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WORST FREEZER FRIES
How many times have you walked in the freezer section of the grocery store and scanned the many bags of frozen French fries that sit behind the frigid doors? You probably don't take the time to read the nutrition label because it's just too uncomfortable to stand there scanning it with the door propped wide open. The bag of frozen French fries, not to mention, is also too cold to cradle for more than a couple of seconds, so you're left wondering which brand is actually the best frozen French fries option.
Instead of running into this mess on your next grocery trip, consider referring to this ranking of the best and worst frozen French fries.
To determine the best from the worst, we chose to rank by sodium content, as that is often the greatest offender of the salty side. We used saturated fat and total fat as a tie-breaker when needed.
Now that you know the science behind our method, here are five of the worst frozen French fries you can buy in the supermarket.
5 Ore-Ida Extra Crispy Fast Food Fries
3 OUNCES, ABOUT 14 PIECES (84 G): 90 calories, 4.5 g fat (1 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat), 310 mg sodium, 12 g carbs (2 g fiber, 1 g sugar), 1 g protein
For just 90 calories, about 14 of these frozen French fries will eat up more sodium than what's in a 20-ounce bottle of Gatorade Lemon-Lime Thirst Quencher, which has 270 milligrams. Not the absolute worst, but also not one of the better options in the freezer aisle.
4 McCain Ultimate Crispy Coated Skin-On Julienne Fries
3 OUNCES (85 G): 190 calories, 12 g fat (1.5 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat), 330 mg sodium, 19 g carbs (1 g fiber, 1 g sugar), 2 g protein
It's evident these fries are coated in a buttery batter, as just one serving packs 12 grams of total fat. With nearly 350 milligrams per serving, we'd recommend passing on this French fry if you can.
3 McCain Redstone Canyon Skin-On Spiral Fries
3 OUNCES (85 G): 150 calories, 8 g fat (1 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat), 360 mg sodium, 20 g carbs (1 g fiber, 1 g sugar), 2 g protein
These fries remind us of Arby's curly fries, and while they're not nearly as salty—a small container of curly fries from Arby's has 940 milligrams of sodium—one serving costs you over 350 milligrams of the salty stuff. That's a lot for a food item that clocks in at just 150 calories.
2 Ore-Ida Golden Crispers!
3 OUNCES, ABOUT 20 PIECES (84 G): 200 calories, 14 g fat (2 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat), 360 mg sodium, 15 g carbs (2 g fiber, 1 g sugar), 2 g protein
On the company website, Ore-Ida says "Our crunchy Golden CRISPERS! add a dash of fun and flavor to every meal." Um, more like add a dash of sodium to every meal? Also clocking in at 360 milligrams of sodium, we rated this bag of frozen French fries lower than the latter simply because it has almost double the total fat and double the saturated fat.
1 Checkers Seasoned Famous Fries
3 OUNCES (ABOUT 9 FRIES): 160 calories, 8 g fat (2 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat), 390 mg sodium, 22 g carbs (1 g fiber, 0 g sugar), 2 g protein
High in sodium and saturated fat and carbs, yet low in fiber? We will pass on these frozen French fries to avoid unwanted belly bloat.
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