15. WORST PERSONAL PIZZA
Pizza Hut
Meat Lovers 6" Personal Pan Pizza
890 calories
49 g fat (18 g saturated, 1 g trans)
2,460 mg sodium
70 g carbs FAT EQUIVALENT: 4 McDonald's Egg McMuffins! Rule of thumb: Skip the personal pizzas. Two slices from a bigger pie will contain fewer calories, carbs, and grams of fat than the mini pizza. And if you're careful about which slices you choose, you can cut even more of the bad stuff, without having to sacrifice taste or enjoyment. Eat This Instead:
Diced Chicken, Red Onion and Green Pepper Pizza (2 slices)
320 calories
9 g fat (4 g saturated)
1,040 mg sodium
46 g carbs 14. WORST SLICE OF PIZZA
Sbarro
Stuffed Pepperoni Pizza, 1 slice
890 calories
?? g fat
?? mg sodium CALORIC EQUIVALENT: 3 Snickers bars! It's probably no surprise that a pizza labeled "stuffed" would pack a caloric punch—but 890 calories for a single slice? You'd have to eat 3 Snickers bars, or 20 Chicken McNuggets, or 15 KFC Hot Wings to match that load. And that's not even taking into account what are surely stratospheric fat and sodium counts. (Sbarro's doesn't release full nutritional information for their menu items. Check out what other dirty little secrets your favorite restaurants are hiding.) Eat This Instead:
New York Style Thin Crust Cheese Pizza, 1 slice
460 calories 13. WORST ICE CREAM
Cold Stone Creamery
Cookie Batter Ice Cream, "Gotta Have It" size (large)
900 calories
49 grams fat (26 g saturated, 1 g trans)
107 g carbs
81 g sugars SUGAR EQUIVALENT: 4 Haagen-Dazs Vanilla and Almond Ice Cream Bars! You "gotta have" this ice cream like you gotta have a 90-inch plasma. Forget the whopping 900 calories, and zero in on the sugars and carbohydrates. University of Connecticut researchers have found that people who cut carbs from their diets reduced the amount of plaque buildup on their artery walls (meaning less chance for heart attack-inducing blockages). One way not to feel those pipe-cleaning effects is by consuming this cold treat. Opt for the Chocolate Light Ice Cream, instead. Eat This Instead:
Chocolate Light Ice Cream
220 calories
6 g fat (4 g saturated)
36 g carbs
28 g sugars 12. WORST SPECIALTY SANDWICH
Panera
Chipotle Chicken on Artisan French
1,030 calories
55 g fat (13 g saturated, 1 g trans)
2,540 mg sodium
79 g carbs CALORIC EQUIVALENT: 3½ orders of Olive Garden's Linguine Alla Marinara! When it comes to eating out, no meal is more hit-or-miss than the vaunted chicken sandwich. On one hand, a grilled chicken breast on a bun piled high with fresh produce can be a lean, high-protein lunch option. On the other hand, a chicken sandwich concocted by an ambitious corporate chef with a penchant for cheese, bacon and other fatty condiments can be a good meal run amuck. This new Panera creation falls decidedly in the second category. Luckily, Panera's got both sides of the chicken-sandwich spectrum covered. Eat This Instead:
Chicken Tomesto on French
470 calories
14 g fat (1.5 g saturated)
1,190 mg sodium
54 g carbs 11. WORST SIDE
Steak Escape
Ranch and Bacon Fries
1,044 calories
71 g fat
1,398 mg sodium
84 g carbs CALORIC EQUIVALENT: 23 McDonald's Chicken McNuggets! Consuming half your day's allowance of calories in one meal is bad enough—but in one side dish? Claiming innocence will never hold up in a Food Court of Law, though—not when a flood of ranch, a flurry of bacon, and a mountain of fried potatoes are involved. Until some nutritionally savvy company starts baking their fries in the oven, you'll need to seek out alternative treatments to get your spud fix. Eat This Instead:
Smashed Potatoes
246 calories
0 g fat
43 mg sodium
53 g carbs 10. WORST DRINK
Smoothie King
Grape Expectations II (40 oz)
1,096 calories
0 g fat (0 g saturated)
266 g carbs
250 g sugars SUGAR EQUIVALENT: 13 Dunkin' Donuts Chocolate Frosted Donuts! Smoothie King calls this a way to "snack right"; we call it one of the quickest ways to pack on extra pounds. Even if most of the sugar comes from some form of fruit or fruit juice (in this case, ultra-sweet grape juice), the resulting blood-sugar surge (and inevitable energy crash) from this much sweetness will leave you struggling to find that last gift for Aunt Elma. Drink This Instead:
Slim-N-Trim Orange-Vanilla 20 oz
250 calories
1 g fat (0 g saturated)
46 g carbs
38 g sugars | 