The fast food breakfast items with the most calories
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Is your go-to fast food breakfast represented here?
- Alison O'Brien; Data Work by Erica Carnohan, HealthGrove.com
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Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day, but preparing a healthy and nutritious meal in the hectic morning hours is easier said than done.
According to a 2015 study, about 45 percent of Americans who choose to eat breakfast get their morning fix from a fast food joint. While these options are certainly fast and delicious, eating an Egg McMuffin or a breakfast burrito daily is certainly not the most nutritious.
With this in mind, the data experts at HealthGrove, a nutrition data site by Graphiq, collected nutrition information from the breakfast menus of 13 popular fast food restaurants and ranked dishes based on calories in order to find the most deliciously caloric breakfasts. Menu items with 500 calories or greater made the list.
For cases in which multiple sizes of an item were available, the large size was considered, since large items tend to have more calories. For restaurants whose menus comprise more than breakfast, only the items specifically marketed as breakfast items were considered. Menu items with customizable factors were considered with their most caloric options. This list does not include beverages, limited-time products or regional items.
Carl's Jr. and Jack in the Box have the highest number of caloric breakfasts, with 10 and nine items respectively on the list. Burger King has the most items in the top 20 — ranging from burritos, breakfast sandwiches, platters and hash browns.
Whether you are a frequent fast food breakfast customer, or simply looking for a quick meal before a road trip, click through the slides to discover which menu items may not be worth the convenience.
Note: Ties were broken by fat content, followed by sodium content. Images on each slide do not necessarily depict the exact menu item.
Compiled by Alison O'Brien; Data Work by Erica Carnohan, HealthGrove.com
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Calories: 500
Fat (g): 19
Sodium (mg): 1,120
Sugar (g): 9
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Calories: 500
Fat (g): 26
Sodium (mg): 1,600
Sugar (g): 4
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Calories: 500
Fat (g): 28
Sodium (mg): 920
Sugar (g): N/A
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Calories: 500
Fat (g): 29
Sodium (mg): 1,480
Sugar (g): 0
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Calories: 500
Fat (g): 30
Sodium (mg): 860
Sugar (g): N/A
Item pictured on the right.
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Calories: 510
Fat (g): 29
Sodium (mg): 1,280
Sugar (g): 3
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Calories: 510
Fat (g): 35
Sodium (mg): 1,390
Sugar (g): 2
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Calories: 520
Fat (g): 31
Sodium (mg): 1,540
Sugar (g): 4
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Calories: 530
Fat (g): 22
Sodium (mg): 1,190
Sugar (g): 6
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Calories: 530
Fat (g): 34
Sodium (mg): 1,160
Sugar (g): 3
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Calories: 534
Fat (g): 38
Sodium (mg): 1,240
Sugar (g): 3
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Calories: 540
Fat (g): 36
Sodium (mg): 1,790
Sugar (g): 6
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Calories: 550
Fat (g): 25
Sodium (mg): 1,260
Sugar (g): 7
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Calories: 550
Fat (g): 32
Sodium (mg): 1,280
Sugar (g): 15
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Calories: 550
Fat (g): 32
Sodium (mg): 1,410
Sugar (g): 4
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Calories: 555
Fat (g): 39
Sodium (mg): 764
Sugar (g): 3
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Calories: 560
Fat (g): 32
Sodium (mg): 1,510
Sugar (g): 4
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Calories: 560
Fat (g): 37
Sodium (mg): 710
Sugar (g): 0
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Calories: 570
Fat (g): 37
Sodium (mg): 1,650
Sugar (g): 5
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Calories: 580
Fat (g): 32
Sodium (mg): 1,920
Sugar (g): 1
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Calories: 580
Fat (g): 35
Sodium (mg): 1,000
Sugar (g): 2
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Calories: 590
Fat (g): 31
Sodium (mg): 490
Sugar (g): 24
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Calories: 600
Fat (g): 40
Sodium (mg): 1,520
Sugar (g): 1
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Calories: 610
Fat (g): 31
Sodium (mg): 1,010
Sugar (g): 30
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Calories: 616
Fat (g): 29
Sodium (mg): 1,813
Sugar (g): 4
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Calories: 620
Fat (g): 42
Sodium (mg): 1,380
Sugar (g): 3
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Calories: 621
Fat (g): 39
Sodium (mg): 1,246
Sugar (g): 7
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Calories: 640
Fat (g): 36
Sodium (mg): 1,560
Sugar (g): 4
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Calories: 640
Fat (g): 36
Sodium (mg): 1,620
Sugar (g): 2
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Calories: 640
Fat (g): 46
Sodium (mg): 1,290
Sugar (g): 5
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Calories: 650
Fat (g): 34
Sodium (mg): 1,490
Sugar (g): 5
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Calories: 650
Fat (g): 49
Sodium (mg): 1,140
Sugar (g): 3
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Calories: 660
Fat (g): 43
Sodium (mg): 1,460
Sugar (g): 4
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Calories: 670
Fat (g): 39
Sodium (mg): 1,510
Sugar (g): 7
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Calories: 670
Fat (g): 41
Sodium (mg): 1,140
Sugar (g): 2
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Calories: 670
Fat (g): 44
Sodium (mg): 1,530
Sugar (g): 0
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Calories: 700
Fat (g): 46
Sodium (mg): 1,200
Sugar (g): 3
Image depicted with bacon, not sausage.
