These popular chain salads contain a surprising amount of calories for an entire day.
Restaurants prepare dishes that make you want to come back, and above all that give the impression of getting value for your money. This means large portions and rich ingredients that result in delicious meals that can also be very high in calories, in some cases an entire day’s worth of calories. Calorie recommendations depend on age, health, activity level, etc., but 1,600 to 2,400 calories for adult women and 2,200 to 3,000 for adult men is a general rule of thumb. There are plenty of meals that can hit that limit in one sitting: Here are five chain restaurant meals that seem healthy but can put you over the daily calorie limit.
Applebee’s Oriental Chicken Salad
Applebee’s Oriental Chicken Salad is a fan-favorite menu item that has been described as fried chicken over greens. This salad clocks in at 1,550 calories and features a variety of tasty but high-calorie ingredients: crispy breaded chopped chicken tenders on a bed of fresh Asian greens, crunchy noodles and almonds tossed in an oriental vinaigrette. This salad is served with a signature golden brown breadstick brushed with buttery garlic and parsley.
Barbecue Ranch Chicken Salad from The Cheesecake Factory
The Cheesecake Factory BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad has 1950 calories. This salad features avocado, tomato, grilled corn, black beans, cucumber and romaine, all drizzled with our BBQ ranch dressing, topped with crispy fried onions. Paying attention to the dressing would definitely reduce the calorie count.
Cheesecake Factory Cobb Salad
The Cheesecake Factory Cobb Salad is a big one: chicken breast, avocado, blue cheese, bacon, tomato, egg and mixed greens mixed with vinaigrette, for 1,480 calories. Any changes will increase the calorie count (e.g. more avocado or salad dressing).
Santa Fe Salad from The Cheesecake Factory
The Santa Fe salad The cheesecake factory is a large, flavorful salad filled with delicious ingredients and comes with a high-calorie label. This salad contains 1,670 calories, which is easily an entire day’s calories for some people. Each salad features marinated chicken, corn, black beans, cheese, tortilla strips, tomatoes and romaine with a spicy peanut-cilantro dressing.
Exploding Chip Salad Chili Quesadilla
Chilies Quesadilla Explosion Crispers® Salad has 1,420 calories, not including sides like fries or soda. With fried chicken and cheese quesadillas on top of the salad, it’s no wonder the calories are so high. In fact, it’s more like an appetizer than a salad.
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