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I found this at a website called Bellybytes.com, I thought it was

interesting! Don't know if its true or not, but its an interesting

read, for sure...enjoy!

Sharon

The following list of foods are " BAD " !

" Supersizing " , From the National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity

Report:

Stop Supersizing! Take a look at these examples of how many calories

you can save by going back to " normal " sizes:

A 7-Eleven Gulp-sized Coke supersized to a Double Gulp costs you 450

more calories - or 300-percent.

A small movie theater popcorn supersized to a large costs you 500

calories - or 125-percent.

A Mc's small fries supersized to a large costs you 330 more

calories - or 157-percent.

A 6-inch Subway supersized to a large costs you 330 calories - or

100-percent.

A kid's scoop of Baskin Robbins chocolate chip ice cream supersized

to a double scoop costs you 540 calories - or 260-percent.

Good deals for your pocketbook, perhaps, but bad deals for your

waistline.

Body Smarts

A vitamin-fortified, candy-coated granola bar, these individually

wrapped Crunch Bars are sold at the check-out counter, which means

they're supposed to be " impulse items. " You can choose from the

Chocolate Peanut or Yogurt Berry. The " yogurt coating " is mostly

sugar and partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, with some nonfat

dry milk and yogurt culture thrown in.

Other than the sugar and oil coating, the bar is mostly crisp (that

is, sweetened) rice and even more sugar. " Dried cranberries " come

next in the ingredient list, followed by...hmmm. Where are those

blueberries and strawberries pictured on the label? They're not in

the bar, that's for sure.

" Sustained Energy, " says the label. Yet there's no reason to believe

the 200 calories in each bar last any longer than the 200 calories

you'd get from any other food. As for the " Half the Fat of the

Average of Leading Candy Bars " claim: It may be true, but you're

still talking five grams of saturated fat (a quarter of a day's

worth).

Body Smarts: .

Arby's Market Fresh Sandwiches

The 780 calories, 40 grams of fat, 14 grams of saturated fat, and

1,690 milligrams of sodium in a Market Fresh Roast Beef and Swiss

are exactly what you would expect from fast food....BAD fast food.

Turns out those numbers are worse for your heart and your blood

pressure than a Quarter Pounder plus a medium order of fries at

Mc's.

The Market Fresh Roast Ham and Swiss and Roast Chicken Caesar are

not much better. The only one worth a try is the Roast Turkey and

Swiss.

The bottom line: If you think " Market Fresh " means " healthy " , turn

the car around.

If you'd rather not turn the car around, try a Junior Roast Beef or

Grilled Chicken Deluxe Sandwich from the regular menu. The only

thing less " fresh " about them is the way they are marketed. Arby's:

Keebler's Frosted Animal Crackers

Animal crackers have been a popular snack for kids, of both the

little and adult variety, for decades. They may not be as nutritious

as a piece of fruit, but they are not loaded with saturated fat and

sugar, like many cookies. However, the 15 cute little frosted Animal

Crackers are full of more saturated fat than a Mc's Quarter

Pounder and more sugar than a Hershey's Chocolate Bar. Check the

back of the bag. The second ingredient (sugar is first)

is " paritally hydrongenated soybean and/or cotton seed and/or palm

oils " . A single-serve, two-ounce bag delivers 290 calories, nine

grams of saturated fat and 28 grams (seven teaspoonfuls) of tooth-

decaying sugar. That is twice the sugar and six times the saturated

fat you would get in the same-size box of Ernie's Animal Crackers,

which is Keebler's frost-free version.

Keebler:

Foods for Females Only

Many new products, including Harmony cereal, Nutrition for Women

oatmeal and Luna energy bars, claim to fulfill a woman's special

nutritional needs by supplying extra folic acid, calcium and soy.

Unfortunately, they are not the nutritional gold mines they are

cracked up to be. Some are low in gender-neutral nutrients like zinc

and B vitamins and others are packed with sugar. The bottom line is,

choose these foods because you like the way they taste, not because

a marketing whiz says you need them.

Taco Bell's Taco Salad with Salsa

Taco Bell's Taco Salad with Salsa is a real food flop. It delivers

850 calories, 95-percent of a day's sodium, 80-percent of a day's

fat, and 70-percent of a day's saturated fat. However, it is not the

worst thing on the menu. Taco Bell's Mucho Grande Nachos - deep-

fried nacho chips topped with ground beef, melted cheese, more

ground beef, more melted cheese, even more ground beef, even more

melted cheese and a little chopped tomato. It's mucho grande all

right! Check out the stats:

Calories: 1,320 - almost 70-percent of a day's worth

Fat - 82 grams, saturated fat, 25 grams

Sodium - 2,670 milligrams - well over a day's worth

Consider this if you're tempted to try this one: You could eat five

Beef Tacos instead of one of these mucho grande's and still have

room left for an order of regular nachos. Steer clear of this one if

you do not wish to wind up with a mucho grande posterior.

