Discover the unhealthiest chain restaurant entrees high in fat and sodium.
Unfortunately, the menu at our favorite chain restaurants contains some of the unhealthiest appetizers you can get. The key word here is that appetizers, not even the main course, account for days of calories, fat, and sodium with incredibly high numbers. It’s not that you can’t have a treat every once in a while, it’s just good to be conscious of what you’re eating, so you can eat less or share it. Here are five of the unhealthiest chain restaurant entrees you can get right now.
The flowering onion
Make no mistake, this vegetable-based app contains a lot of fat and sodium. The flowering onion of Outback Steakhouse it’s delicious, but pretty bad for you. With around 1,950 calories, 155g of fat (yay!), 56g of saturated fat, and almost 4,000mg of sodium (3,840mg), this fried app might be something to share with the table or skip altogether.
Fried Mac and Cheese
With an incredibly high fat content, The Cheesecake Factory Fried macaroni and cheese contains about 1,310 calories, 96 g of fat, 47 g of saturated fat, and almost 2,140 mg of sodium. These carb-packed fried cheese balls are high in calories, sodium, and frankly everything, so be aware before ordering.
Beef Quarter Nachos
Applebee’s Beef wedge nachos are another one that will cost you. This appetizer contains approximately 2,000 calories, 127 g of fat, 57 g of saturated fat, and approximately 5,000 mg of sodium. None of this is healthy, but the fat content and sodium level are incredibly high and one should definitely be aware of this when ordering.
Texas Cheese Fries
Chilies Large Texas Cheese Fries may be tasty, but you’ll consume about 1,800 calories, 122 g of fat, 51 g of saturated fat, and about 5,000 mg of sodium. Again, like Applebee’s nachos, the fat content and sodium level are astronomical for a day, let alone a meal.
The cactus flower
As a long-time fan of Texas Truck StopsI can confidently say that their food is delicious. While many dishes taste great, an appetizer with this amount of calories, fat, and sodium is definitely something to be aware of before ordering. The Cactus Blossom (basically their version of a blooming onion) will cost you about 2,250 calories, 135g of fat, 26g of saturated fat, and about 5,000mg of sodium.
Jess Kelly
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