We don’t always have time for breakfast in the mornings that are often filled with making lunches, getting the kids ready, carpools and early morning meetings. Sometimes the easy answer is to hit the closest drive-thru and pick something up (along with that morning coffee) but some breakfast offerings pack in so much fat, sodium and calories that you’ve already hit your daily limit by the first meal of the day. We’ve done the research and found 12 of the worst fast-food breakfasts in America.

Dunkin Donuts – Glazed Donut Breakfast Sandwich

Calories: 360
Fat: 20g
Saturated Fat: 8g
Sodium: 720mg

Leave it to America’s donut experts DD to make a breakfast sandwich on a donut. The Glazed Donut Breakfast Sandwich from Dunkin Donuts features bacon strips and a pepper fried egg sandwiched between a sugary glazed donut. Yes it’s under 400 calories but we doubt these empty calories will fill you up for long.

Chick-fil-A – Chicken, Egg & Cheese Bagel

Calories: 480
Fat: 20g
Saturated Fat: 6g
Sodium: 1160mg

While still pale in comparison the the fat and calories of many other items on this list, the Chicken, Egg & Cheese Bagel from Chick-fil-A has over half your daily sodium. And although it may be served on a seemingly ‘healthy’ multi-grain bagel, you probably shouldn’t start your day with a piece of fried chicken.

 

Starbucks – Double-Smoked Bacon, Cheddar & Egg Sandwich

Calories: 540
Fat: 32g
Saturated Fat: 18g
Sodium: 940mg

Millions of people around the world visit a Starbucks for their morning cup of coffee so picking up a quick breakfast on the go here seems only natural. There are some healthier choices but the Double-Smoked Bacon, Cheddar & Egg Sandwich with 32g of fat and 940mg of sodium is not one of them.

 

Panera Bread – Bacon Egg and Cheese Asiago Bagel

Calories: 610
Fat: 28g
Saturated Fat: 13g
Sodium: 1350mg

Panera Bread is known for it’s tasty grilled sandwiches and with a slice of Vermont white cheddar and applewood-smoked bacon, the Bacon Egg and Cheese Asiago Bagel Sandwich does sound delicious. But at 601 calories and 1350mg of sodium it’s not worth it!

 

Jack In The Box – Extreme Sausage Sandwich

Calories: 640
Fat: 45g
Saturated Fat: 17g
Sodium: 1330mg

Your first meal of the day probably shouldn’t have the word ‘Extreme’ in it. The Extreme Sausage Sandwich from Jack in the Box features 2 high-calorie sausage patties and 2 slices of processed cheese along with a fried egg on a white bun. Oh, it also features 45g of fat.

 

McDonalds – Steak, Egg and Cheese Bagel Sandwich

Calories: 670
Fat: 35g
Saturated Fat: 13g
Sodium: 1320mg

McDonalds has dominated the fast-food breakfast scene for decades and while the original Egg McMuffin was a reasonable substitute for a home cooked breakfast, the sandwiches have only evolved to become worse and worse for you. Like this, the Steak, Egg and Cheese Bagel Sandwich. With 670 calories and 1320mg of sodium you’ll be full and you’ll be fat.

Taco Bell – Sausage A.M. Crunchwrap

Calories: 710
Fat: 46g
Saturated Fat: 14g
Sodium: 1150mg

Taco Bell encourages its customers to ‘Live Más’ meaning live more…if by ‘more’ they mean more calories, they’re succeeding with the 710 calorie Sausage A.M. Crunchwrap. It’s rarely a good idea to start your day with over 45g of fat wrapped in a grilled flour tortilla.

Jack in the Box – Steak and Egg Burrito

Calories: 790
Fat: 48g
Saturated Fat: 14g
Sodium: 1860mg

Steak and eggs is a filling choice for your first meal of the day but this Steak and Egg Burrito from Jack in the Box is filled with tons of calories, almost 50 g of fat and over 1800mg of sodium!

Carl’s Jr – The Breakfast Burger

Calories: 800
Fat: 43g
Saturated Fat: 18g
Sodium: 1380mg

Carl’s Jr is one of the only fast food joints offering an actual breakfast burger. Perhaps this is because no one needs to start their day with an all-beef patty, egg, bacon, processed cheese, hash brown nuggets, and ketchup on a sesame seed bun.

Carl’s Jr – Monster Biscuit Sandwich

Calories: 810
Fat: 60g
Saturated Fat: 25g
Sodium: 1850mg

Because a regular biscuit sandwich just isn’t enough, Carl’s Jr created the Monster Biscuit Sandwich which sees a sausage patty, 2 folded eggs, bacon and both swiss and american cheese piled on a buttery biscuit for a monster of a breakfast sandwich.

Sonic – Ultimate Meat and Cheese Breakfast Burrito

Calories: 800
Fat: 56g
Saturated Fat: 18g
Sodium: 2140mg

Another word you don’t want to see in your breakfast is ‘Ultimate’…as it ‘ultimate-ly’ means loaded with calories, fat and sodium as is the case for the Ultimate Meat and Cheese Breakfast Burrito from America’s Drive-in, Sonic.

Burger King – BK Ultimate Breakfast Platter

Calories: 1420
Fat: 79g
Saturated Fat: 29g
Sodium: 3020mg

The King of burgers, BK is also the king of bad breakfasts.Their BK Ultimate Breakfast Platter has a staggering 1420 calories with almost 80g of fat and nearly a day and a half’s worth of sodium. If this is what you’re eating for breakfast we do not want to see your dinner!