Smoothie King's Hulk Strawberry Smoothie
Fruit and yogurt can’t be bad, right? Wrong. Smoothies are often made with ice cream or milk and can be crammed with sugar. At least this treat gives you a heads up: It’s listed on the menu as a smoothie for people looking to gain weight. But the calories are excessive—more than two Big Macs put together. And that’s just the small. One 20-ounce smoothie: 1,044 calories, 35g fat, 120g sugar. Choose this instead: Low-Carb Strawberry smoothie: 268 calories, 9g fat, 3g sugar.
Starbucks' Double Chocolaty Chip Frappuccino Blended Creme with whipped cream
Sure it sounds bad, but how bad is it? This afternoon pick-me-up delivers nearly one-third of the maximum fat you should consume in a day, and over half a day’s saturated fat. One 16-ounce Grande: 510 calories; 19g fat, 11g saturated; 59g sugar; 300mg sodium. Choose this instead: Your best bet is a regular cup of coffee without all the bells and whistles. If you just can’t live without a Frappuccino, make it a Coffee Frappuccino Light Blended Coffee: 130 calories, 0.5g fat, 16g sugar.
Auntie Anne's Jumbo Pretzel Dog
Auntie Anne’s sells snacks, not meals. But this concoction—a Nathan’s hot dog wrapped in a pretzel bun—contains almost half your daily upper limit of fat and sodium. One Jumbo Pretzel Dog with butter: 610 calories; 29g fat, 13g saturated; 1,150mg sodium. Choose this instead: Go for the original pretzel without the butter and salt and you’ll whittle your treat down to 310 calories and only 1 gram of fat. Now that’s more like a snack!
Cinnabon's Caramel Pecanbon
The luring scent of Cinnabon is a mall staple. But just one of these decadent pastries means trouble. They deliver about half the calories and just about all the fat you should consume in a day. One bun: 1,092 calories, 56g fat, 47g sugar. Choose this instead: Cinnabon has no options that are particularly healthy, but you can try a Minibon, designed for smaller—and smarter—appetites: 300 calories, 11g fat.
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