Seriously Salty Fast Food

Posted on Dec 7th 2009 2:17PM by Mary Kearl
Filed Under: Diet & Weight Loss

Outrageous Servings of Sodium by

The salt bagel from Dunkin' Donuts contains almost seven times as many milligrams of sodium as the "everything" bagel does:

  • True
  • False

Which of these not-so-Jared-friendly subs contains more salt?

  • Subway 6-inch Double Italian BMT (includes cheese, double meat)
  • Footlong Subway Club

In this sodium-fast-food faceoff, which chain's triple burger with everything plus cheese contains more sodium?

  • Wendy's
  • Burger King

Wendy's Chicken BLT Salad with honey Dijon dressing and garlic croutons contains more sodium than Wendy's Large Chili with seasoning, crackers and cheddar cheese:

  • True
  • False

When spicing things up, this chain's taco salad packs more salt:

  • Wendy's Southwest Taco Salad
  • Taco Bell's Fiesta Taco Salad

When you're approaching the border, which bowl should you pick if you want to eat less salt?

  • Taco Bell's Zesty Chicken Border Bowl
  • Taco Bell's Southwest Steak Border Bowl

Which McDonald's meal contains nearly all the salt you should eat in a day?

  • Deluxe Breakfast, with three pancakes, scrambled eggs, a hashbrown patty, biscuit and a sausage patty
  • Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese

Which of these orders from Cosi's has nearly twice as much fat as the other?

  • Mediterranean Chicken
  • Alpine Chicken

The Roast Beef Caesar sandwich from Au Bon Pain is clearly lighter on salt than Au Bon Pain's Prosciutto Mozzarella:

  • True
  • False

The KFC Mashed Potato Bowl contains more sodium than the Chicken & Biscuit Bowl:

  • True
  • False
 
 

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