WASHINGTON – Some salads on restaurant menus today have more calories than a Whopper.
The editors of “EAT This, Not That!” created a list of the top 20 salads that are bursting with fat and calories:
20. Romano’s Macaroni Grill parmesan-crusted chicken salad
- 880 calories
- 16 grams saturated fat
19. Cosi cobb salad
- 713 calories
- 55 grams fat (12 grams saturated fat)
18. Chipotle Mexican Grill chicken salad with black beans, red salsa, cheese and chipotle honey vinaigrette
- 720 calories
- 41 grams fat (11 grams saturated fat)
17. P.F. Chang chicken chopped salad with ginger dressing
- 730 calories
- 48 grams fat (8 grams saturated fat)
16. Taco Bell fiesta taco salad
- 770 calories
- 42 grams fat (10 grams saturated fat)
15. Panera full steak and blue cheese chopped salad
- 850 calories
- 64 grams fat (21 grams saturated fat; 1.5 grams trans)
14. Jack in the Box crispy chicken club salad with croutons and ranch dressing
- 870 calories
- 59 g fat (13 grams saturated fat, 1 grams trans)
13. El Pollo Loco chicken tostada salad with light creamy cilantro dressing
- 932 calories
- 48 grams fat (14 grams saturated fat)
12. Applebee’s grilled shrimp and spinach salad
- 1,010 calories
- 69 grams fat (12 grams saturated fat)
11. California Pizza Kitchen BBQ chicken chopped salad
- 1,133 calories
- 16 grams saturated fat
10. Applebee’s oriental chicken salad
- 1,340 calories
- 98 grams fat (15 grams saturated fat, 1.5 grams trans)
9. Einstein Bros. bros bistro salad with chicken
- 1,360 calories
- 115 grams fat (19 grams saturated fat; 1 grams trans)
8. T.G.I Friday’s pecan- crusted chicken salad
- 1,360 calories
7. Chili’s quesadilla explosion salad
- 1,400 calories
- 88 grams fat (28 g saturated fat)
6. California’s Pizza Kitchen thai crunch salad with fresh avocado and additional thai peanut dressing
- 1,408 calories
- 10 grams saturated fat
5. Chevy’s Fresh Mex tostada salad with chicken
- 1,547 calories
- 94 grams fat (37 g saturated fat)
4. California Pizza Kitchen waldorf chicken salad with blue cheese dressing
- 1,561 calories
- 31 grams saturated fat
3. On the Border grande taco salad with taco beef and chipotle honey mustard
- 1,600 calories
- 116 grams fat (39 g saturated fat)
2. Cheesecake Factory santa fe salad
- 1,720 calories
- 17 grams saturated fat
1. T.G.I Friday’s santa fe chopped salad
- 1,830 calories
- 16 grams saturated fat
WTOP’s Megan Gygax and David Burd contributed to this report. Follow David and WTOP on Twitter.
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