Who sells America's unhealthiest fast foods?
▪ Men's Health lists unhealthiest meals
▪ Triple Baconator not the worst
▪ Tuna Melt tops 1600 calories
THE Top 10 fast-food restaurants in the US boast entrees loaded with stomach-stuffing, artery-clogging saturated fat, sodium and calories, according to a study by Men's Health magazine.
"Fast food requires fast decisions, and we wanted to create a guide to help people lose weight while still eating fast food," said David Zinczenko, author of the book series Eat This! Not That! and editor-in-chief of the magazine that conducted the study.
Topping the list as the worst of the worst was the Tuna Melt sandwich combo from Quiznos.
The value meal, which comes with a bag of Cheetos, tops out at an astonishing 1900 calories - the equivalent of eating an entire bag of Chips Ahoy! cookies and near the average person's daily caloric intake, the study noted.
Second on the list was the Triple Baconator Value Meal from Wendy's.
The sandwich, which has three hamburger patties, three slices of cheese and nine strips of bacon, packs a 1850-calorie punch when paired with a small Coke and fries.
Other offenders include the large Triple Whopper with Cheese Value Meal, which weighs in at nearly 1800 calories and the Big Breakfast Platter from McDonald's, which contains 1370 calories and nearly 65 grams of fat.
The good news, the study suggested, is that you do not have to stop eating fast food altogether - you just have to make smarter choices.
"Once people have an understanding of the caloric calamities out there, they can make better choices and still have burgers," Mr Zinczenko said.
Mr Zinczenko recommended an Egg McMuffin and hash browns, which tally only 450 calories and 21 grams of fat.
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