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Calories: 700
Fat (g): 51
Sodium (mg): 1,410
Sugar (g): 5
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Calories: 707
Fat (g): 47
Sodium (mg): 1,690
Sugar (g): 4
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Calories: 720
Fat (g): 41
Sodium (mg): 1,660
Sugar (g): 5
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Calories: 760
Fat (g): 48
Sodium (mg): 1,330
Sugar (g): 3
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Calories: 790
Fat (g): 35
Sodium (mg): 890
Sugar (g): 45
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Calories: 790
Fat (g): 50
Sodium (mg): 1,706
Sugar (g): 4
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Calories: 800
Fat (g): 56
Sodium (mg): 2,140
Sugar (g): 1
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Calories: 830
Fat (g): 44
Sodium (mg): 1,540
Sugar (g): 13
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Calories: 870
Fat (g): 42
Sodium (mg): 540
Sugar (g): 63
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Calories: 880
Fat (g): 59
Sodium (mg): 2,170
Sugar (g): 7
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Calories: 910
Fat (g): 55
Sodium (mg): 2,020
Sugar (g): 8
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Calories: 1,044
Fat (g): 90
Sodium (mg): 2,131
Sugar (g): 5
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Calories: 1,120
Fat (g): 62
Sodium (mg): 2,100
Sugar (g): 7
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Calories: 1,190
Fat (g): 66
Sodium (mg): 2,460
Sugar (g): 32
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Calories: 1,350
Fat (g): 65
Sodium (mg): 2,100
Sugar (g): 48
- Alison O'Brien; Data Work by Erica Carnohan, HealthGrove.com
Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day, but preparing a healthy and nutritious meal in the hectic morning hours is easier said than done.
According to a 2015 study, about 45 percent of Americans who choose to eat breakfast get their morning fix from a fast food joint. While these options are certainly fast and delicious, eating an Egg McMuffin or a breakfast burrito daily is certainly not the most nutritious.
With this in mind, the data experts at HealthGrove, a nutrition data site by Graphiq, collected nutrition information from the breakfast menus of 13 popular fast food restaurants and ranked dishes based on calories in order to find the most deliciously caloric breakfasts. Menu items with 500 calories or greater made the list.
For cases in which multiple sizes of an item were available, the large size was considered, since large items tend to have more calories. For restaurants whose menus comprise more than breakfast, only the items specifically marketed as breakfast items were considered. Menu items with customizable factors were considered with their most caloric options. This list does not include beverages, limited-time products or regional items.
Carl's Jr. and Jack in the Box have the highest number of caloric breakfasts, with 10 and nine items respectively on the list. Burger King has the most items in the top 20 — ranging from burritos, breakfast sandwiches, platters and hash browns.
Whether you are a frequent fast food breakfast customer, or simply looking for a quick meal before a road trip, click through the slides to discover which menu items may not be worth the convenience.
Note: Ties were broken by fat content, followed by sodium content. Images on each slide do not necessarily depict the exact menu item.
Compiled by Alison O'Brien; Data Work by Erica Carnohan, HealthGrove.com
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