The 20 Worst Kids Foods in America

Worst Mexican meal

8. On the Border Kids Bean and Cheese Nachos

• 980 calories
• 57 g fat (29 g saturated)
• 1,850 mg sodium

On the Border's Beef Soft Taco meal has been downsized just enough to keep it from topping our list this year. But we've spotted several other troubling dishes in the kids' domain, especially this plate of nachos. It's hard to imagine how chips, cheese and beans are transformed into a day and a half's worth of saturated fat, but once you see the train wrecks on the adult side of the menu, you begin to understand.

Eat This Instead!

Kids' Grilled Chicken with Black Beans

• 310 calories
• 9 g fat (3 g saturated)
• 1,230 mg sodium

Tip: These Mexican staples should be part of every kid's diet.

Worst pizza

7. Uno Chicago Grill Kid's Deep Dish Pepperoni Pizza

• 980 calories
• 70 g fat (20 g saturated)
• 1,860 mg sodium

We analyzed every kids' pizza in every chain restaurant in America, and these sloppy slices beat out the next closest competitor by 27 grams of fat. Calorie-wise, it's like eating more than two whole boxes of Bagel Bites.

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Macaroni and Cheese

• 480 calories
• 16 g fat (5 g saturated)
• 1,200 mg sodium

Tip: Here are the best and worst pizzas in America.

Worst chicken meal

6. Chili's Pepper Pals Little Chicken Crispers with Ranch and Homestyle Fries

• 1,010 calories
• 75 g fat (13 g saturated)
• 1,780 mg sodium

A moderately active 8-year-old boy should eat around 1,600 calories a day. This single meal plows through about 65 percent of that allotment. Unless he plans on munching on nothing but celery the rest of the day, he ought to plan on skipping the country-fried crispers.

Eat This Instead!

Pepper Pals Grilled Chicken Platter with Cinnamon Apples

• 340 calories
• 8 g fat (2.5 g saturated)
• 755 mg sodium

Worst finger food

5. Denny's Little Dipper Sampler with Honey Mustard Dressing Dipping Sauce and Deep Space French Fries

• 1,030 calories
• 61 g fat (15 g saturated)
• 1,590 mg sodium

Nuggets, mozzarella sticks and fries make an unholy trinity of sodium and saturated fat. Parents can choose the convenience of giving their tots something that doesn't require a fork to eat, but not if it delivers two-thirds of the kid's daily calories.

Eat This Instead!

Moons & Stars Chicken Nuggets with BBQ Sauce and Moon Crater Mashed Potatoes and Gravy

• 430 calories
• 17 g fat (3.5 g saturated)
• 1,480 mg sodium