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18 Side Dishes You Should Avoid

Posted in Diet & Nutrition on July 23rd, 2008 by Paul
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Starbucks Apple FritterI eat in restaurants only about once a week and I never eat fast food. When I go to a restaurant it is mainly for a social purpose like meeting with friends for celebrating something special. The main reason I avoid restaurants is that I like to cook, but I also like to control what goes into the foods I eat.

Restaurants are pretty good about hiding the nutritional information found in their foods and it’s easy to add a lot of calories, fat, or sodium just by adding a seemingly-innocent side dish. AOL Health has put together a list of 18 side dishes that you might want to reconsider ordering the next time around.

I haven’t personally eaten a single item from this list – mostly because none of these items look too appetizing to me (the Starbucks Apple Fritter does look pretty good I will admit). The surprising item from the list was the Caesar Side Salad from Boston Market with 40 grams of fat and a whopping 980mg of sodium. It’s a salad, that HAS to be good for you right? The White Castle Fish Nibblers Sack has 2980mg of sodium – if you want fish you might be better off with some tilapia.

Here is the list in its entirety:

  1. Boston Market Creamed Spinach

    Calories: 280
    Fat: 23g
    Sodium: 580mg

  2. Taco Bell Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes

    Calories: 290
    Fat: 17g
    Sodium: 830mg

  3. Quizno’s Snickerdoodle Cookie

    Calories: 400
    Fat: 16g
    Sodium: 280 mg

  4. McDonald’s Cinnamon Melts

    Calories: 460
    Fat: 19g
    Sodium: 370mg

  5. Wendy’s Large French Fries

    Calories: 550
    Fat: 26 g
    Sodium: 480 mg

  6. Starbucks Apple Fritter

    Calories: 490
    Fat: 22g
    Sodium: 290mg

  7. White Castle Fish Nibblers Sack

    Calories: 1090
    Fat: 56g
    Sodium: 2980mg

  8. KFC Biscuit

    Calories: 220
    Fat: 11 g
    Sodium: 640 mg

  9. Au Bon Pain Rosemary Garlic Breadstick

    Calories: 180
    Fat: 5g
    Sodium: 710mg

  10. Au Bon Pain Macaroni and Cheese Stew

    Calories: 440
    Fat: 26g
    Sodium: 1280mg

  11. Burger King Onion Rings Large

    Calories: 440
    Fat: 15g
    Sodium: 440 mg

  12. KFC Potato Wedges

    Calories: 260
    Fat: 13 g
    Sodium: 800 mg

  13. Chipotle Chips & Guacamole

    Calories: 710 Fat: 37 g
    Sodium: 740 mg

  14. Dunkin Donuts Chocolate Chunk Cookie

    Calories: 540
    Fat: 23 g
    Sugar: 48 g
    Sodium: 550 mg

  15. Cosi Rustic Flatbread

    Calories: 265
    Fat: 3 g
    Sodium: 740 mg

  16. Boston Market Caesar Side Salad

    Calories: 400
    Fat: 40g
    Sodium: 980mg

  17. Domino’s Breadsticks

    Calories: 110
    Fat: 6 g
    Sodium: 100 mg

  18. Domino’s BBQ Buffalo Wings w/Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce

    Calories: 440
    Fat: 36g
    Sodium: 800mg

[AOL Health]

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3 Responses to “18 Side Dishes You Should Avoid”

  1. Yu Ming Lui Says:
    July 28th, 2008 at 1:08 am

    Goodness — look at those numbers! Totally agree on stealth calories in restaurant side dishes. Another culprit is salad where the dressing is full of hidden sugar.

  2. Peter shekel Says:
    July 28th, 2008 at 3:20 am


    Five Leafy Greens to Love     You should eat.

  3. Elan Vital Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 4:02 pm

    NOOOO!!! Say it ain’t so! I love nibbling on a sack! Seeing those numbers makes me rethink how often I should get my favorite White Castle snack. Thank you for the tip.

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