Monday, October 19, 2009

What restaurants don't want you to know...


Dunkin Donuts doesn't want you to know that its muffins are worse than its donuts. Even the reduced fat blueberry muffin still has 450 calories-more than all but two donuts on the menu!!

Cold Stone Creamery doesn't want you to know that every single one of its small shakes has at least 1,000 calories, 92 grams of sugar, and 1.5 grams of trans fats. Key word "small"-the larger varieties have up to 2,010 calories and two days' worth of fat.

Starbucks doesn't want you to know that most of its lattes pack more sugar than a two-scoop ice cream sundae.

Taco Bell doesn't want you to know that you're better off ordering a Cheesy Double Beef Burrito than its Fiesta Taco Salad. The salad is actually the most caloric item on its menu-with 840 calories, 45 grams of fat, and 1.5 grams of trans fats, this is not a healthy choice. Cut almost half the calories by either opting for the shell-less salad, or the Double Beef Burrito, as mentioned above.

Ruby Tuesday doesn't want you to know that the Veggie Burger has 1,007 calories, 53 grams of fat, and 73 grams of carbohydrates, there's nothing "healthy" about this deceptive dish. Their Colossal Burger-appropriately named, considering the 2,014 calories, 141 grams of fat, and 95 grams of carbohydrates contained within its buns.

Subway doesn't want you to know that you'll eat more calories there than you would at McDonald's. The researchers found that when people eat at "healthy" restaurants, like Subway, they tend to order 131 percent more calories in side items than they do at known "unhealthy" restaurants and they underestimate the calorie counts as well.

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