5 Salads that are worse than a Whopper

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Good Salad

Salad sounds so healthy… but really, it all depends on what is on the salad. If it is lettuce, bacon and ranch dressing, you might as well get the Whopper. Pretty much any creamy dressing is going to be extremely high in fat and sodium- and BTW, no one uses one serving of dressing on a salad. Most people use 3 or 4 servings. The general rule of thumb is that if it is creamy, it is because it is made from fat. This just shows how important it is to check the nutritional info on the restaurants website because their marketing dept has been working overtime to convince people that their offerings are healthy. So, with that in mind, here is the worst salad you can buy at a chain restaurant in America-

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T.G.I. Friday’s Santa Fe Chopped Salad
1,800 calories
Calorie equivalent: Burger King Double Whopper, Medium Fries and Small Chocolate Shake (1,800 calories)

This is the worst salad in America. T.G.I. Friday’s doesn’t reveal full nutritional information, so we don’t know how much salt or fat this monstrous dish packs. Here’s a hint: Never, ever order a Mexican-themed salad, no matter where you’re eating. As in this case, they’re usually huge dishes of heavy burrito toppings on a bed of lettuce leaves. The only salad you’re safe to order at Friday’s is the Cobb.

Check out the other “bad salads” here-