Avoid the Worst Foods in America, 2009 Edition [Health]

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Men's Health updates its list of the worst foods to eat in the U.S., finding a wealth of new terrible-for-you menu options to avoid if you're anywhere near concerned with your health or waistline.
Here's a sampling of the findings, tied to the same "Eat This, Not That!" diet plan we pulled eight worst foods from last year. Digging deep, the authors found some even-worse toppers for a few categories:

• The Worst Food in America of 2009: Baskin Robbins Large Chocolate Oreo Shake, 2,600 calories, 135 g fat ... "more than a day's worth of calories and three days worth of saturated fat, and, worst of all, usually takes less than 10 minutes to sip through a straw."
• Worst Sandwich of 2009: Quizno’s Tuna Melt (large), 2,090 calories, 175 g fat ... "Puts tuna’s healthy reputation on the line. A large homemade sandwich would likely provide one-fourth of the calories."
• Worst Salad of 2009: T.G.I. Fridays Pecan Crusted Chicken Salad, 1,360 calories, Fat: unknown ... "Six out of the seven (TGIF salads) we analyzed topped out with more than 900 calories, which means that lunchtime can be the start of something big—namely, your belly."
• Worst Burger of 2009: Chili’s Smokehouse Bacon Triple-The-Cheese Big Mouth Burger with Jalapeno Ranch Dressing, 2,040 calories, 150 g fat ... " ... Two-and-a-half day’s worth of fat—a full third of which is saturated. To do that much damage with roasted sirloin, you’d have to eat about eight 6-ounce steaks."

As you might imagine, the "Eat This, Not That!" book, and linked website, offer same-restaurant substitutions that usually offer far fewer calories, fat, and sodium. Hit the link for the full fat-laden run-down. Need to mix up your diet after seeing a few favorites on there? Check out another diet listicle, the 11 best foods you aren't eating. The 20 Worst Foods in America 2009 [Men's Health via NYT/Bitten blog]



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