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Worst Slush
Sonic Route Large Lemon-Berry CreamSlush (20 oz)
630 calories 15 g fat (9 g saturated, 0.5 g trans) 99 g sugars

To be fair, this belly blaster is more of a shake-slush hybrid: half sugar-saturated ice and half high-fat ice cream. Think it sounds tasty alongside a Sonic Cheeseburger and fries? Maybe so, but that's a meal that will cost you more than 1,500 calories.

Drink This Instead!
Small Strawberry Real Fruit Slush (14 oz)
210 calories 0 g fat 52 g sugars


Worst Milk Shake
Cold Stone Creamery Gotta Have It PB&C Shake
2,010 calories 131 g fat (68 g saturated) 153 g sugars
The PB&C is intended to denote peanut butter and chocolate, but the more accurae translation might be potbellies and cardiovascular disease. After all, this one drink does pack more calories than a dozen ice cream sandwiches and more saturated fat than nearly 20 large orders of McDonald's French fries. And what's even more depressing is that no shake on Cold Stone's menu, not even the small sizes, falls below 1,000 calories. Choose a small ice cream and use the 1,640 calories for something with at least a trace of nutritional value.
Eat This Instead!
Peanut Butter Ice Cream Like It Size
370 calories 24 g fat (13 g saturated, 0.5 g trans) 28 g sugars

The Worst Drinks in America

Worst Bottled Coffee
Starbucks Coffee Frappuccino (13.7 oz bottle)
290 calories 4.5 g fat (2.5 g saturated) 46 g sugars
Most people don't associate coffee with milk shakes - like loads of sugar, but that's exactly what's happening inside this bottle. Add one of these to your diet every morning and you'll add about 28 pounds of flab to your body in a year.
Drink This Instead!
Java Monster Lo-Ball Coffee + Energy (15 oz can)
100 calories 3 g fat (2 g saturated) 8 g sugars

Worst Bottled Beverage
Sobe Liz Blizz (20 oz bottle)
310 calories 1 g fat (0.5 g saturated) 77 g sugars
Don't be fooled by the natural motifs that adorn Sobe's bottles. Spin this one around and you'll see that it's made from water, sugar, skim milk, and cream. We've said it before and we'll say it again: Don't buy products with cartoon animals on the front.
Drink This Instead!
Sobe Lean Energy (20 oz bottle)
13 calories 0 g fat 2.5 g sugars

Worst Soda
Sunkist (20 oz bottle)
320 calories 84 g sugars
All full-sugar sodas are evil, but they weren't all created equal. A 12 oz can of Coke - the tooth-rotting standard - contains 140 calories and 39 g of sugar. That same size can from Sunkist packs 190 calories and a staggering 52 g sugar. Tack on the extra 8 oz in this orange monster and you begin to understand why soft drinks are oten cited as one of the top contributors to obesity and diabetes in this country.
Drink This Instead!
Honest Ade Orange Mango (16.9 oz bottle)
100 calories 24 g sugars

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Worst Mall Food in America
Cinnabon Regular Caramel Pecanbun
1,100 calories 56 g fat (10 g saturated, 5 g trans) 47 g sugars 141 g carbohydrates
Cinnabon and malls are inseparable. Consider it a symbiotic relationship: Researchers have found that men are turned on by the smell of cinnamon rolls, and further studies have shown that men are more likely to spend money when they're thinking about sex. But just because Cinnabon might be good for Gap doesn't mean it's at all good for you. This dangerously bloated bun contains nearly an entire day's worth of fat and more than half of your daily allotment of calories. (For those keeping score that's as much as you'll find in 8 White Castle hamburgers).
Eat This Instead!
Cinnabon Stix
379 calories 21 g fat (6 g saturated, 4 g trans) 14 g sugars 41 g carbohydrates

Best Breakfast Sandwich
Panera Bread Egg and Cheese Breakfast Sandwich
380 calories 14 g fat (6 g saturated) 620 mg sodium
Researchers in Connecticut determined that, compared with people who ate bagels for breakfast, people who ate eggs consumed fewer calories throughout the rest of the day. The primary reason is protein, which digests slower than carbohydrates. This sandwich has 18 grams of the muscle-building, stomach-filling nutrient, so you can browse easier knowing your morning shopping spree won't turn into an afternoon eating binge.

Best Treat
Auntie Anne's Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel, no butter
380 calories 1 g fat 29 g sugars 400 mg sodium
Let's be clear: This is no health food. But by the standard set by the food court's oversize and oversweetened pastries (we're looking at you, Cinnabon), this bread knot's actually not so bad. The pretzel twisters will gladly bake you one without butter, which eliminates a quick 90 calories of pure fat and if you can manage to bring along a partner in crime, you can enjoy your treat for only 190 calories.

