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The U.S. food industry has declared war on your waistline.
Here's how to disarm its weapons of mass inflation 20. Worst Fast Food Chicken Meal Chicken Slects Premium Breast Strips from McDonald's (5 pieces) with creamy ranch sauce  830 calories
55g fat (4.5g trans fat)
48g carbs
The only thing "premium" about these strips is the caloric price you pay. 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 fl oz) 900 calories
10 g fat
183 g carbs
(166 g sugar)
Jamba Juice calls it a smoothie; we call it a milk shake. In fact, this beverage contains more sugar than two pints of Ben and 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
The 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
We chose this burger for more than its calorie payload: Its name implies that it's healthy. 16. Worst Mexican Entree Chipotle Mexican Grilled Chicken Burrito
1,179 calories
7 g fat
125 g carbs
2,656 mg sodium
Despite a reputation for using healthy, fresh ingredients, Chipotle's menu is limited to king-size burritos, overstuffed tacos, and gigantic salads—all of which lead to a humongous waistline.
Make Over the Menu:
There are two ways to make a Chipotle burrito healthy enough to eat:
(1) 86 the rice and tortilla and request your meat, vegetables, and beans served in a bowl, or
(2) Bring a friend and saw the burrito in half. 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 Quizno's Classic Italian (large)
1,510 calories
82 g fat 3,750 mg sodium
106 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. Double Six Dollar Burger
1,520 calories
111 g fat
Carl's brags about this, but 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
124 g 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 these sugar-stuffed flapjacks.
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 carbohydrates 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 bread crumbs that soaks up oil and adds unnecessary calories and carbs to these glorified chicken strips. 6. Worst Fish Entree On the Border Dos XX Fish Tacos with Rice and Beans
2,100 calories
130 g fat 169 g carbs
4,750 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 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 satisfies 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 mg 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
182 g fat
240 g carbs
Even if you split these "starters" with three friends, you'll have downed a dinner's worth of calories before your entrée arrives.
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