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The Unhealthiest Item in Every Fast-Food Chain in the US
January 15, 2019 5:51 pm
Last Updated: January 12, 2020 9:51 am
Source: Courtesy of Dunkin' Donuts
Dunkin’ Donuts: Girl Scouts Coconut Caramel Swirl Inspired Frozen Chocolate
> Serving size: Large
> Calories: 1,160
> Total amount of sugar: 183 g
> Total amount of fat: 39 g
> Total amount sodium: 330 mg
While you may not hit your daily allowance of calories and sodium with this frozen chocolate, you will significantly exceed your recommended sugar allowance, which is 25 grams for women and 38 grams for men. This has about seven times what you should be getting a day.
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Panera Bread: Bacon Mac & Cheese
> Serving size: Large (about 2 cups)
> Calories: 1,090
> Total amount of sugar: 16 g
> Total amount of fat: 72 g
> Total amount sodium: 2,660 mg
Two cups of bacon macaroni and cheese sounds like a dream come true, but the damage you’ll do to your body may not be worth it. It contains nearly the entire daily recommended amount of fat and salt.
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Chick-Fil-A: Sausage Platter
> Serving size: 1 platter
> Calories: 810
> Total amount of sugar: 6 g
> Total amount of fat: 54 g
> Total amount sodium: 1,850 mg
Just one platter provides about half the calories you need a day, especially if you’re a physically active person, and more than what the American Heart Association recommends for your daily sodium intake — 1,500 mg.
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Jamba Juice: Peanut Butter Moo’D: Original
> Serving size: 22 oz. (623 g)
> Calories: 770
> Total amount of sugar: 109 g
> Total amount of fat: 20 g
> Total amount sodium: 490 mg
Drink one of these shakes and you shouldn’t allow yourself to drink or eat anything else with sugar in it for the rest of the day — an impossible task — because you’ve already exceeded the recommended daily amount by almost four times.
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White Castle: Surf & Turf with Jalapeno Cheese
> Serving size: 169 g
> Calories: 540
> Total amount of sugar: 3 g
> Total amount of fat: 37 g
> Total amount sodium: 1,090 mg
This food item contains half of the total amount of fat and salt that you should consume in a day. About a fifth of the Surf & Turf with Jalapeno Cheese is just fat.
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