Americans have always had a love affair with fried, high-calorie foods, and the affair continues. Today, even though millions of Americans are constantly on a diet, foods that are terrible for our hearts and waistlines are some of the trendiest items on menus in both fast-food and sit-down restaurants across the country.
1. Bacon
Bacon's not just for breakfast anymore; it's clogging arteries three meals a day. Wendy's Baconator Double includes six strips of bacon along with two hamburger patties and two slices of cheese. It packs 970 calories, 60 grams of fat, and 2,260 milligrams of sodium. Bacon is even sizzling on the cocktail circuit in the form of bacon-flavored vodka cocktails and bacon-flavored bourbon. Bacon lovers can buy chocolate-covered bacon, as well as bacon mints, salt, lattes, lollipops, and bacon-scented candles.