Taco Bell:

Denny's Big Texas Chicken Fajita Signature Skillet

" A fluffy two-egg omelette over a mountain of seasoned country-fried

potatoes with grilled strips of boneless chicken breast, peppers,

onions, and shredded cheddar. "

" A 1-1/3-pound platter of artery-clogging, belt-busting, blood-

pressure-raising grease and salt " would be more like it. Neither

does " 1,190 calories, 88 grams of fat (33 of them saturated), and

2,490 milligrams of sodium. " Unfortunately, that's just what you'll

get...if you don't touch the optional salsa, sour cream, or

guacamole.

The Meat Lover's Skillet ups the ante with its diced ham, bacon, and

sausage. Translation: 1,350 calories, 108 grams of fat, 37 grams of

saturated fat, and 3,140mg of sodium. The Sausage Supreme Skillet is

almost as bad.

Order your Skillet with Egg Beaters and no cheese and you'll lop off

310 calories, 29 grams of fat (14 of them saturated), and 370mg of

sodium.

Denny's—.

Pepperidge Farm's Flaky Crust Chicken Pot Pie

Judging by the label, Pepperidge Farm's Flaky Crust Chicken Pot Pie

has 450 calories and eight grams of saturated fat. But those numbers

are for half the pie! Eat the entire pie, as most do, and you're

talking 900 calories and 16 grams of saturated fat. Next, add the 13

grams of hidden trans fat in each pie and you are up to 29 grams of

artery-clogging fat.

Marie Callender's Chicken Pot Pie

Marie Callender's Chicken Pot Pie is worse. Each one has 1,080

calories and 20 grams of saturated fat. Add the 16 grams of hidden

trans fat and you're now up to 36 grams of artery goop - nearly two

days worth.

Enhanced Water

Glaceau Vitamin Water's Defense Lemon Ice seems to target people who

want to boost their immune systems. However, there is no solid

evidence that the ingredients (zinc, vitamin C, echinacea and

arabinogalactan) can prevent colds, the flue, or other infections.

And if you have a cold, the echinacia may help, but the vitamin C

and zinc probably will not (only zinc lozenges seem to

work). " Vitamins + water = what is in your hand " , says the label.

Unlike other water, this one has 125 calories per bottle and in

truth, is simply water, sugar and vitamins and a lot of hype.

High Energy Cookies

Mrs. Denson's Monster Chocolate Chip Cookies do not pretend to be

healthy, but the " all natural, High Energy " and " No Refined Sugar "

claims make them look like something special. The truth is, the 140

calories listed on the Nutrition Facts label apply to only a quarter

of the cookie. A 560-calorie cookie is what " high energy " claims are

all about. They are just a way to say " high-calorie " in a food

industry-friendly language that fools consumers.

Fried Bananas

These " all natural " banana slices are fried, sweetened and pumped up

with " natural banana flavor " instead of a 100-calorie fresh banana.

Each modest (1/4-cup) serving supplies 150 calories. Worse yet, the

banana chips are fried in coconut oil, the most saturated fat

around. Of the eight grams of fat in each serving, seven are

saturated. (A Mc's Quarter Pounder has eight grams of

saturated fat).

Mc's three new Bagel Breakfast Sandwiches

The bagels in Mc's three new Bagel Breakfast Sandwiches—like

just about any bagels—are low in fat. It's the toppings that turn

them into potentially lethal weapons.

The Ham, Egg, & Cheese Bagel piles shaved ham, egg, and a couple of

slices of American cheese on a buttered bagel with " breakfast sauce "

(souped-up mayonnaise). Half a day's saturated fat (nine grams) and

sodium (1,530 mg) and a button-popping 550 calories.

The Steak, Egg, & Cheese Bagel is about as bad, but it's the Spanish

Omelet Bagel that'll have your heart begging for mercy—690 calories,

39 grams of fat (14 of them saturated), 280 mg of cholesterol, and

1,560 mg of sodium. To your arteries those numbers look like an Egg

McMuffin plus a Sausage Biscuit. If you want to have breakfast under

the Golden Arches, try the cereal with 1% milk, a bagel or English

muffin with jam, an order of hotcakes with syrup, or a low-fat apple-

bran muffin.

The Bagel Breakfast Sandwiches aren't available in every Mc's.

They're being test-marketed in " only " 6,000 of the company's 12,500

outlets.

