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Nutrition Action Healthletter, March, 2004 by Jayne Hurley, Bonnie Liebman
Total Fat
Kids' Meals Calories (grams)
[check][check] Cracker Barrel Grilled
Chicken Tenderloins (3 oz.) 110 2
[check][check] with Carrots (2/3 cup) 160 4
[check][check] with Carrots and Orange
Juice (12 fl. oz.) 320 5
[check][check] Olive Garden Spaghetti &
Tomato Sauce (1 1/4 cups) 310 3
[check][check] with Garden Salad (1 cup)
and Italian Dressing
(2 Tbs.) 420 11
Red Lobster Popcorn Shrimp
(2 1/2 oz.) 160 9
with Fries (1 cup) 430 23
with Fries and Applesauce
(3/4 cup) 590 23
Chili's No Baloney Macaroni
'n Cheese (1 1/4 cups) 420 12
Chili's Ribs (5 ribs--1/2
rack) 280 17
with Fries (1 1/3 cups) 630 33
Denny's The Big Cheese
(grilled cheese) (3 oz.) 310 16
with Vegetable of the Day
(1/2 cup) 330 17
with Applesauce (2/3 cup) 440 16
with Fries (1 1/3 cups) 720 37
Denny's Cheeseburgerlicious
without cheese (3 1/2 oz.) 310 15
with Vegetable of the Day
(1/2 cup) 340 16
with Applesauce (2/3 cup) 440 15
with Fries (1 1/3 cups) 720 36
Chili's Little Chicken
Crispers (3 fingers--5 1/2
oz.) 360 20
with Fries (1 1/3 cups) 710 36
Denny's Cheeseburgerlicious
(4 oz.) 350 17
with Vegetable of the Day
(1/2 cup) 380 19
with Applesauce (2/3 cup) 480 18
with Fries (1 1/3 cups) 760 39
Olive Garden Cheese Pizza (1
pizza--7 oz.) 420 18
with Garden Salad (1 cup)
and Italian Dressing (2
Tbs.) 540 26
Applebee's Grilled Cheese
(5 1/2 oz.) 520 26
with Fries (1 1/3 cups) 900 44
with Fries and Coke (12 fl.
oz.) 1,020 44
Cracker Barrel Macaroni n'
Cheese (1 1/2 cups) 430 29
with whole milk (12 fl.
oz.) 650 41
Outback Steakhouse Boomerang
Cheese Burger (7 oz.) 470 32
with Fries (1 2/3 cups) 840 56
with Fries and Coke (14 fl.
oz.) 970 56
Outback Steakhouse Spotted
Dog Sundae with Chocolate
Sauce (10 oz.) 730 42
Saturated Sodium
Trans Fat (milli-
Kids' Meals (grams) grams)
[check][check] Cracker Barrel Grilled
Chicken Tenderloins (3 oz.) 1 290
[check][check] with Carrots (2/3 cup) 1 400
[check][check] with Carrots and Orange
Juice (12 fl. oz.) 1 400
[check][check] Olive Garden Spaghetti &
Tomato Sauce (1 1/4 cups) 1 570
[check][check] with Garden Salad (1 cup)
and Italian Dressing
(2 Tbs.) 2 1,130
Red Lobster Popcorn Shrimp
(2 1/2 oz.) 6 620
with Fries (1 cup) 14 1,310
with Fries and Applesauce
(3/4 cup) 14 1,360
Chili's No Baloney Macaroni
'n Cheese (1 1/4 cups) 6 910
Chili's Ribs (5 ribs--1/2
rack) 7 370
with Fries (1 1/3 cups) 13 590
Denny's The Big Cheese
(grilled cheese) (3 oz.) 7 790
with Vegetable of the Day
(1/2 cup) 7 860
with Applesauce (2/3 cup) 7 840
with Fries (1 1/3 cups) 15 910
Denny's Cheeseburgerlicious
without cheese (3 1/2 oz.) 7 280
with Vegetable of the Day
(1/2 cup) 7 350
with Applesauce (2/3 cup) 7 330
with Fries (1 1/3 cups) 15 400
Chili's Little Chicken
Crispers (3 fingers--5 1/2
oz.) 8 980
with Fries (1 1/3 cups) 15 1,200
Denny's Cheeseburgerlicious
(4 oz.) 8 490
with Vegetable of the Day
(1/2 cup) 9 560
with Applesauce (2/3 cup) 9 540
with Fries (1 1/3 cups) 16 610
Olive Garden Cheese Pizza (1
pizza--7 oz.) 8 1,130
with Garden Salad (1 cup)
and Italian Dressing (2
Tbs.) 9 1,700
Applebee's Grilled Cheese
(5 1/2 oz.) 14 1,350
with Fries (1 1/3 cups) 21 2,050
with Fries and Coke (12 fl.
oz.) 21 2,060
Cracker Barrel Macaroni n'
Cheese (1 1/2 cups) 16 1,100
with whole milk (12 fl.
oz.) 23 1,260
Outback Steakhouse Boomerang
Cheese Burger (7 oz.) 18 940
with Fries (1 2/3 cups) 31 1,450
with Fries and Coke (14 fl.
oz.) 31 1,460
Outback Steakhouse Spotted
Dog Sundae with Chocolate
Sauce (10 oz.) 27 180
[check][check] Best Bite.
Daily limits for low-active children ages 4-8: Calories: 1,500. Total
Fat: 50 grams. Saturated Trans Fat: 17 grams. Sodium: 2,400 milligrams.
Sources: CSPI, independent laboratory analyses, company information,
and U.S. Department of Agriculture (www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp).
The use of information from this article for commercial purposes is
strictly prohibited without written permission from CSPI.
The Chain Gang: The 20 chains we surveyed for this article: Applebee's,
Bennigan's, Big Boy, Bob Evans, Chili's, Coco's, Cracker Barrel,
Denny's, Friendly's, IHOP, Macaroni Grill, Olive Garden, Outback
Steakhouse, Perkins, Red Lobster, Ruby Tuesday, Shoney's, Steak'n
Shake, T.G.I. Friday's, and Waffle House.
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