Posted on 01/06/2014 12:38:18 PM PST by US Navy Vet
From a pastrami sandwich at Subway to a Caramel Pecanbon at Cinnabon, the offerings at the great American food court can be some of the unhealthiest you’ll find, anywhere. We’ve gathered the most common food court standbys and tracked down the unhealthiest items on their menus, and it’s something you should check out before you ever head down to your local shopping mall again.
The food court is as American a concept as there is. It’s convenient, has a number of diverse choices, and is at the epicenter of that enduring monument to capitalism: the shopping mall. It also displays the melting pot nature of America; in any city across the nation you can go to its mall food court and find some combination of sushi, pizza, Cajun, pretzels, sandwiches, smoothies and more.
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Nothing can touch Long John Silvers for pure unhealthiness.
How many folks eat their three squares in the food court? Hmmm?
Lets see a count of hands...
I eat at home most of the time, perhaps 80% of the time. Don’t these people that run these studies? Evidently not. They’re panicked that everyone eats at McDonalds every night. They freaked that everyone has at least five hot dogs a day. They’re wetting themselves because everyone buys a big gulp for breakfast lunch and dinner.
Please government nitwits, read some books. Go for a hike. In fact, take a hike. Leave us alone.
We can actually determine our own menus.
To a Leftist one more thing our Founders got wrong, was that they didn’t force us to adopt their menu plans from day one.
Sheesh!
These people can’t see anything wrong with our nation being occupied by foreign nationals, but if I don’t eat a cup of peas every night, there’s a threat to our nation’s existence.
Spare me!
Aaaargh!
Around here, most of the food courts have shut down because those "enduring monuments to capitalism" can't attract enough business to stay afloat.
Food Courts are at Malls.
Problem solved - I don’t do Malls.
“The food court is as American a concept as there is.”
Ignorance is bliss, I guess. Or hubris.
So what, is Dan Hesse Michael Bloomberg’s Godson? Lord, spare us from these food Nannies!
Yum those once weekly dinners at the food court.
I once saw a movie about Long John Silvers.....it was rated Arrrrrrrr.
Heck yeah! I’m totally up for a jumbo pretzel dog, washed down with an Orange Julius with a Carmel Pecanbon for dessert. The gods on Mt. Olympus never had anything that good. :-)
I’ll pass on Jamba Juice’s offering, though. I don’t care for smoothies to begin with, and a peanut butter one just sounds awful.
1 Auntie Anne’s: Jumbo Pretzel Dog
2 Great American Cookies: Double Doozie
3 Jamba Juice: Original Peanut Butter Moo’d Smoothie
4 Orange Julius: Large Pina Colada
5 Panera Bread: Full Italian Combo on Ciabatta
6 Cinnabon: Caramel Pecanbon
7 Chick-fil-A: Spicy Chicken Sandwich Deluxe (with large Waffle Fries)
Thanks for the comments. Cinabon... wow it has been a decade or so for me.
I agree with your ‘common sense’ clause. They’ve lost it.
Take care.
I once saw a movie about Phil Silvers. It wasn’t bad, but it really didn’t have as much swashbuckling and piracy as I would have liked.
I will give up my Chick-fil-A Spicy Chicken Deluxe when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.
I’ve eaten there in and around Greenville SC. What’s wrong with ‘em?
As a kid I’d go along with my dad to bring home Long John Silver’s take-out. I remember seeing a sticker on the glass sides of the warming tray saying, DON’T FORGET THE CRUNCHIES, i.e., the little bits of fried batter that didn’t have any food inside.
Of course, we knew even then that it was bad-for-us “treat food,” not something to be eaten regularly!
Highest saturated fat content of any chain.
I’ll stick to Subway in JanuAny.
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