Mc's—.

Pizza Hut's Big New Yorker Pizza

First a couple of " Fun Facts " about Pizza Hut's Big New Yorker

Pizza, compliments of the company's Web site.

• The Big New Yorker plain cheese pizza weighs about three pounds

before baking (the Italian sausage and mushroom pizza weighs 31/2

pounds).

• There are 60 slices of pepperoni on The Big New Yorker pepperoni

pizza.

And there's this Fun Fact for the 17 people across America who

haven't seen the commercials or visited the Web site: " The Big New

Yorker Pizza has a new extra large delivery pouch and cutting board

because it's too big for our current pouches and cutting boards. "

When it comes to pizza, bigger isn't better. Even if you split the

Big New Yorker cheese pizza with three other people, for example,

your two slices still end up with almost a full day's saturated fat

(17 grams) and sodium (2,200 mg).

And at 790 calories, you may want to add a notch to your belt.

That's without sausage, pepperoni, " pork topping, " or anything else.

To your heart, your waistline, and your blood pressure, each slice

of the average Big New Yorker Pizza is a Mc's Quarter Pounder.

The only difference: Most people stop at one burger.

Pizza Hut-.

Cinnabon's new Caramel Pecanbons

Which of the following will give you about 900 calories and two-

thirds of a day's artery- clogging fat?

a) a Big Mac plus a small Chocolate Milk Shake at Mc's.

a Denny's Original Grand Slam breakfast.

c) a Cinnabon Caramel Pecanbon.

They all do.

Surprised that a cinnamon roll can pack as much fat (41 grams) and

as many calories as an entire meal...plus 12 teaspoons (48 grams) of

sugar? That's what an independent lab reported when it analyzed

samples of Cinnabon's new Caramel Pecanbons at malls in Kansas City,

San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.

How can a cinnamon bun be so bad? To start with, it's huge. Each one

weighs in at half a pound. That's at least three times the size of

similar pastries sold by Pepperidge Farm and Sara Lee.

The Pecanbon is so bad that it makes the original Cinnabon look good

at 670 calories and 34 grams of fat (14 of them artery-clogging),

truly not good at all.

Cinnabon-.

" Stokabunga Power Wave "

This Cookie Monster has 750 calories and 48 grams of fat, 16 of them

saturated. It's not a cookie; it's a meal.

That's apparently what the company has in mind. The Missus proudly

describes her new creation as " a gigantic five-ounce cookie packed

with enough chunks of chocolate, pecans, almonds, and sunflower

seeds to keep you going all day long. " Apparently, the idea came

from a couple of surfers who needed a quick boost of energy to carry

them through the day.

A third of a day's calories and three-quarters of a day's fat in a

single cookie? Not a good idea!

Mrs. Fields: .

T.G.I. Friday's Potato Skins

Estimated damage in a typical 12-ounce (eight-skin) serving: some

1,100 calories and 80 grams of fat, 40 of them artery-clogging. And

that's without sour cream.

The trick is that the boxes list tiny serving sizes, which means

that the Nutrition Facts don't look so bad. Instead of the typical

restaurant-sized 12-ounce serving of Potato Skins or Buffalo Wings,

for example, the boxes list a three-ounce portion. Instead of the

nine Mozzarella Sticks you get when you eat at many restaurants, the

package gives numbers for one. And the boxes assume that you'll stop

after two tablespoons of the Black Bean and Cheese or Spinach,

Cheese & Artichoke Dips.

Moral: Don't forget to multiply (the numbers). And don't forget to

divide (the package into tiny portions). Because even the modest

three stuffed potato skins that are listed as a serving, for

example, have 250 calories, 510 mg of sodium, and 17 grams of fat,

seven of them saturated.

T.G.I.Friday's: .

Taco Bell Chalupas

The Chalupas' guts are pretty much the same stuff Taco Bell's been

pushing for years: beef, chicken, or steak, with iceberg lettuce and

cheese (that's the Chalupa Classic), plus salsa (the Santa Fe),

cheese sauce (the Baja), or tomato and sour cream (the Supreme).

The gimmick is that each variety — with its own sauce — is stuffed

in a piece of folded deep-fried flatbread that's soft on the inside.

The Steak or Chicken Classic will do the least damage — 310

calories, almost 500 mg of sodium, and 16 grams of fat, four or five

of them saturated. That's " just " a quarter of a day's sat fat...and

it doesn't even include any trans fat from the frying oil. The Beef

Supreme delivers half a day's saturated fat.

Pick up a Chalupa Value Meal for about four bucks and you'll get two

Chalupas, a hard-shell taco, and a large soda. You'll also get 970

calories, 56 grams of fat, and 20 grams of saturated fat.

