'Eat This, Not That': 4 worst appetizers for your waistline

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   >>> 7:43, this morning on eat this, not that, appetizers. a couple of wings or a little calamari at happy hour may not seem like a big deal but could actually ruin your diet. here with the skinny with "eat this not that 2011 " the no diet weight loss solution. great to see you. i'm not giving up pigs in a blanket . whatever you say today, i'm not giving those up. all right?

   >> thankfully they're not here.

   >> okay. most people think, all right, appetizers, if i splurge there, it can't be as bad as splurging on a main course . it could be the opposite.

   >> it could be absolutely the opposite. that's perhaps the most surprising reason that we're all having trouble losing weight . it's not the meals. it's what's becoming before the meals.

   >> we graze on these things.

   >> well, apparently. but in some cases it's like having three or four meals before your meal hits the table.

   >> let's give people an example. we have four of the worst offenders on the table here. the first is red lobster 's crispy calamari. you hear the word crispy, you know it's going to be a problem.

   >> you get a sense this could be k 1500 calories, 11 grams of fat. two days worth of sodium. this could be the calorie equivalent, matt, of having 17 rice krispy treats.

   >> before dinner.

   >> before dinner. not talking agenbout dessert, drinks, meal, nothing. one of the worst is this 100 calorie treat from red lobster . it's basically the lobster tail, not with the ramikin of butter. its that cocktail sauce. it's only 100 calories. the difference is, so big if you wanted to lose five pounds, a smart swap like this each day would have you losing that weight in 11 days.

   >> wow. that's huge. up next, back in the day, these were my poison of choice. potato skins and the more sour cream and junk on them, the better.

   >> this is pizzeria uno 's version.

   >> in this case, 2,000 calories. i mean, you would have to run 15 miles. that's more than a half marathon , to burn off your 2,000 calorie appetizer.

   >> it's the equivalent --

   >> of these 43 cheese and pepperoni bagel bites . that is your appetizer. you've got to go with the only thing on uno chicago's grill's menu under 500 calories and that's the gauc and chips.

   >> pf change sells these spare ribs here, 13,076 calories, 96 grams of fat. nobody orders this thinking it's good for you.

   >> you don't. but this is what tipped fred flintstone 's car over. this is a full pound of ribs. you're talking about 1,375 calories. you're talking about 96 grams of fat. this is the equivalent of 5 1/2 mcdonald cheeseburgers. now, you won't go wanting, matt, if you get the --

   >> got the wonton.

   >> it's only 350 calories. a swap like this every day means you're going to drop five pounds in summer.

   >> this is the neutron bomb of appetizer here's. the fries. we know they're bad. but then you throw the bacon bits and cheese on top of them.

   >> i know. and the ranch dressing . i don't know if they cook this at the outback or the jiffy lube . this is 2100 calories. this is 151 grams of fat. just to put it in perspective, a stick of butter is 88 grams of fat. this has 151.

   >> the equivalent of --

   >> 11 krispy kreme doughnuts . 11.

   >> you've gone ridiculous here. anybody who orders this here right here, these fries, is not going to be satisfied with this alternative you've come up with over here.

   >> which is why you have to saw this thing in half and take it to go or share it with friends, but if you do this, i mean, the great thing is just a few hundred calories. you're going to lose five pounds in 9 1/ 2 days . those are the eat this not that kind of smart swaps to make.

   >> without dieting.

   >> no exercise, no dieting.

   >> thank you, david.

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