Worst Candy
Skittles Original Fruit (1 package)
It's hard to imagine any candy being worse than this. each colored bead is essentially sugar and corn syrup glued together with hydrogenated palm kernel oil.
Worst Cookie
Oreo Cakesters (2 cookies)
Sugar, white flour, and oil - a timeless recipe for bad health. The Cakesters have more than twice as many calories as a Chewy Chips Ahoy!
Worst Candy Bar
Twix (2-ounce package)
Twix takes the already-dubious candy-bar reputation and drags it through a murky pool of saturated fat. it would take 11 strips of bacon to achieve that sort of heart-stopped potential, which makes this one potentially hazardous after-lunch snack.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Worst Triple Burger
Burger King Triple Whopper Sandwich with Cheese and Mayo
This Triple Whopper is triple trouble. You could remove 2 patties and still be looking at more calories than you should tussle with in one sitting. And the fact that it's got more trans fat than you should eat in a day only adds insult to injury. The problem with BK burgers is that not a single one comes without the heart-harming trans-fatty acids, despite their long-standing promise to (someday) make their menu trans fat free. Your best bet when dealing with the King is to choose a chicken sandwich, instead.
Burger King Triple Whopper Sandwich with Cheese and Mayo
This Triple Whopper is triple trouble. You could remove 2 patties and still be looking at more calories than you should tussle with in one sitting. And the fact that it's got more trans fat than you should eat in a day only adds insult to injury. The problem with BK burgers is that not a single one comes without the heart-harming trans-fatty acids, despite their long-standing promise to (someday) make their menu trans fat free. Your best bet when dealing with the King is to choose a chicken sandwich, instead.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Worst Fast Food Salad
Wendy's Chicken BLT Salad with Honey Dijon Dressing and Croutons
A little bacon on your salad is one thing, but this bowl of lettuce packs the saturated equivalent of 14 crispy strips of swine. Not the model of health most people bargain for when they opt for a pile of greens. You can improve matters significantly (to the tune of 160 calories and 18 grams of fat) by swapping the recommended Honey Dijon for Balsamic Vinaigrette. Better yet, opt out of this salad entirely and grab the more reasonable Mandarin Chicken Salad. Or a burger; believe it or not, most burgers on Wendy's menu are considerably better for you than this bowl.
Wendy's Chicken BLT Salad with Honey Dijon Dressing and Croutons
A little bacon on your salad is one thing, but this bowl of lettuce packs the saturated equivalent of 14 crispy strips of swine. Not the model of health most people bargain for when they opt for a pile of greens. You can improve matters significantly (to the tune of 160 calories and 18 grams of fat) by swapping the recommended Honey Dijon for Balsamic Vinaigrette. Better yet, opt out of this salad entirely and grab the more reasonable Mandarin Chicken Salad. Or a burger; believe it or not, most burgers on Wendy's menu are considerably better for you than this bowl.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Worst Chicken Entree: Dairy Queen 6-Piece Chicken Strip Basket with Country Gravy
It's amazing how many calories DQ can pack into 6 strips of fatty fried chicken. Don't blame the trans-fatty gravy alone - it only adds about 400 extra calories. This disastrous basket will send your blood pressure soaring with the sodium equivalent of 112 saltine crackers, and it'll drag you down for the rest of the day with its carbohydrate overload.
Eat This Instead: Grilled Flamethrower Chicken Sandwich
It's amazing how many calories DQ can pack into 6 strips of fatty fried chicken. Don't blame the trans-fatty gravy alone - it only adds about 400 extra calories. This disastrous basket will send your blood pressure soaring with the sodium equivalent of 112 saltine crackers, and it'll drag you down for the rest of the day with its carbohydrate overload.
Eat This Instead: Grilled Flamethrower Chicken Sandwich
Saturday, February 6, 2010
The Worst Fast-Food Breakfast in America is... *drum roll*
McDonald's Deluxe Breakfast (large-size biscuit) with syrup and margarine
[Anyone surprised?]
This breakfast comes with the works - scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuit, hash browns, you name it. Problem is, it also comes with more than half your day's allotment of calories and an entire day's worth of sodium. It's the caloric equivalent of 4 McDonald's cheeseburgers - can you imagine starting yoru day off like that? embrace the McMuffin, but just steer clear of sausage.
McDonald's Deluxe Breakfast (large-size biscuit) with syrup and margarine
[Anyone surprised?]
This breakfast comes with the works - scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuit, hash browns, you name it. Problem is, it also comes with more than half your day's allotment of calories and an entire day's worth of sodium. It's the caloric equivalent of 4 McDonald's cheeseburgers - can you imagine starting yoru day off like that? embrace the McMuffin, but just steer clear of sausage.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Worst Chocolate Dessert: Chili's Chocolate Chip Paradise Pie
Here is empirical evidence that food marketers are making our food worse and worse: In 2008, we listed this chocolate pie as the Worst Dessert in America. In 2009, it doesn't even take the bronze! Yet this hulking slice still packs as many calories as 3 Big Macs. That's right: Nobody would ever consider capping a meal with 3 Macs, so why would they order a slice of this stuff? When choosing dessert at Chili's, the only safe options are the Sweet Shots, drinkable treats with built-in portion control. Avoid the chocolate one, which rings in at 420 calories; any of the others should be fine.
I love me some Chili's, but if you're going to get anything other than the Sweet Shots, just share it!
Here is empirical evidence that food marketers are making our food worse and worse: In 2008, we listed this chocolate pie as the Worst Dessert in America. In 2009, it doesn't even take the bronze! Yet this hulking slice still packs as many calories as 3 Big Macs. That's right: Nobody would ever consider capping a meal with 3 Macs, so why would they order a slice of this stuff? When choosing dessert at Chili's, the only safe options are the Sweet Shots, drinkable treats with built-in portion control. Avoid the chocolate one, which rings in at 420 calories; any of the others should be fine.
I love me some Chili's, but if you're going to get anything other than the Sweet Shots, just share it!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
According to Eat This, Not That: The Best & Worst Foods in America, the best sandwich is Subway's 6" Double Roast Beef with all the fixings on 9 Grain Wheat.
Why double the meat? Because for an extra 50 calories, you get nearly twice as much metabolism-spiking protein, which helps build muscle and burn fat. Plus doubling up on a 6-inch sub will save you 220 calories over the other alternative for hungry sandwich hounds: the dreaded footlong. Get your money's worth by loading up on the free veggies: peppers, olives, onions, tomatoes, and spinach.
Why double the meat? Because for an extra 50 calories, you get nearly twice as much metabolism-spiking protein, which helps build muscle and burn fat. Plus doubling up on a 6-inch sub will save you 220 calories over the other alternative for hungry sandwich hounds: the dreaded footlong. Get your money's worth by loading up on the free veggies: peppers, olives, onions, tomatoes, and spinach.
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