5 Restaurant Dishes to Avoid
By: Leah Rodrigues
Published: September 3, 2011

American's love to eat out.  Some people believe that food made in a restaurant, even fast food, tastes better than a home cooked meal. The problem with this obsession, besides that it's more expensive, is that those foods are usually  higher in calories, fat , and sodium.  When eating out, look at the restaurant's nutrition menu to help you select something that is healthier.  Here are five menu items you should avoid.
#1 Cheesecake Factory Fettuccini Alfredo with Chicken
	2,300 calories
	103 g saturated fat
	1,517 mg sodium
#2 Applebee’s New England Fish & Chips
	1,930 calories
	138 g fat (24 g saturated)
	3,180 mg sodium
#3 IHOP Chicken and Spinach Salad
	1,600 calories
	118 g fat (32 g saturated)
	2,340 mg sodium
#4 Chili’s Bacon Ranch Chicken Quesadilla
	1,650 calories
	107 g fat (39 g saturated)
	3,450 mg sodium
#5 Chili’s Flame-Grilled Ribeye with broccoli and mashed potatoes
	1,460 calories
	106 g fat (44 g saturated)
	3,700 mg sodium
 
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Comments:
lance
September 3, 2011

As in California,all menus should list calories.
Carrie N

That's an insane calorie count for the quesadilla.  It's criminal! (Not to mention the pure evil level of fat grams.) I don't see why people are so afraid of a "nanny gov't" that asks restaurants to provide customers with basic info on what they're eating.  Knowledge is not a bad thing.