Arby's Curly Fries
Thursday, 13 January 2011 00:42


Arby's Curly Fries

560 Prairie Center Drive
Eden Prairie
(952) 942-5326

 



We all love fries!

 

Web MD checked Fast Food Fries out:

 

Arby's
Burger King
Carl's Jr.
Chick-fil-A
Dairy Queen
Hardee's
In & Out
Jack in the Box
KFC
Long John Silvers
McDonald's
Sonic Drive-In
Wendy's
White Castle

 

Which were the healthiest?

 

Lowest in Calories:

1. Sonic Drive-In regular fries (75 g): 220 calories
2. McDonalds small fries (71 g): 230 calories

 

Lowest in Fat:

1. Sonic Drive-In regular fries (75 g): 9 grams total fat
2. McDonald's small fries (71 g): 11 grams total fat

 

Lowest Percentage of Calories From Fat:

1. Sonic Drive-In regular fries (75 g): 37%
2. Dairy Queen regular fries (114 g): 38%

 

Lowest in "Bad Fats" (saturated and trans fats):

1. Sonic Drive-In regular fries (75 g) = 1.5 grams saturated fat + 0 grams trans fat
2. McDonald's small fries (71 g) = 1.5 grams saturated fat + 0 grams trans fat

 

Highest in Fiber:

1. Jack in the Box Natural Cut fries (124 g) = 5 grams fiber
2. (7-way tie; all have 4 grams of fiber each):
Wendy's small fries (113 g)
Burger King small fries ( )
Arby's small curly fries (106 g)
Chick-fil-A waffle potato fries (85 g)
Long John Silvers basket combo portion (113 g)
Carl's Jr. Natural Cut French fries, small (116 g)
White Castle regular fries (106 g)

 

Lowest in Sodium:

1. Chick-fil-A waffle potato fries: 80 mg
2. Sonic Drive-In regular fries: 100 mg

 

The Fast-Food French Fries Health Winner

 

And the award for best fast-food french fry, healthwise, goes to ... Sonic Drive-In's regular fries, which are lowest in calories, fat grams, percentage of calories from fat, and total amount of "bad fats." (As well as second lowest in sodium.) The runner up is McDonald's small fries, which ranked second lowest in calories, fat grams, and "bad fats."

 

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