23 RESTAURANT WITH CRAZY HIGH AMOUNT OF SUGAR.
The U.S. government thinks you’re sweet enough.
In
fact, for the first time ever, the USDA has issued guidelines
recommending that Americans keep their consumption of added sugars
low—to no more than 10 percent of overall calories, or about 180
calories a day for women and 200 for me.
That
means 45 grams of sugar a day, tops, or about 11 teaspoons. But
organizations from the American Heart Association to the World Health
Organization recommend cutting that number further; they say no more
than 25 grams of added sugar a day (about six teaspoons) is best for
optimal health.
Think 11
teaspoons of sugar a day sounds like a lot? It is, but you’ll be
surprised how easy it is to eat that much; in fact, the average American
woman consumes about 25 teaspoons of sugar a day, or about 125 pieces
of Jelly Belly a day.
But if
you’re not popping jelly beans or chugging high-fructose corn syrup,
where are all those sugar calories coming from? Surprisingly, a lot come
from foods you’d never think of as “sugary.” Here’s our list of
surprising foods with more sugar than the USDA allows in a day, ranked
from crazy bad to insanely bad. Check it out and then undo some damage with these 40 Best Foods to Melt Love Handles !
23. Red Robin Boneless Bar Wing ‘N’ Yukon Chips
with Banzai Sauce
At Red Robin, “Banzai” is code for “sugar.” The same meal with Buzzard Sauce has just 1 gram of sugar.
22. Applebee’s Grilled Shrimp ‘N Spinach Salad
Eating this food is like getting caught speeding on a road with no posted speed limit signs. Everything sure looks free and clear, and just check out those health words: Grilled! Spinach! Salad! A great example of how sugar sneaks up on us even when we think we’re eating healthy.
21. Sonic Handmade Onion Rings - Family Size
Okay, it is “family size,” so for sure you’ll be sharing. But even if you’re a family of four, you’re still getting as much sugar from a small portion of rings as you’d get from a Little Debbie Doughnut Stick.
20. Applebee’s Sweet Potato Fries&Dips
Sweet potatoes are already naturally sweet (hence the name), but many restaurants feel the need to guild the lily, sugar-wise. Love sweet potatoes? Try these 20 Healthy Sweet Potato Recipes!
19. Sonic Blackberry Green Iced Tea, Large
We’ve touted the health benefits of green tea enough that you must surely think it’s always a great choice, but at Sonic, somebody’s cooking up a concoction that turns this healthy drink on its head.
18. Chili’s Crispy Honey Chipotle Crispers with BBQ Sauce
With
the word “crisp” in the title twice, you’d think fat would be your
biggest worry, but Chili’s manages to pack 52 grams of sugar into the
actual Crisper itself--before even adding on the BBQ Sauce.
17. Olive Garden Strawberry Smoothie
Nutrition: 330 calories, 1 g fat (0.5 g saturated), 74 g carbs, 0 g fiber, 65 g sugar, 5 g protein
If
you thought you were doing the healthy thing by ordering the berry
smoothie and skipping the cocktail, you’re in for a surprise. Devoid of
fiber, this fruity drink has nearly twice as much sugar as a Sprite. For
healthier options, DIY your smoothie with one of these 25 Best Smoothies for Weight Loss.
16. Pizza Hut Wingstreet Bone-Out Wings in Sweet Chili, 6,
with 3 Ounces of BBQ Wing Sauce
The culprit here isn’t the bird itself, but Pizza Hut’s Sweet Chili sauce—which is really just a fancy name for a viscous pool of brown sugar. Next time a craving strikes, keep your diabetes risk in check by ordering the Naked wings and enjoy six of ’em. This simple, slimming swap will save you 39 grams of sugar.
15. Chili’s Caribbean Salad with Grilled Chicken
A salad with grilled chicken—every skinny girl’s cliché lunch, right? But this is a terrible example of sugar hiding in a seemingly healthful dish. After eating Chili’s Caribbean Salad—and its nine donuts worth of sugar—you’ll be less bikini-confident than ever. Order the zesty, Southwest Chicken Soup with a side salad instead. You’ll save 60 grams of the sweet stuff, and be swimsuit ready by summer. Build a better salad at home with these awesome mason jar salad recipes!
14. Friendly’s Honey BBQ Chicken Strips
These Chicken Strips are distinctly un-Friendly, thanks to a Honey BBQ sauce that could put your dentists’ kids through private school. Choose the Turkey Tips—bite-sized pieces of protein-packed grilled meat—and save 1,020 calories and 68 grams of sugar!
