As much as we love to eat out it is hard to admit to ourselves many of the foods at restaurants are not healthy. Many of us stop at McDonalds, Wendy’s, Starbucks, Quizno’s, Chili’s, Applebee’s and P.F. Changs to get something to eat in a hurry. If you are trying to diet and lose weight you will probably need to give up some of your favorite restaurant items. I am not saying everything at all these restaurants are bad and fattening. To stay on your diet track you will need to take the time to read the nutritional information and make wise choices no matter what restaurant you choose to eat at. These are just 20 diet-busting restaurant foods you should not eat if you are on a diet, remember there are many more out there.
1.) Dunkin Donuts – Coffee Cake Muffin – It is hard to believe but the first of my restaurant foods you should not eat has a huge 660 calories. And that is for one muffin only, sure they are good but are they worth wrecking your diet for.
2.) Starbucks – Double Chocolaty Chip Frappuccino Blended Beverage– The name of this coffee alone should make you pause, with a horrible 500 calories. You know it is not good for anyone trying to lose weight it does not even sound like a coffee, it sounds like a dessert.
3.) Krispy Kreme – Glazed Kreme Filled Doughnut– One of this Kreme filled donuts has 340 calories, yes that is for just one little doughnut.
4.) Denny’s – Grand Slamwich Without Hash Browns – This one 16 ounce breakfast sandwich has 1320 calories. And that does not even include hash browns, for that many calories you would hope at least for that.
5.) Jack In The Box – Hearty Breakfast Bowl – You should definitely not eat this unless your diet is to bulk up. Their hearty breakfast bowl is a little too hearty with 853 calories, and 583 of those are from fat.
6.) Quizno’s – Large Chicken Carbonara Sandwich – This well known restaurant chain has many wonderful low fat options for those counting calories. You can see on their nutritional information if you get it with cheese and dressing it has a whopping 1160 calories.
7.) Burger King – BK Quad Stacker – Any one on a diet already knows any food with the word quad in the title cannot be healthy. This one burger with the works has 930 calories with 65 grams of fat, and 1740 mg of sodium.
8.) McDonalds – Angus Bacon & Cheese – The name sounds so refined do not be fooled each one is a astounding 790 calories, with 2070 mg of sodium, enough to make anyone’s blood pressure rise.
9.)Wendy’s – Triple Burger With Cheese and everything – This burger has 1030 calories with 63 total grams of fat. Sounds like bad news for heart disease, maybe the 220 calorie small chili would be better, and it is delicious.
10.) Dairy Queen – Chicken Strip Basket Six Piece With Country Gravy – Like most southern foods they are not good for your waistline. This meal is 1640 calories with 660 calories from fat so bad for your diet.
11.) Kentucky Fried Chicken – Chicken Pot Pie – Many are surprised to find out this little Chicken Pot Pie has 690 calories and 1760 milligrams of salt.
12.) Pizza Hut – Personal Pepperoni Pan Pizza – We all know eating a lot of pizza is a big diet-buster, many think it is okay to eat a small one like a personal pizza. This little 6inch pepperoni one carries a amazing 620 calories, and 1410 milligrams of sodium.
13.) P.F. Chang’s – Cantonese Chow Fun With Chicken– Most who diet know that oriental foods can be high in sodium that is no surprise. This popular P.F. Chang’s menu item has 790 calories, the one with chicken has even more than the beef dish.
14.)Chili’s – Jalapeno Smokehouse Burger With Smokehouse Ranch – This menu item even shocked me when I saw the nutrition information. This one burger has a whopping 2130 calories and 6460 milligrams of salt. It can make anyone scared for developing serious health problems.
15.) Applebee’s – Chicken Parmesan – This restaurant has many great low fat, diet menu items, some are even weight watchers approved. One item that you should not eat is the high fat Chicken Parmesan. This Italian favorite on their menu has 1330 calories and a jaw dropping 3400 milligrams of sodium.
16.) Outback Steakhouse – Chicken Cesar Salad – This deceptive sounding salad has 1043 calorie, and 2101 milligrams of salt.
17.) Taco Bell – Chipotle Steak Taco Salad – Isn’t it a little too ironic to have the word salad in your food items name and it have 900 calories and 1700 milligrams of sodium. If you are thinking about a late night snack you might want to rethink that if you are trying to lose weight.
18.) Dairy Queen – Chili Cheese Fries – Each order has an astounding 1240 calories with 2550 milligrams of sodium. I do not think I even need to elaborate on how important it is not to eat this food.
19.) Dairy Queen – Large Turtle Pecan Cluster Blizzard – Their desserts all delicious are definitely restaurant foods to avoid if trying to lose weight. This blizzard treat alone has 1530 calories, many are not aware that is just about a full day’s recommended calorie intake in one dessert.
20.) McDonalds – Large Fries– If you want to lose weight you need to muster your willpower and avoid these. Even though they are now made with canola oil a large order still has 500 calories, a rather fattening snack.
