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The 5 Worst "Healthy" Fast Foods

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Have you ever wondered if what you’ve ordered at the drive-thru is really as healthy as it was advertised to be?  Dieticians at Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM.org) have analyzed the Top 5 “Healthy” fast food items and discovered that some of them contain more fat, salt and sugar than most people should consume in an entire day!  Click here for the full article and click the picture to watch Katherine discuss this issue on ABC News 8.

“Healthy” Fast Food Item

Nutritional Shocker

McDonald’s Fruit & Maple Oatmeal

  • More sugar than a Snicker’s bar
  • Cooked with cream, adding cholesterol
  • More calories than a hamburger

KFC Grilled Chicken

  • Contains carcinogens known to cause cancer
  • High in cholesterol and sodium

Sonic Strawberry Smoothie

  • More sugar than 5 Twinkies

Subway Fresh Fit 6” Turkey Sub

  • Contains processed meat, clearly linked to colon cancer

Wendy’s Baja Salad

  • 1900 mg sodium - more than we should consume in  1 day
  • 47 grams of fat

Last Updated (Tuesday, 21 June 2011 02:32)

 

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