And some people say ‘size doesn’t matter’…I beg to differ. But, portion size isn’t the only thing that registers on the ‘avoid me’ list from various restaurants. According to a great book called Restaurant Confidential by Michael Jacobson and Jayne Hurley, here are the 5 best and 5 worst restaurant meals.
5 Best
Au Bon Pain Bagel with preserves and yogurt with berries
Wendy’s Grilled Chicken sandwich
Subway ‘7 under 6’ sub and baked potato chips
The Olive Garden Giardino and Minestrone Soup
Denny’s Slim Slam (egg beaters, ham, and two hotcakes with fruit toppings)
5 Worst
Each of these has more than 1,000 calories and 1 ½ days worth of saturated fat.
Prime rib, Caesar salad and loaded baked potato
Fettucine Alfredo, salad with dressing and half an order of garlic bread
Burger King Double Whopper with Cheese, king fries and king Coca Cola Classic
Fried seafood combo with fries, coleslaw and two biscuits
BBQ baby back ribs, French fries and coleslaw