13. PF Chang’s Sesame Chicken
Duck! Your dinner table is about to get ransacked by the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man. Covered in a thick coating of sauce, Sesame Chicken has never looked like the healthiest pick on the menu, but you probably didn’t suspect that it has as much sugar as 20 jumbo marshmallows! Stay away from this dish, and the Sweet&Sour Chicken, too—that one came in a close second with whopping 69 grams of sugar (but, at least, it has the word “sweet” in the name). Instead, ask your server to bring you the Dynamite Shrimp starter with a small side of Spinach with Garlic as your entree. You’ll get that sweet, tangy taste you crave for a fraction of the calories and sugar. And keep losing weight—rapidly—with these 22 Best Teas for Weight Loss.
12. California Pizza Kitchen Full Moroccan-Spiced
Chicken Salad
I’m pretty sure Morocco will be annoyed to learn their top spice, according to CPK, is sugar. For something that looks and tastes similar, but saves you 68 grams of sugar, ask for the Roast Veggie and Grilled Chicken salad. Ask for the dressing on the side and only use a few spoonfuls—plus, enjoy the heart-healthy avocado, and then check out these 50 Weight Loss Questions Answered in 5 Words or Less.
11. Applebee’s Kid’s Chocolate Shake
Okay, we know chocolate shakes aren’t healthy. But this is a child’s drink with as much sugar as an adult should have in two whole days.
10. Applebee’s Riblets Platter with Honey BBQ Sauce
Yes, honey is an added sugar, no matter what Winnie the Pooh says. In fact, 82 grams of the sugar in this platter comes from the sauce.
9. Jamba Juice Acai Primo Bowl, 24 Ounces
“Energy bowls” are a new trend at juice places, but remember that another word for “energy” is “calories.” While some of the sugar comes from fruit, much of it comes from honey and granola, leading to more than two days’ worth of sweetness.
8. Cheesecake Factory Teriyaki Chicken
“Terror-yaki” is more like it. This entree—which could only have been conceived in a “factory”—is the sugar equivalent of 3.5 Snickers Bars, and comes topped with two days’ worth of salt. As much as we hate the idea of ordering anything called “Skinnylicious” in front of a dinner date, at Cheesecake Factory that might be your best.
7. Red Lobster Alotta Colada
Like chugging three cans of Coke in one sitting. Alotta Colada means alotta you, too. Just one of these drinks before dinner gives you more than two day’s worth of sugars. We know alcoholic drinks aren’t a health food, but consider that a Long Island Iced Tea contains just 15 grams of sugar.
6. Panda Express 2-Entree Plate with Chow Mein, Sweetfire
Chicken Breast and Beijing Beef
“Panda Express” accurately describes both what you’re going to look like, and how long it’s going to take you to get there. They call them “sweetfire” meats for a reason. Listen to the warning shot, and take evasive action. Replacing this meal with the Chicken and Beef will save you 89 grams of sugar. And keep that waistline toned and tight—in record time—with these essential 14 Ways to Lose Your Belly in 14 Days.
5. Perkins Berry Blueberry Pancakes with 2 Ounces Syrup
Okay, you know pancakes with syrup is gonna be sugary. But holy cow, Perkins, how did you manage to pack two days’ worth of sugar into one breakfast? This is the sugar equivalent of 4 Dairy Queen Vanilla Cones!
4. Jamba Juice Strawberry Surf Rider, 28 Ounces
Strawberry Couch Rider might be a better name for this sugary combination of fruit, lime sherbert, and lemonade. Even downgrading to the smallest size, 16 ounces, will still put you at 70 grams of the sweet stuff.
3. Cheesecake Factory French Toast Napoleon with Syrup
French Toast Napoleon, meet your Waterloo. This one breakfast will feed you nearly three days’ worth of sugar, a day and a half worth of calories, and nearly a week’s worth of saturated fat. Oh, and somehow they squeezed a full day of sodium onto the plate as well. In this war of European powers, we’ll take the English muffin over the French toast any day.
2. Boston Market St. Louis Style BBQ Ribs Half-Rack with
Cinnamon Apples and
Sweet Potato Casserole
With a holiday weekend’s worth of sugar and two days of sodium, your blood sugar and blood pressure will be in a race to see who can redline faster. Opting for the Quarter Skinless Rotisserie Chicken plate will save you a whopping 144 grams of sugar—enough that you can enjoy what you really want: dessert.
1. Smoothie King The Hulk Strawberry
“Blended
to help you get toned, build muscle, last longer or recover faster” is
the claim Smoothie King makes for its line of Fitness Blends, of which
The Hulk is the beefiest. It contains butter pecan ice cream and a
proprietary “weight gain blend.” We’re pretty sure we know what’s in
that: about five days’ worth of sugar.
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