{"id":47198,"date":"2025-07-07T23:26:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T23:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/47198\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T23:26:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T23:26:07","slug":"chick-fil-a-named-one-of-the-unhealthiest-fast-food-chains-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/47198\/","title":{"rendered":"Chick-fil-A named one of the unhealthiest fast-food chains. Here&#8217;s why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/82649275007.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Chick-fil-A unveils new Parmesan Caesar dressing<\/p>\n<p>The new dressing will sold at club stores like Costco and Sam&#8217;s Club.<\/p>\n<p>Fox &#8211; LA<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/obesity\/adult-obesity-facts\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CDC<\/a> considers obesity a serious, common and costly chronic disease with more than two in five U.S. adults having it. The dominance of unhealthy foods in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.augustachronicle.com\/story\/news\/2025\/06\/24\/best-small-town-4th-of-july-parades-in-georgia\/84330200007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">America<\/a> is a big offender.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augustachronicle.com\/story\/news\/2025\/06\/14\/what-are-the-best-small-towns-to-retire-in-georgia\/84182659007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WorldAtlas<\/a> recently ranked the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldatlas.com\/society\/10-of-the-most-unhealthy-fast-food-restaurants-in-the-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10 worst fast-food chains<\/a>, looking at their nutrition data, menu gimmicks and marketing tactics at major chains. One beloved favorite rounds out the list of the 10 that &#8220;routinely serve meals that can eclipse daily calorie limits in a single sitting while encouraging visits through bargain pricing and around-the-clock service.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Is Chick-fil-A healthy?<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what WorldAtlas said about the chain: &#8220;Chick-fil-A masks calorie-dense fried-chicken fare behind a wholesome image. An &#8216;original chicken sandwich&#8217; with medium waffle fries delivers ~ 750 mg sodium, about one-third of a day&#8217;s limit, and 800 calories, while sugary lemonade and milkshakes push totals sky-high. The chain dialed back its &#8216;No Antibiotics Ever&#8217; pledge in 2024, though its 2026 cage-free-egg goal remains. With 3,200-plus U.S. outlets and drive-throughs generating 60% of sales, Chick-fil-A encourages frequent, on-the-go indulgence nationwide.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Are Chick-fil-A salads healthy?<\/p>\n<p>Below is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chick-fil-a.com\/nutrition-allergens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nutritional data<\/a> for Chick-fil-A&#8217;s salads. These figures will change depending on the protein topping:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Market Salad: <\/strong>550 calories, 31 grams of fat, 6 grams of saturated fat, no trans fats, 80 mg of cholesterol, 1,010 mg of sodium, 42 carbohydrates, 5 grams of fiber, 26 grams of sugar, 28 grams of protein<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spicy Southwest Salad: <\/strong>680 calories, 49 grams of fat, 10 grams of saturated fat, no trans fats, 100 mg of cholesterol, 1,570 mg of sodium, 27 carbohydrates, 7 grams of fiber, 7 grams of sugar, 33 grams of protein<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cobb Salad: <\/strong>830 calories, 60 grams of fat, 13 grams of saturated fat, no trans fats, 230 mg of cholesterol, 2,220 mg of sodium, 31 carbohydrates, 5 grams of fiber, 8 grams of sugar, 42 grams of protein<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">In case you missed it: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/food\/2025\/05\/21\/chick-fil-a-all-you-can-eat\/83770814007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chick-fil-A\u2019s only all-you-can-eat location is in Oklahoma. Here\u2019s what you need to know<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How many Chick-fil-A locations are in America?<\/p>\n<p>Chick-fil-A currently has more than 3,000 restaurant locations in the U.S., according to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chick-fil-a.com\/customer-support\/who-we-are\/our-restaurants\/how-many-chick-fil-a-restaurant-locations-are-there\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official website<\/a>. This includes restaurants, drive-thru spots, airport kiosks, and more. Texas leads the country <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scrapehero.com\/location-reports\/Chick-Fil-A-USA\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scrapehero.com\/location-reports\/Chick-Fil-A-USA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">with 500 locations<\/a> throughout the state.<\/p>\n<p>What is the most unhealthy fast food restaurant?<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at the full list WorldAtlas provided:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wendy&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li>Sonic<\/li>\n<li>Taco Bell<\/li>\n<li>Dairy Queen<\/li>\n<li>KFC<\/li>\n<li>Quiznos<\/li>\n<li>McDonald&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li>Smashburger<\/li>\n<li>Little Caesars<\/li>\n<li>Chick-fil-A<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Miguel Legoas is a Deep South Connect Team Reporter for Gannett\/USA Today. Find him on Instagram @miguelegoas and email at <a href=\"mailto:mlegoas@gannett.com\">mlegoas@gannett.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chick-fil-A unveils new Parmesan Caesar dressing The new dressing will sold at club stores like Costco and Sam&#8217;s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":47199,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[647,931,15948,24599,36483,27814,3189,1805,19635,6165,24352,36484,990,381,36482,36485,210,3195,36481,29370,425,993,6930,6459,50,1182,3190,67,132,68,11331,36486,3149],"class_list":{"0":"post-47198","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-affiliate","9":"tag-and","10":"tag-centers","11":"tag-centers-for-disease-control","12":"tag-chick-fil-a","13":"tag-chicken","14":"tag-content","15":"tag-control","16":"tag-disease","17":"tag-fast","18":"tag-fast-food","19":"tag-fast-food-industry","20":"tag-food","21":"tag-for","22":"tag-fried","23":"tag-fried-chicken","24":"tag-health","25":"tag-industry","26":"tag-junk","27":"tag-junk-food","28":"tag-local","29":"tag-local-affiliate-food","30":"tag-local-affiliate-health-and-wellness","31":"tag-money","32":"tag-news","33":"tag-nutrition","34":"tag-sharing","35":"tag-united-states","36":"tag-unitedstates","37":"tag-us","38":"tag-usat","39":"tag-usat-content-sharing-money","40":"tag-wellness"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114814542477862405","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}