The 20 Worst Kids Foods in America

Worst dessert

12. Uno Chicago Grill Kid's Sundae

• 860 calories
• 38 g fat (20 g saturated)
• 94 g sugars

Consider the repercussions of slapping three Baby Ruth bars' worth of fat and sugar onto the end of your child's meal. Weighing in at an astounding three-quarters pound, this abominable sundae is twice as big as the Kid's Pasta, and twice as caloric as a child's entire meal should be.

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Kid's Slush

• 70 calories
• 0 g fat
• 17 g sugars

Tip: Go ahead, indulge in the 15 healthiest desserts in America.

Worst burger

11. Ruby Tuesday Kids Turkey Minis & Fries

• 873 calories
• 46 g fat
• 88 g carbohydrates

When we first pointed out how bad this restaurant kids' meal was, Ruby Tuesday sprang into action, shrinking the meal down to save ... a total of 20 calories. That's not going to help your child fight obesity and all the health problems that can come with it, not when these mini burgers still have more calories than a Wendy's formidable Baconator. The best solution? Avoid Ruby's burgers entirely. Chicken and broccoli, at just 201 calories, is best, but the chop steak plate is like eating a burger without the bun (not to mention all those excess calories).

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Chop Steak & Mashed Potatoes

• 403 calories
• 30 g fat
• 15 g carbohydrates

Tip: Avoid the nine worst burgers in America.

Worst homestyle meal

10. Boston Market's Kids' Meat Loaf with Sweet Potato Casserole and Cornbread

• 890 calories
• 46.5 g fat (17.5 g saturated)
• 131 g carbohydrates
• 1,500 mg sodium

This is not your mother's meat loaf—and that's too bad. This slab-o-meat begins as beef and ends as a science project with 55 ingredients that include the understandable (cheese cultures), the detestable (partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil) and the unpronounceable (azodicarbonamide). Stack the amalgamation next to a sugar-and-cream-injected sweet potato and a starchy piece of cornbread and you're asking your kid to be the lab rat. We can tell you right now, the results will be big. Roast turkey provides a safe haven for discerning eaters.

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Kids' Roasted Turkey with Green Bean Casserole and Cornbread

• 390 calories
• 9 g fat (3 g saturated)
• 36 g carbohydrates
• 1,045 mg sodium

Worst pasta meal

9. Romano's Macaroni Grill Fettuccine Alfredo

• 890 calories
• 67 g fat (38 g saturated)
• 1,480 mg sodium

This plate of noodles has two days' worth of saturated fat—for a full-grown adult! For a kid, this could serve as a precursor for obesity. And to make matters worse, Macaroni Grill likes to throw in a free ice cream with every kids' meal. They sure don't make it easy to be a responsible parent.

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Cheeseoli

• 440 calories
• 20 g fat (12 g saturated)
• 1,280 mg sodium