Mozzarella Sticks

Though made with an Italian cheese, mozzarella sticks are not from Italy (surprise, surprise). These deep fried cheese sticks were first created in France! An order of mozzarella sticks from Applebee’s contains 920 calories. It would take 21,521 steps to burn these calories off.

Fried Oreos

The name Charlie Boghosian might not sound familiar to you but he is the name behind one of the greatest inventions of all time—the fried Oreo. He said he walked down the aisles at the grocery store looking for different foods to deep fry. Entrepreneurship at its finest. Four fried Oreos from BD’s Mongolian Grill have 700 calories, which would take 16,375 steps to burn off.

Fried Pickles

Fried pickles were first made in 1960 at Duchess Drive In in Atkins, Arkansas and America will forever be thankful. It takes 21,053 steps to burn off the 900 calories in an order of fried pickles from Buffalo Wild Wings.

Corndog

Corndogs were made in 1927 by Stanley S. Jenkins and have become a staple for state fairs and carnivals ever since. One corndog contains around 225 calories and would take you 5,264 steps to burn off.

Cheese Curds

Cheese curds, sometimes known as “squeaky cheese”, came to be by complete accident. Cheese makers wanted to make a cholesterol product from soured milk and instead got a really popular snack. There are 510 calories in a regular sized order of cheese curds from Culver’s. It would take you 11,930 steps to burn off these calories.

Fried Chicken

Ever wonder who you can thank for fried chicken? It’s the Scottish. A chicken leg, thigh, and breast from Popeyes comes to a total 820 calories. It will take 19,182 steps to burn these calories off.

Bloomin’ Onion

Unsurprisingly, this appetizer is known as one of the most unhealthy items you could possibly order at a restaurant. A whole Bloomin’ Onion from Outback Steakhouse contains 1,950 calories (!!!). It’ll take an easy 45,615 steps to burn that whole thing off.

Churros

It is hard to resist some deep-fried dough sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar, especially when it’s so easy to hold in your hand. A churro, on average, contains about 116 calories. It would take you 2,713 steps to burn that off.

Deep Fried Mac & Cheese

People deep fry anything—including mac & cheese! Unsurprisingly, the outcome is delicious but also dangerously high in calories. There are 735 calories in a package of Trader Joe’s Mac & Cheese bites. It’ll take 17,193 steps to burn these calories off.

French Fries

No one actually knows where french fries originated, but everyone has a different opinion on who makes their favorite fries. It takes 8,539 stepsto burn off the 365 calories in an average medium sized serving of french fries.