With all the food choices available, sometimes it is difficult to know what is bad, what is good and what you should never eat again. Food can have an impact on more than your waistline--consuming the wrong foods can clog your arteries, make you feel tired and cause inflammation inside the body. Certain foods should be avoided, both for their high calorie content as well as their low nutritional value.
Cheese Fries with Ranch Dressing
This dish (especially from Outback Steakhouse) has been ranked as the worst food in America by MSNBC.com. At a whopping 2,900 calories and 182g fat, the dish is meant as an appetizer, but has more calories than any one person should consume at dinner almost six times over.
Raw Oysters
Oysters can be bad for your health--just not necessarily the same way as a plate of cheese fries. Oysters are a "consume at your own risk" food item that can contain harmful bacteria that can even result in death. If you are going to eat oysters--make sure to cook them first.
Chili's Chocolate Chip Paradise Pie
Ranked as the "worst dessert" by MSNBC.com, this dessert contains 1,600 calories and a whopping 78g of fat. It is also extremely high in sugar, which can cause people to experience a sugar high then an extreme low.
On the Border Grande Taco Salad with Beef
While the word "salad" makes most people think they are making a healthy choice, the truth is that this taco salad has more than 102g fat and 2,410mg sodium, which can affect a person's blood pressure and heart function.
Some Canned Soups
Canned soups, not the low-sodium varieties, can contain up to 1,000mg salt in one tiny can. Instead, make a homemade soup or choose a low-sodium version of the high-sodium counterpart.
Fried Chicken
While the word "fried" might be a dead giveaway for this food, even removing the skin from fried chicken may not help as the oils and grease can seep into the chicken itself. Instead, choose broiled or grilled chicken breasts.
Processed Meats
Meats such as salami, hot dogs, sausages and other processed meats, contain preservatives known as nitrates. Nitrates can convert to nitrites, which has been linked with causing some forms of cancer, such as colorectal cancer. Because these meats are also often cooked at a high temperature, this also can add to an increased cancer risk.
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