The 20 Worst Kids Foods in America

Worst drink

4. Baskin-Robbins Small Snickers Shake

• 1,040 calories
• 50 g fat (26 g saturated, 1 g trans)
• 112 g sugars

Baskin-Robbins has a whole line of these candy-themed shakes to help nudge your child toward a lifetime of elevated blood sugar. How they manage to fit so much fat and sugar into a 16-ounce cup is a mystery of modern food science. This one's the equivalent of nearly four whole Snickers bars. You're better off giving your kid the real candy.

Drink This Instead!

Small Strawberry Citrus Fruit Blast

• 350 calories
• 1 g fat (0 g saturated)
• 85 g sugars

Worst drive-thru meal

3. Burger King Kids' Double Cheeseburger with Small Fries and Coke

• 1,100 calories
• 52 g fat (17.5 g saturated, 1.5 g trans)
• 1,870 mg sodium

BK's double beef earns the distinction of being the fattest meal for an on-the-go kid. It has 18 more grams of fat than the same meal at McDonald's. The meal might be quick, but it takes a long time for a 90-pound child to burn all those calories.

Eat This Instead!

Kraft Macaroni and Cheese with Apple Fries, Caramel Dipping Sauce and Low-Fat Milk

• 340 calories
• 8 g fat (3 g saturated)
• 505 mg sodium

Tip: Watch out for the worst drive-thru meals in America.

Worst Chinese entree

2. P.F. Chang's Crispy Honey Chicken on Brown Rice

• 1,210 calories
• 51 g fat (9 g saturated)
• 610 mg sodium

Although P.F. Chang's doesn't offer a proper kids' menu, this is the item it identifies on its menu as the "Kids' #1 Favorite." As a single entrée, this dish will saddle your child with two-thirds of her day's calories and nearly an entire day's worth of fat. They put the lazy Susan on the tables at Chang's for a reason; these dishes need to be shared.

Eat This Instead!

Almond and Cashew Chicken on Brown Rice

• 294 calories
• 10 g fat (2 g saturated)
• 1,694 mg sodium

The worst kids' meal in America

1. Uno Chicago Grill Kids' Kombo with French Fries

• 1,250 calories
• 79 g fat (11.5 g saturated)
• 2,850 mg sodium

For food marketers, the color of money isn't green—it's beige. Any parent knows that most foods kids clamor for, from fries to white bread to chicken nuggets, come in beige. It's also a marker of cheap, calorie-rich, nutritionally bankrupt foodstuffs. So when you see this monochromatic cluster of cheese sticks, dinosaur-shaped chicken and fried potatoes, you know your kid's in trouble. Make it a rule when eating out: All dishes must come with at least two colors (and ketchup doesn't count).

Eat This Instead!

Kids Pasta

• 300 calories
• 3 g fat (0 g saturated)
• 270 mg sodium

Best and Worst Choices for Kids:

• Cereal
• Snacks
• Drinks
• Desserts
• Amusement Park Foods
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