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Want to avoid the worst offenders?
Here are 14 of the unhealthiest Cheesecake Factory meals,ranked from not great to the absolute unhealthiest.
Sheila’s Chicken and Avocado Salad
Aren’t chicken and avocados healthy for you?
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Divvy this one up by splitting with a friendor three.
An epic showdown of calories, saturated fat, and sodium.
This meaty extravaganza of a sandwich clocks in with 117 grams of fat, 47 of which are saturated.
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For your waistline and your heart health, better skip this one.
It features a bed of pasta topped with breaded chicken cutlets, prosciutto, and a creamy sauce.
But also extraordinarily high in calories and sodium?
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Yep, that, too.
Famous Factory Meatloaf
Perhaps a better name for this dish would be the infamousfactory meatloaf.
Fish and Chips
Multiple healthy eating patterns like theMediterraneanand pescatarian diets focus on including more seafood.
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She recommends splitting this one with a friend if you choose to order it.
We’re not talking good-for-you complex carbs, either.
Of the 143 grams of carbohydrates in this meal, only 6 grams come from fiber.
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Louisiana Chicken Pasta
Cajun food has a reputation for fried meats and slathered sauces.
The Cheesecake Factory’sLouisiana chicken pastais no exception.
“This meal is also high in sodium, which can also have negative effects on heart health.
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Cut these numbers down by ordering the lunch portion of this dish instead.
Bruleed French Toast with Grilled Ham
Another brunch culprit is the Bruleed French Toast with Grilled Ham.
On a 2,000 calorie-per-day diet, theAmerican Heart Associationrecommends consuming about 13 grams of saturated fat.
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This heart attack on a plate has seven and a half times that at 97 grams.
We just felt our cardiovascular system tremble in fear.
“Thebarbeque ranch chicken saladhas 1,980 calories, 124 grams of fat, and 64 grams of sugar.”
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Don’t be fooledjust because it contains vegetables doesn’t make it healthy.
But we wouldn’t recommend starting a weekend morning with the Cinnamon Roll Pancakes.
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