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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