The Worst Foods in America from Eat This, Not That! 2011

by Slashfood Editor, Posted Nov 12th 2010 @ 5:00PM

The popular guide to making better choices at casual and fast-food establishments, Eat This, Not That! is out with a new 2011 edition. Exposed inside are the dirty secrets of the food industry; the best and worst foods to boost brain power; the newest picks from more than 50 fast-food and sit-down restaurants; and, our favorite section, the 20 worst foods in America.

Slashfood was lucky enough to get a peek at 10 of the 20 worst foods, including the worst fast-food burger, the worst salad and the worst meal overall. For photos and statistics, click through the gallery after the jump.

For the remaining 10 (including the worst supermarket meal, worst drink and worst appetizer), as well as tips on stocking your pantry with America's best packaged foods and a guide to getting your kids to eat more fruits and veggies, visit Eat This, Not That or pick up a copy of the book.

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Worst Foods in America

Worst Kids' Meal: California Pizza Kitchen Kids Curly Mac 'n' Cheese

Calories: 1,038
Saturated Fat: 38 grams
Sodium: 1,651 mg

This meal delivers as much saturated fat as an adult should consume over the course of 48 hours.

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Worst Healthy Sandwich: Blimpie Special Vegetarian (12-inch)

Calories: 1,180
Saturated Fat: 59 grams
Sodium: 3,540 mg

This sandwich gnaws through nearly an entire day's fat allotment and more than 1 1/2 days of sodium.

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Worst Fast-Food Burger: Wendy's Triple Baconator

Calories: 1,350
Saturated Fat: 90 grams
Sodium: 2,780 mg

It's fat on top of fat on top of fat, 10 layers in all -- a tower of nutritional terror.

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Worst Side: Five Guys Large Fries

Calories: 1,464
Saturated Fat: 71 grams
Sodium: 213 mg

You're better off ordering two "little" sandwiches and skipping the fries.

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Worst Fast-Food Breakfast: Hardee's Loaded Biscuit 'N' Gravy with Large Hash Rounds

Calories: 1,530
Saturated Fat: 110 grams
Sodium: 3,020 mg

The biscuits and gravy amount to a full day's worth of saturated fat before you tack on the side of hash browns.

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Worst Sandwich: Cheesecake Factory Grilled Shrimp & Bacon Club

Calories: 1,746
Saturated Fat: 28 grams
Sodium: 2,306 mg

This sandwich packs more calories than three Big Macs.

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Worst Salad: TGI Friday's Santa Fe Chopped Salad

Calories: 1,800

You could have a dozen crunchy tacos from Taco Bell for the same caloric cost.

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Worst Burger: Denny's Smokin' Q Three Pack

Calories: 2,020
Saturated Fat: 110 grams
Sodium: 3,570 mg

These may look harmless, but this trio will knock our your entire day's caloric allotment.

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Worst Breakfast: IHOP "Big" Country Breakfast

Calories: 2,040
Saturated Fat: 55 grams
Sodium: 4,500 mg

If this is the first thing you eat in the morning, don't even bother getting out of bed.

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The Worst Food in America: Cheesecake Factory Bistro Shrimp Pasta

Calories: 2,727
Saturated Fat: 78 grams
Sodium: 1,737 mg

There is more saturated fat in this dish than you'll find in three packages of Oscar Mayer Center Cut Bacon.

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Reader comments (Page 1 of 3)

11-14-2010 @4:00PM Tony C said... Umm... Slideshow completely skips over 2-6, 8, 10, 11, 15 and 19? #oops #correction
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11-15-2010 @11:24AM Dawn said... Tony C. - Read the article...

Slashfood only got information regarding 10 out of 20 of the items;

Slashfood was lucky enough to get a peek at 10 of the 20 worst foods, including the worst fast-food burger, the worst salad and the worst meal overall. For photos and statistics, click through the gallery after the jump.

For the remaining 10 (including the worst supermarket meal, worst drink and worst appetizer), as well as tips on stocking your pantry with America's best packaged foods and a guide to getting your kids to eat more fruits and veggies, visit Eat This, Not That or pick up a copy of the book.
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11-16-2010 @4:18AM liutenantsalt said... "visit Eat This, Not That or pick up a copy of the book. "

This article was enough of a shamelessly flagrant shill for this pointless book without putting plants in the comments section.

