Sometimes it takes a lot of will power and sacrifice to go out to dinner and order a salad as a meal. Generally, one orders a salad in the interest of cutting calories or in an effort to maintain a balanced calorie intake.
Lately, there is a trend in restaurants to add so many toppings, in order to make the salad appealing to the masses, that a low calorie intake is not necessarily the case.
This helpful article has listed 7 high calorie salads you should avoid ordering when eating out:
#7. Friendly’s Kickin Buffalo Chicken Salad – 1180 calories
#6. Baja Fresh Steak Tostada Salad – 1230 calories
#5. Outback Steakhouse Aussie Crispy Chicken Cobb Salad w/Honey Mustard – 1288 calories
#4. Applebee’s Pecan-Crusted Chicken Salad – 1360 calories
#3. California Pizza Kitchen Moroccan Chicken Salad – 1370 calories
#2. IHOP Chicken & Spinach Salad – 1530 calories
#1. Cheescake Factory Santa Fe Chicken Salad – 1720 calories
An incredible 1180 – 1720 calories in a salad! Who would have dreamed it? Even McDonald’s is posting calorie content for food items. These salad calorie counts are ridiculous and anyone remotely interested in keep tracking of calorie intake should NEVER eat one of these.
For healthier salad options at these restaurants check out the link: 7 Salads You Should Never Eat | Eat This, Not That.
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