodium.
1. The Worst Food In America: Outback Steakhouse Aussie Cheese
Fries With Ranch Dressing. 2,900 calories, 182g fat, 240g carbs.
Even if you split these 'starters' with three friends, you'll have
downed a dinner's worth of calories before your entree arrives.