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11-16-2010 @7:51AM Tony C said... I had posted a response to my own comment shortly after, acknowledging that very fact, stating much like liutenantsalt, that the post was just a teaser to sell the book Apparently it was deleted.

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11-15-2010 @11:32PM melissa said... number 20 states that 38 grams of fat is what we should consume over the course of 48 hours (2 days) but then number 18 says 59 grams of fat is nearly the allotment for a day. get your facts straight people/
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11-17-2010 @1:06PM Stephy said... There is nothing wrong with their facts, you just didn't read it correctly.

Number 20 says saturated fat, while number 18 just says fat. They're not the same thing.

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11-17-2010 @2:45PM Kerry said... The stats next to the picture says SatFat.

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11-15-2010 @9:30PM Paula said... Well folks, the good thing is that NONE OF THIS STUFF WILL KILL YOU if it's just a treat once in a while. If I wanted to eat "that" instead of "this" then I wouldn't bother going out to eat, and pay someone else to cook something that I didn't want
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11-16-2010 @2:45AM chris said... "Bleu Lorax said... "Paula - Is it possible that you're overweight or obese? Words like "it won't kill you" is indicative of a fat, sloppy person with high blood pressure. Stop giving others bad advice. No one wants to end up looking or feeling like you. Perhaps a good therapist can help you with your food addiction and the affection deficit you apparently have and get from binge eating."

What is wrong with you, Bleu Lorax? There was nothing in Paula's comment that would lead a normal person to your conclusions -- "obese," "food addiction" -- and your put down: "no one wants to end up looking or feeling like you." Maybe you ought to look in your own mirror. Paula is exactly right -- there is nothing wrong with a treat every once in awhile.

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11-16-2010 @4:17AM rochemat said... Hey Bleu Lorax, what kind of comment is that? How do you know ANYTHING about Paula to make such major assumptions and personal insults? Although I wouldn't eat any of the foods mentioned, Paula's right, one should treat oneself every now and then without the food Nazis telling you what to eat and what not to eat.

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11-16-2010 @4:02PM Tammy said... Paula,
I agree with you something like that once in awhile isn't going to hurt you. Now for you Bleu Lorax, how dare you make a comment like that, you know nothing about this person and have no right to judge someone like that. I happen to have a few extra pounds on me but I am neither sloppy or addicted to food.

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11-15-2010 @9:35PM smapplebee said... I love fast food and usually get it to go. One fast food meal makes two for me. I resent articles about so called "bad foods". I believe in eating everything I like while I can. Life is short and food is my comfort.
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11-15-2010 @9:40PM McSick said... WHO KNEW!! When I make that Santa Fe salad for TGI Fridays that I am killing PEOPLE D= probably doesn't help I add more than I am supposed to sometimes ha.
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11-16-2010 @7:51PM canail said... I found it interesting that the TGIFriday's salad was the only item that did not list the sodium or fat content. Could that be because comparitivly speaking it is a slightly healthier choice? "If they couldn't comment on how bad the fat and sodium were, they just ignored it.

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11-16-2010 @11:43AM Messa said... It's a shame and Mother Nature's joke on us all that "Bad" food tastes so good and "Good" food tastes SO BAD !!! No one in the history of the world has ever looked over at someone and said "Ya know, I could really tear up some streamed broccoli right about now."
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11-15-2010 @11:11PM jim said... Thank goodness for food Nazis. Not.
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11-15-2010 @11:09PM Greg said... People better stop worrying about their weight and start reading the labels to see what chemicals are in what they're buying. Breads, salad dressings, potato chips, pickels. You name it and it has some kind of chemical in it. Most foods anyway. How can something be kosher and have MSG in it? I seen that on my son's potato chips. It's unreal how the chemical companies own us and poisening us. Go ahead and look at those boxes & bags and look at how many ingredients are just 3 or 4 letters or big names you can't even pronounce.
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11-15-2010 @11:39PM htcorner23 said... The goose-stepping Health Nazis are on the march once again. Screw these people. Eat what you like in moderation, folks!
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11-15-2010 @11:47PM elisa said... WOW! 2700 calories in one meal? That's a day's worth of calories! And you people think this is OK? Not to mention the fat content! Yikes!
Why not just shoot drugs into your veins?
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