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Worst Soup
Panera Bread New England Clam Chowder in a Sourdough Bread Bowl
1,070 calories 44.5 g fat (28 g saturated, 1 g trans) 2,320 mg sodium
Soup in an edible bowl? The only more egregious nutritional pairing we've seen lately is Domino's audacious idea of serving pasta in a similarly hulking bread vessel. Next thing you know you'll be ordering your cheeseburger on a plate of pizza Okay, maybe not, but here's the deal: This sourdough bowl contributes an extra 590 calories to an already dubious bowl of chowder. Switch to a better soup and nix the soggy vessel or you might drop before you shop.
Eat This Instead!
Forest Mushroom Soup (bowl)
250 calories 18 g fat (8 g saturated) 1,150 mg sodium

Worst Sandwich
Panera Bread Full Chipotle Chicken on Artisan French
1,070 calories 55 g fat (15 g saturated, 1 g trans) 2,570 mg sodium
Panera, home to soups, salads, and a general feeling of well-being (not to mention free Wi-Fi!), benefits from a beaming health halo - a perceived virtuousness that doesn't necessarily play out in the hard realities of their nutritional stats. Yes, you can carefully construct a well-balanced 500-calorie meal, but you can also unknowingly consume 1,500 calories without breaking a sweat. Take this sandwich: It begins innocently enough (chicken and white bread), but is supported by a scurrilous cast of bacon strips, high-fat chipotle sauce, and a tarp of Cheddar cheese, the most fattening of the cheese choices. The result is a lunch with more calories than 11 Rice Krispies Treats and a serious crack in the health halo.
Eat This Instead!
Full Smoked Turkey on Sourdough
470 calories 17 g fat (2.5 g saturated) 1,680 mg sodium

The following few entries will feature the Best and Worst Mall Foods in America

Worst Slice of Pizza
Sbarro Stuffed Pepperoni Pizza (1 slice)
890 calories 42 g fat 3,200 mg sodium
The architecture of this thing makes it les like a slice of pizza and more like a pizza-inspired Chipotle Burrito. it relies on an oversize shell of oily bread to hold together a gooey wad of cheese and pepperoni. The net result is a pizza pocket with two-thirds of your day's fat and more than a day's worth of sodium. And the traditional pizza slices aren't much better; few fall below 600 calories. if you want to do well at Sbarro, think thin crust with nothing but produce on top.
Eat This Instead!
New York Style Fresh Tomato Pizza (1 slice)
450 calories 14 g fat 1,040 mg sodium

Worst Burger
Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger
920 calories 62 g fat (29.5 g saturated) 1,310 mg sodium
We applaud Five Guys, first for their delicious burgers and second because said burgers don't come coated with trans-fatty oils (unlike too many of their competitors). But their regular-size burgers are still way too big, and the fact that they call their substantial single-patty option a "small" burger encourages overconsumption. The bacon cheeseburger is the most caloric, but none of the other options are less than 700 calories either. instead, consider a "little" burger, which will fill your stomach without requiring you to plug a new hole at the end of your belt. Plus, you can load it up with all the produce you want.
Eat This Instead!
Little Hamburger
480 calories 26 g fat (11.5 saturated) 380 mg sodium 39 g carbohydrates

Worst Chinese Meal
Panda Express Orange Chicken with Fried Rice
1,025 calories 44 g fat (9 g saturated) 1,640 mg sodium
It's unfortunate that this dish happens to be one of the most popular on Panda's menu. Consider the recipe: battered and fried, then coated in a sugary syrup. It's like Colonel Sanders meets Willy Wonka. Pair with a scoop of fried rice and you've got a dish with serious flab-enhancing potential. Here's a better survival strategy: Skip the rice altogether and choose steamed veggies instead. Then pick any entree besides orange chicken.
Eat This Instead!
Broccoli Beef and Mixed Veggies
260 calories 15 g fat (3 g saturated) 680 mg sodium

The Best and Worst Foods for When You're Sick

Eat This

• Ginseng. In a Canadian study, people who took 400 milligrams of ginseng a day had 25 percent fewer colds than those popping a placebo. Ginseng helps kill invading viruses by increasing the body's production of key immune cells. you can find ginseng supplements at most pharmacies or brew up a cup of ginseng tea.
• Green tea. EGCG, a chemical compound that is potent in green tea, has been shown to stop the adenovirus (one of the bugs responsible for colds) from replicating. Start pumping green tea into your system at the first sign of a cold and you should be able to stave off worse symptoms. The best brand to brew? Go with Tetley; it was the most effective brand in studies.
• Oranges. The zinc and vitamin C in oranges won't prevent the onslaught of a cold, but they might decrease the severity and duration of your symptoms. One orange provides more than 100 percent of your daily recommended intake of vitamin C.
• Olive oil and avocados. Foods rich in healthy fats, such as olive oil and avocados, help reduce inflammation, a catalyst for migraines. One study found that the anti-inflammatory compounds in olive oil suppress the same pain pathway as ibuprofen.

Not That!

• Caffeinated beverages and energy drinks. Excessive caffeine screws with your sleep schedule and suppresses functions of key immune agents. And insufficient sleep opens the door to colds, upper respiratory infections, and other ills. What's more, caffeine can dehydrate you, and hydration is vital during illness: Fluids not only transport nutrients to the illness site but also dispose of toxins.