Sunday, April 11, 2010

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

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