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Salty Foods

As new guidelines urge reducing salt intake, The Daily Beast measures which favorite menu items—from Applebee's fajitas to Weight Watchers' chicken—double as sodium bombs.

Published Feb. 1 2011 2:18PM EST

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galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---applebees-sizzling-skillet-fajita-steak_nrl0g1 — Applebee's

Calories: 1,400
Sodium (mg): 6,800 (3.0 days worth of salt)

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---chilis-jalepeno-smokehouse-burger-with-ranch_c8xwbq — Chili's

Calories: 2,160
Sodium (mg): 6,450 (2.8 days worth of salt)

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---chilis-texas-cheese-fries_tiupsg — Chili's

Calories: 2,100
Sodium (mg): 5,960 (2.6 days worth of salt)

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---applebees-appetizer-sampler_ci914t — Applebee's

Calories: 2,410
Sodium (mg): 5,620 (2.4 days worth of salt)

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---applebees-weight-watchers-chipotle-lime-chicken_bh6jnm — Applebee's

Calories: 500
Sodium (mg): 5,250 (2.3 days worth of salt)

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---chilis-buffalo-chicken-fajitas_ar8ae4 — Chili's

Calories: 950
Sodium (mg): 5,120 (2.2 days worth of salt)

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---lhsh-western-cheese-fries_gp0vzw — LongHorn Steakhouse

Calories: 1,730
Sodium (mg): 4,940 (2.1 days worth of salt)

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---friendlys-waffle-fries_m4e9f7 — Friendly's

Calories: 1,650
Sodium (mg): 4,720 (2.1 days worth of salt)

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---ihop-thick-cut-bone-in-ham-eggs_t8up0n — IHOP

Calories: 1,170
Sodium (mg): 4,310 (1.9 days worth of salt)
AP Photo

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---lhsh-boneless-buffalo-wings_s29dd6 — LongHorn Steakhouse

Calories: 990
Sodium (mg): 4,240 (1.8 days worth of salt)

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/salties-foods---11_qpradq — LongHorn Steakhouse

Calories: 760
Sodium (mg): 4,180 (1.8 days worth of salt)

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---12_ofjvzc — IHOP

Calories: 1,680
Sodium (mg): 4,050 (1.8 days worth of salt)
AP Photo

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---13_wzl2fu — Friendly's

Calories: 560
Sodium (mg): 3,940 (1.7 days worth of salt)

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---14_fj8ve1 — IHOP

Calories: 1,790
Sodium (mg): 3,910 (1.7 days worth of salt)
AP Photo

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---15_pwtxw9 — Friendly's

Calories: 1,540
Sodium (mg): 3,870 (1.7 days worth of salt)

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---16_iouytn — Olive Garden

Calories: 1,450
Sodium (mg): 3,830 (1.7 days worth of salt)
Special*Dark / Flickr

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---17_diwlpf — Ruby Tuesday

Calories: 1,368
Sodium (mg): 3,766 (1.6 days worth of salt)
O's World of Photos / Flickr

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---18_kigzmd — Denny's

Calories: 860
Sodium (mg): 3,760 (1.6 days worth of salt)
AP Photo

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---19_nugsr5 — Olive Garden

Calories: 900
Sodium (mg): 3,490 (1.5 days worth of salt)
darktek13 / Flickr

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---20_asdr64 — Denny's

Calories: 1,140
Sodium (mg): 3,410 (1.5 days worth of salt)
Kaba / Flickr

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---21_rdrhiv — Ruby Tuesday

Calories: 1,795
Sodium (mg): 3,395 (1.5 days worth of salt)
Lauri Patterson

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---22_sgjwt7 — Olive Garden

Calories: 1,090
Sodium (mg): 3,380 (1.5 days worth of salt)

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---23_j8vpxh — Ruby Tuesday

Calories: 1,050
Sodium (mg): 3,270 (1.4 days worth of salt)

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---24_xc76jg — Wendy's

Calories: 1,330
Sodium (mg): 3,150 (1.4 days worth of salt)

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---25_zd4l8e — Bob Evan's

Calories: 650
Sodium (mg): 2,814 (1.2 days worth of salt)

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---26_fty5ni — California Pizza Kitchen

Calories: 1,542
Sodium (mg): 2,741 (1.2 days worth of salt)

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---27_a1kii5 — Bob Evan's

Calories: 1,160
Sodium (mg): 2,739 (1.2 days worth of salt)

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---28_iuf9wu — Denny's

Calories: 1,420
Sodium (mg): 2,720 (1.2 days worth of salt)

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---29_k3m2n3 — Wendy's

Calories: 520
Sodium (mg): 2,630 (1.1 days worth of salt)

galleries/2011/02/01/salty-foods/saltiest-foods---30_y8r1u6 — Bob Evan's

Calories: 862
Sodium (mg): 2,623 (1.1 days worth of salt)