Taco Bell: .

Tostitos Chips & Cheese Dip Snack Kit

Just 40 seconds until you can dig into a 480-calorie snack that

supplies 31 grams of fat and 1,090 mg of sodium (nearly half a day's

worth of both), plus a third of a day's artery-clogging fat—the kind

that can make your blood flow sort of like, say, microwaved cheese

dip.

As snacks go, fried tortilla chips like Tostitos are bad enough. But

Frito-Lay now makes it easier to pad your fat cells. It throws in a

cup of cheese-dip concoction.

The Chips & Salsa Snack Kit has far less saturated fat (replace

cheese with salsa and that's what happens). But at 300+ calories,

it's hardly a diet food.

Frito-Lay: .

Philadelphia Snack Bars

These aren't any ordinary snack bars. They're cheesecake " in a

convenient on-the-go package. " With cream cheese as the first

ingredient, each 200-calorie, 1.5-ounce bar has 13 grams of fat,

five of them saturated.

Unlike foods made of other (non-cream) cheeses, these bars have only

two percent of a day's worth of calcium and just two grams of

protein.

Kraft: .

Burger King Chicken Club

The company's Chicken Club is nothing more than its fried chicken

sandwich - a slab of fried chicken with some shredded lettuce and a

big slather of mayo — plus a few strips of limp bacon and a couple

of slices of tomato. Cheese-less, this baby packs 700 calories, 44

grams of fat (nine of them saturated), and 1,300 milligrams of

sodium. And those numbers don't include the trans fat from the

shortening in the King's deep fryer.

Instead, try a Mc's Chicken McGrill (without mayo). It's got

340 calories, seven grams of fat, and 890 mg of sodium. Add a packet

of light mayo — if you can find one — and the fat rises to just 11

grams. And Burger King's own BK Broiler without the mayo will set

you back just nine grams.

Burger King: .

Breyers Magnum Bar

Each Magnum has just over 20 grams of total fat. That's not the end

of the world (although downing almost a third of a day's fat in just

one four-ounce ice cream bar does seem a little much). The 14 or 15

grams of saturated fat — more than you'll get from a five-ounce

Klondike Bar. Translation: three-quarters of a day's sat fat.

Good Humor—Breyers: .

[Guest guest]

Sharon,

I have never had those salads. Not a whole lot of 's around. In

fact the nearest one is 28 miles away. Oh well.

Gena

> -

> > Yikes!!!!! I knew abut the super sizing but I never thought Arby's

> > market sandwiches would be soo bad! Thanks for sharing!

> >

> > Gena

>

> Gena,

>

> Tell me about it!  I thought I was behaving when I would order

> those...oh well, at least I could only eat half at a time, and it

> was not the worst choice I could make as long as I stayed away from

> the fries!  So far, 's has my vote for best fast foodie type

> place to eat, those new salads they have are really good, and pretty

> okay nutritionally, except for the dressings.  Since I am not a big

> dressing eater on salads, they are a pretty good choice for me!

>

> Sharon

[Guest guest]

Sharon,

I have never had those salads. Not a whole lot of 's around. In

fact the nearest one is 28 miles away. Oh well.

Gena

> -

> > Yikes!!!!! I knew abut the super sizing but I never thought Arby's

> > market sandwiches would be soo bad! Thanks for sharing!

> >

> > Gena

>

> Gena,

>

> Tell me about it!  I thought I was behaving when I would order

> those...oh well, at least I could only eat half at a time, and it

> was not the worst choice I could make as long as I stayed away from

> the fries!  So far, 's has my vote for best fast foodie type

> place to eat, those new salads they have are really good, and pretty

> okay nutritionally, except for the dressings.  Since I am not a big

> dressing eater on salads, they are a pretty good choice for me!

>

> Sharon

[Guest guest]

Sharon,

I have never had those salads. Not a whole lot of 's around. In

fact the nearest one is 28 miles away. Oh well.

Gena

> -

> > Yikes!!!!! I knew abut the super sizing but I never thought Arby's

> > market sandwiches would be soo bad! Thanks for sharing!

> >

> > Gena

>

> Gena,

>

> Tell me about it!  I thought I was behaving when I would order

> those...oh well, at least I could only eat half at a time, and it

> was not the worst choice I could make as long as I stayed away from

> the fries!  So far, 's has my vote for best fast foodie type

> place to eat, those new salads they have are really good, and pretty

> okay nutritionally, except for the dressings.  Since I am not a big

> dressing eater on salads, they are a pretty good choice for me!

>

> Sharon