Thought this might be interesting after yesterday's "20 Worst foods"

http://health.msn.com/health-topics/cholesterol/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100203758&page=1

Quote :

"20. Saltiest Side Dish Denny's Honey Smoked Ham, grilled slice 1,700 mg sodium, 85 calories 19. Saltiest Dessert Atlanta Bread Company Raspberry Scone 1,750 mg sodium, 360 calories 18. Saltiest Soup Baja Fresh Chicken Tortilla Soup 2,760 mg sodium, 320 calories 17. Saltiest Burger Hardee's 2/3 lb Monster Thickburger 2,770 mg sodium, 1,420 calories, 108 g fat 16. Saltiest "Healthy" Food Chili's Guiltless Grill Chicken Platter 2,780 mg sodium, 590 calories, 85 g carbs 15. Saltiest Pasta Fazoli's Rigatoni Romano 3,180 mg sodium, 1,090 calories, 54 g fat, 101 g carbs 14. Saltiest Chinese Entrée P.F. Chang's Beef with Broccoli 3,752 mg sodium, 1,120 calories, 65 g fat 13. Saltiest Breakfast Arby's Sausage Gravy Biscuit 3,754 mg sodium, 961 calories 12. Saltiest Beef Entrée Bob Evans Steak Tips and Noodles 4,131 mg sodium, 822 calories, 43 g fat 11. Saltiest Frozen Dinner Swanson Hungry-Man XXL Roasted Carved Turkey 4,480 mg sodium, 1,360 calories, 70 g fat 10. Saltiest Bread Dunkin' Donuts Salt (WTF?) Bagel 4,520 mg sodium, 320 calories, 62 g carbs 9. Saltiest Sandwich Quiznos Turkey Bacon Guacamole Large Sub with Cheese and Reduced-Fat Ranch Dressing 4,670 mg sodium, 1,120 calories, 49 g fat, 116 g carbs 8. Saltiest Pizza Pizza Hut Meat Lover's Stuffed Crust Pizza (3 slices of the 14'' large) 5,070 mg sodium, 1,560 calories, 87 g fat, 114 g carbs 7. Saltiest Comfort Food Denny's Meat Loaf Dinner (with Mashed Potatoes and Corn) 5,080 mg sodium, 1,210 calories, 69 g fat, 97 g carbs 6. Saltiest Salad Romano's Macaroni Grill Chicken Florentine 5,460 mg sodium, 840 calories, 53 g fat 5. Saltiest Mexican Entrée Chili's Buffalo Chicken Fajitas 5,690 mg sodium, 1,730 calories, 107 g fat, 143 g carbs 4. Saltiest Kids' Meal Così Kid's Pepperoni Pizza 6,405 mg sodium, 1,901 calories, 93 g fat, 190 g carbs 3. Saltiest Seafood Entrée Romano's Macaroni Grill Grilled Teriyaki Salmon 6,590 mg sodium, 1,230 calories, 74 g fat, 79 g carbs 2. Saltiest Appetizer Papa John's Cheesesticks with Buffalo Sauce 6,700 mg sodium, 2,605 calories, 113 g fat, 296 g carbs 1. The Saltiest Dish in America Romano's Macaroni Grill Chicken Portobello 7,300 mg sodium, 1,020 calories, 66 g fat"

For reference the American Heart Association recommends less than 2400 mg of sodium a day.

5/21/2008 4:39:39 PM

Splooge didn't make the list?

5/21/2008 4:41:44 PM

Damn, salt bagels are good!

5/21/2008 4:43:06 PM

salt isn't nearly as evil as people would have you believe

5/21/2008 5:20:45 PM

i salt a lot of my food a good bit. gotta keep my blood pressure up as best as i can.

5/21/2008 5:22:00 PM

2. Saltiest Appetizer Papa John's Cheesesticks with Buffalo Sauce 6,700 mg sodium, 2,605 calories, 113 g fat, 296 g carbs

was this on the other list? 20 unhealthy foods

5/21/2008 5:24:34 PM

^No

5/21/2008 5:26:47 PM

wow, Romanos Macaroni Grill got thrashed

5/21/2008 5:37:47 PM