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Top 10 List
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Dairy Queen Chicken Strip Basket
In addition to ice cream treats, DQ offers some popular food options for
diners. The
Dairy Queen menu lists the chicken strip basket as coming with French
fries, four chicken strips, choice of dipping sauce and Texas toast. The
chicken strips are made from 100 percent whole-tenderloin white meat. It is
also available with six chicken strips. The
nutritional content isn't quite as attractive. The calories are 1190
(4-piece, with country gravy). Calories from fat are 430, giving the basket
a whopping 48 grams of fat. The basket also has 3030 milligrams of sodium. | |
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Hardee's
2/3 Pound Double Bacon Cheese Thickburger
When Hardee's took over Burger Chef in 1982, they had several signature
items on their menu. They've sold everything from roast beef sandwiches to
Roy Rogers chicken over the years. During the low carb craze, they catered
to those watching carbs by offering the Thickburger on lettuce. You can
still purchase the burger without a bun to this day. Unfortunately, that
burger is quite high in fat and calories. The 2/3 pound Monster Thickburger
comes with two Black Angus patties, three slices of American cheese, four
slices of bacon, and plenty of mayonnaise. The burger has 1320 calories, 860
fat calories, 95 grams of fat, and 3020 milligrams of sodium. | |
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Burger King
Triple Whopper with Cheese
It's probably not that surprising that another hamburger makes the top of
fat foods list. The Triple Whopper stacks up three flame-broiled beef
patties, two slices of American cheese, and mayonnaise. Mixed in are a few
healthier options like lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and pickles. The Triple
Whopper's nutritional info states that it has 1140 calories and 75 grams of
fat. Out of that 75 grams of fat, 27 are saturated fat and 2 are trans fat.
The sodium content comes in at 1110 milligrams of sodium per sandwich. | |
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Subway Double Meat Italian B.M.T.
Those $5 footlongs are pretty hard to resist. For just a little more money
you can get twice the sandwich. Add double meat to this processed lunch meat
sandwich, throw on some cheese and you have a recipe for an expanding
waistline. Subway is good about disclosing
nutritional info and offering options for making your meal healthier,
like subbing salad for bread and piling on the veggies. However, if you
order a 12-inch double the meat Italian B.M.T., expect to consume 900
calories, 360 calories from fat, about 40 grams of fat, and 3450 milligrams
of sodium. | |
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Arby's
Sausage Gravy Biscuit Sandwich
Arby's offers quite a few breakfast menu items that are unique. This makes
them popular with the drive-through breakfast crowd. The Sausage Gravy
Biscuit sandwich might not be the best choice is you're trying to watch your
fat grams. Nutritional info on the Arby's site indicates that is has 590
calories in a single serving, with 350 of those calories coming from fat.
The fat grams in the sandwich are listed as 38, and there are 1930
milligrams of sodium. | |
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Sonic FRITOS Chili Cheese Wrap
When thinking about healthy options, you might immediately think a wrap
might be a good idea. However, this particular wrap is not low in fat,
calories, or sodium. The
nutrition guide shows that the FRITOS chili cheese wrap has 700
calories. 350 of those calories are from fat, meaning it has around 39 grams
of fat. The sodium content is 1600 grams of sodium. If you want to cut some
of the fat, Sonic does have a couple of options in the
salads category. However, watch the fat and sugar content in the
dressings. It might be best to take your own dressing. | |
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Wendy's
Baconator Triple
Wendy's has a varied menu, so steering away from the highest fat items and
choosing healthier options, like a plain baked potato, should be fairly
simple. The Baconator Triple has three beef patties, three slices of cheese,
nine strips of bacon, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, pickles, onion,
tomatoes, and lettuce. The sandwich has 1360 calories, 91 grams of fat, and
2490 milligrams of sodium. | |
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McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese
Another fast food hamburger makes the top ten list of fatty foods. The
Double Quarter Pounder with cheese has two big beef patties, two slices of
American cheese and all the fixin's. It comes in at 740 calories and 42
grams of fat. The sodium content hits 1380 milligrams. The
nutritional charts indicate that other extremely poor choices if you're
trying to watch fat grams include some of the breakfast sandwiches and the
chicken strips meals. | |
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Taco Bell
Volcano Nachos
For those who love the taste of a bit of hot spice combined with the cheesy,
ooey goodness of nachos, Volcano nachos may seem like the best invention
since Mexican food was created. The dish contains tortilla chips, refried
beans, ground beef, nacho cheese, a hot cheese sauce, and sour cream.
Looking at the
nutritional information, you may change your mind. The nachos have 980
calories and a huge 61 grams of fat. The sodium content is 1870 milligrams. | |
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Kentucky
Fried Chicken Popcorn Chicken
At first glance, a container of popcorn chicken might seem like a decent
menu option. It is portion controlled and it is white meat chicken. However,
the fried breading is what causes the problems in this dish. If you order
the large popcorn chicken (which isn't all that large), you will be packing
in 550 calories and 35 grams of fat. According to
KFC nutritional info, other high fat options on the KFC menu include the
fried chicken breast and the Double Down. |
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