Worst Stir-Fry Bertolli Grilled Chicken Alfredo & Fettuccine Complete Skillet Meal for Two (1?2 package, 340 g) 710 calories 1,370 mg sodium 42 g fat (22 g saturated)
A dinner for two should get your blood flowing, not stuff your arteries with more than the entire day's saturated fat. Saturated Fat Equivalent: 22 strips of bacon
Worst Packaged Food Marie Callender's Creamy Parmesan Chicken Pot Pie 1,060 calories 1,440 mg sodium 64 g fat (24 g saturated)
Marie Callender's perpetrates the ultimate sleight of hand here: The nutrition information says this medium-size entrée has two servings, but honestly, when have you ever split a potpie? Lard-strewn pastry tops and cream-based fillings are the lowest common denominators of the nutritionally nefarious potpie, and this one, with an ingredient list that reads like an O-Chem final, beats out dozens of horrendous iterations to earn this special place on our list. Sodium Equivalent: 8 small bags of potato chips Fat Equivalent: 23 strips of bacon Calorie Equivalent: 7 Taco Bell Fresco Beef Tacos
Worst Frozen Pizza DiGiorno for One Garlic Bread Crust Supreme Pizza 850 calories 1,450 mg sodium 44 g fat (15 g saturated, 3.5 g trans)
The bloated crust and the greasy toppings will saddle you with 60 percent of your day's sodium, 75 percent of your day's saturated fat, and nearly twice the amount of trans fats you should take in daily. Calorie Equivalent: 6 slices Domino's Thin N Crispy Cheese Pizza
Worst Packaged Lunch Oscar Mayer Maxed Out Turkey & Cheddar Cracker Combo Lunchables (1 package) 680 calories 61 g sugars 22 g fat (9 g saturated, 1 g trans) 1,440 mg sodium
Here's your first clue that this meal has issues: The ingredient list—in its squinty small type—is a full 4 inches long. It includes just about every form of fat and sugar you can imagine. Your child deserves better. Calorie Equivalent: 15 Chicken McNuggets
Worst Frozen Health Meal Healthy Choice Complete Selections Sweet & Sour Chicken (340 g) 430 calories 9 g fat (1 g saturated) 600 mg sodium 29 g sugars
Since when has fried chicken been healthy? Certainly not when it's cloaked in sugar. Sugar Equivalent: 2 scoops Breyers Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream
Worst Drink AriZona Kiwi Strawberry (23.5-oz can) 353 calories 0 g fat 82 g sugars
It claims to be blended juice, but only 5 percent of this can is any sort of real-fruit derivative. The remaining 95 percent is a blend of water and high-fructose corn syrup. Sugar Equivalent: 4 Original Fudgsicle Bars
Worst Condiment Eggo Original Syrup (1?4 c) 240 calories 40 g sugars
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but not when this sugar slick hits the table. Excluding water, the first three ingredients are all different forms of sugar. If you want real syrup, make sure it's 100 percent maple. Sugar Equivalent: Two Häagen-Dazs Vanilla & Almond ice cream bars
Worst Candy Twix (1 package, 2 oz) 280 calories / 27 g sugars 14 g fat (11 g saturated)
Twix takes the already-dubious candy-bar reputation and drags it through a murky pool of saturated fat. With more than half the USDA's daily consumption recommendation for these dangerous fats in each package, this is one hazardous after-lunch snack. Saturated Fat Equivalent: 11 strips of bacon
Worst Packaged Side Pasta Roni Fettuccine Alfredo (1 c prepared with 2% milk and margarine) 450 calories 25 g fat (7 g saturated, 3.5 g trans) 1,140 mg sodium
Once again Alfredo proves itself to be the biggest belt-busting option on the shelf. This side has a meal's worth of calories, and if you try to turn it into a meal in itself, expect to top 1,000 calories. Sodium Equivalent: 4 medium orders of McDonald's French fries
Worst Healthy Pantry Item Pop-Tarts Whole Grain Brown Sugar Cinnamon (2 pastries) 400 calories 14 g fat (4 g saturated) 5 g fiber 28 g sugars
Whole grain ain't the whole truth. There's also a glut of vegetable oil and seven types of sugar stuffed inside. Sugar Equivalent: 1 Snickers bar
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