Salads! That's right, the culinary abomination that is the Double Down, bacon and cheese sandwiched between two pieces of fried chicken, has less fat, calories and sodium than the fast food salads out there for people who want to "eat light." After a glance at the nutritional stats of large fast food chains, The Consumerist found 10 greater offenders than the 540 calorie Double Down. The following are the items you should probably stay away from if you're trying to avoid obesity and diabetes. Each of these has fat, sodium and caloric values that exceed those of the Double Down (32g of fat, 1380mg of sodium):
BURGER KING
Triple Whopper:
1160 calories
76g fat
1170mg sodium
Tendercrisp Garden Salad:
670 cals
45g fat
1740mg sodium
Tendercrisp Chicken Sandwich:
800 cals
46g fat
1640mg sodium
Original Chicken Sandwich:
630 cals
39g fat
1390mg sodium
MCDONALD'S
Angus Mushroom & Swiss Burger:
770 cals
40g fat
1170mg sodium
Double Quarter Pounder With Cheese:
740 cals
42g fat
1380mg sodium
Chicken Selects 5-Piece with one packet of Buffalo Sauce:
720 cals
46g fat
2480mg sodium
WENDY'S
Chicken BLT Salad With Honey Dijon Dressing:
720 cals
51g fat
1540mg sodium
Baconator Double:
980 cals
62g fat
1740mg sodium
Southwest Taco Salad with ranch dressing and tortilla strips:
640 cals
36g fat
1590mg sodium
We know, it's a bit of a blow, are you still with us? The only thing these "healthy" choices belong on is thisiswhyyourefat.com, and not on your diet. So what should we take away from this since we already know America is fat? Hopefully, it's that now when you hit up a fast food place you won't feel as guilty if you just order that burger or fried thing you wanted all along.
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