The 9 Worst Things You Can Eat in a Restaurant

Healthy SELF, SELF Magazine

Suddenly, a healthy home-cooked meal sounds very appetizing. The Center for Science in the Public Interest handed out its dubious 2010 Xtreme Eating honors this week to nine fast-food chain restaurants. The list probably includes some of your favorite local joints, including California Pizza Kitchen, Five Guys and Outback. Before you head out for that quick on-the-go meal, read this list. You might even want to print it out and keep it in your wallet.

1. California Pizza Kitchen Tostada Pizza
The individual-size Tostada Pizza has 1,440 calories and more than a day's saturated fat (27 grams) and sodium (2,630 milligrams). Unless you're munching on nothing but carrots and celery sticks for the rest of the day, this one isn't for you.

2. Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger
Dig into 920 calories and 30 g saturated fat (one and a half days' worth) without toppings.

3. P.F. Chang's Double Pan-Fried Noodles Combo
Noodles seem innocent enough, right? Wrong. This dish has 1,820 calories and 7,690 mg sodium (a five-day supply).

4. The Cheesecake Factory Pasta Carbonara with Chicken
You know better than to order this one. It may be creamy and comforting, but this pasta treat has 2,500 calories and 85 g saturated fat (more than a four-day supply).

5. The Cheesecake Factory Chocolate Tower Truffle Cake
Thinking about splurging on a piece of cake? Think again. The Chocolate Tower has 1,670 calories and two and a half days' worth of saturated fat (48 g).

6. Outback Steakhouse New Zealand Rack of Lamb
So much for lean meat...the lamb alone has 1,300 calories and 60 g saturated fat.

7. California Pizza Kitchen Pesto Cream Penne
1,350 calories, 49 g saturated fat and 1,920 mg sodium...and that's before you add chicken or shrimp.

8. Chevy's Crab & Shrimp Quesadilla
This "appetizer" has 1,790 calories and 63 g saturated fat, plus 3,440 mg sodium.

9. Bob Evans' Cinnamon Cream Stacked & Stuffed Hotcakes
You'll take in almost a whole day's worth of calories at breakfast with this dish: 1,380 calories, 27 g "bad" fat.

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