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America's
Worst Breakfast Foods
By David Zinczenko, with Matt Goulding
URL: http://health.yahoo.com/experts/eatthis/
13908/americas-worst-breakfast-foods
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When they say “Monster,”
they mean it. This 700-calorie behemoth should be enough to
scare anyone: It contains nearly a full day’s worth of
sodium and saturated fat. Instead try the Sunrise Croissant
with Bacon. It’s not exactly diet-friendly, but if you’re
stuck at Hardee’s, it’s a way to escape without
too much damage.
Eat This Instead!
Hardee’s Sunrise Croissant with Bacon
450 calories
29 g fat (12 g saturated)
900 mg sodium
28 g carbs
Worst Kids Meal
Denny’s Big Dipper French Toastix with margarine and syrup
770 calories
71 g fat (13 g saturated)
107 g carbs
As important as it is for mom and dad to eat a good breakfast
each morning, it’s even more critical that their kids
do. After all, breakfast affects their energy levels, metabolism,
and performance in school. Better think twice before feeding
them these dubious little sticks. For more healthy kids’
choices, check out Eat This, Not That! for Kids.
Eat This Instead!
Kid’s D-Zone Smiley Alien Hotcakes
340 calories
12 g fat (5 g saturated)
49 g carbs
Worst Pastry
Cinnabon Classic Cinnamon Roll
813 calories
32 g fat (5 g trans fat)
117 g carbs
You wouldn’t start your day with three brownies, would
you? As far as your body knows, that’s exactly what you’ll
be doing if you wake up with this cinnamon-swirled disaster
area. In fact, because Cinnabon offers no healthy alternatives,
you’ll have to invite friends (or enemies?) to share the
risky roll, or steer clear of Cinnabon altogether.
Worst Smoothie
Smoothie King Grape Expectations II (40 oz.)
1,102 calories
256 g sugars
740 mg sodium
Why Smoothie King would even offer a 40 oz. serving size is
beyond us. With more than half the calories you need in a day
and the sugar equivalent of 12 Haagen Dasz ice cream bars, this
“drink” should be renamed "diabetes in a glass."
Just goes to show you the importance of drinking responsibly.
Drink This Instead!
Smoothie King Low Carb Strawberry Smoothie (20 oz.)
268 calories
3 g sugars
176 mg sodium
