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Usually seed oils Usually made with seed oils

BLT
Usually seed oil, from the mayo spread
Bacon cheeseburger
Usually seed oil, mostly from the burger sauce
Bakery muffins
Usually, yes
Banana bread
Usually, yes
Beef and broccoli
Usually cooked in seed oil
Beignets
Usually, yes
Birthday cake
Usually, yes
Boneless Wings
Usually fried in seed oils
Buffalo Cauliflower
Usually fried or coated in seed oils
Buffalo Chicken Dip
Usually, from the mayo and ranch base
Buffalo Wings
Usually fried in seed oils, plus a ranch dip
Caesar Salad
Usually, the dressing is the problem
Carne Asada Fries
Usually bad, mostly because of the fries.
Carrot cake
Usually, yes
Chicken Fried Steak
Usually fried in seed oils
Chicken Nuggets
Usually fried in seed oils
Chicken Tenders
Usually fried in seed oils
Chicken Wings
Usually fried in seed oils
Chicken and waffles
Usually, yes
Chicken caesar wrap
Usually seed oil, from the caesar dressing
Chicken salad sandwich
Usually made with seed oils
Chimichanga
Usually deep-fried in seed oils.
Chinese Chicken Salad
Usually, from the dressing and crispy toppings
Churros
Usually, yes
Club sandwich
Usually seed oil, mainly from the mayo layer
Cobb Salad
Usually, from the dressing
Coconut Shrimp
Usually fried in seed oils
Coffee Creamer
Usually made with seed oils
Coleslaw
Usually, if it is the creamy kind
Cookies
Usually made with seed oils
Corn Dog
Usually fried in seed oils
Crab rangoon
Usually fried in seed oil
Crackers
Usually made with seed oils
Crispy Tacos
Usually fried in seed oils.
Crispy chicken wrap
Usually seed oil, from the fried chicken and the sauce
Danish pastry
Usually, yes
Deviled Eggs
Usually, because of the mayo filling
Donuts
Usually fried in seed oils
Dry Rub Wings
Still fried in seed oils, even without sauce
Egg rolls
Usually fried in seed oil
Egg salad sandwich
Usually made with seed oils
Eggplant Parmesan
Usually the worst of the Italian entrees for seed oil.
Falafel wrap
Usually deep-fried in seed oil
Fish and Chips
Usually fried in seed oils
French Fries
Usually fried in seed oils
Fried Calamari
Usually fried in seed oils
Fried Catfish
Usually fried in seed oils
Fried Cheese Curds
Usually fried in seed oils
Fried Chicken
Usually fried in seed oils
Fried Clams
Usually fried in seed oils
Fried Fish
Usually fried in seed oils
Fried Mushrooms
Usually fried in seed oils
Fried Okra
Usually fried in seed oils
Fried Oreos
Usually, yes
Fried Oysters
Usually fried in seed oils
Fried Pickles
Usually fried in seed oils
Fried Shrimp
Usually fried in seed oils
Fried chicken sandwich
Almost always fried in seed oil, plus a mayo-based sauce on top
Fried fish sandwich
Usually seed oil, from the fryer and the tartar sauce
Fried ice cream
Usually, yes
Fried rice
Usually cooked in seed oil
Funnel cake
Usually, yes
Garden Salad
Usually, once ranch or a house dressing is added
General Tso's chicken
Usually fried and sauced in seed oil
Halal cart chicken over rice
Usually cooked and sauced in seed oil
Hash Browns
Usually cooked in seed oils
Hibachi chicken plate
Usually cooked in a lot of seed oil
Home fries
Usually, yes
Hush Puppies
Usually fried in seed oils
Jalapeno Poppers
Usually fried in seed oils
Korean fried chicken
Usually double-fried in seed oil
Kung Pao chicken
Usually cooked in seed oil
Lo mein
Usually cooked in seed oil
Loaded Cheese Fries
Usually fried in seed oils
Loaded Nachos
Usually made with seed oils, from the chips up.
Macaroni Salad
Usually, same problem as potato salad
Mayonnaise
Almost always made with seed oils
Microwave Popcorn
Usually made with seed oils
Mongolian beef
Usually cooked in seed oil
Mozzarella Sticks
Usually fried in seed oils
Onion Rings
Usually fried in seed oils
Orange chicken
Usually fried and sauced in seed oil
Pad Thai
Usually cooked in seed oil
Pasta Salad
Often, from the Italian dressing
Pizza Rolls
Usually fried or made with seed oils
Plant-Based Meat
Usually made with seed oils
Po' boy
Usually seed oil, from the fryer and the mayo
Popcorn Shrimp
Usually fried in seed oils
Potato Chips
Usually fried in seed oils
Potato Salad
Usually, because of the mayo
Potato Skins
Usually cooked in seed oils
Ranch Dressing
Usually made with seed oils
Reuben
Usually seed oil, from the Russian or thousand island dressing
Salad Dressing
Usually made with seed oils
Samosas
Usually deep-fried in seed oil
Sesame chicken
Usually fried and sauced in seed oil
Seven-Layer Dip
Usually, from the sour cream layer and chips
Smash burger
Usually higher in seed oil than a plain burger, mostly from the sauce
Southwest Salad
Usually, from the fried chicken and dressing
Stadium Nachos
Usually, from the chips and cheese sauce
Sub sandwich
Usually seed oil, from the mayo and sometimes an oil drizzle
Sweet and sour chicken
Usually fried in seed oil
Taco Salad
Usually bad, mainly because of the fried shell.
Tater Tots
Usually fried in seed oils
Tortilla Chips
Usually fried in seed oils
Tostadas
Usually fried in seed oils.
Tuna salad sandwich
Usually made with seed oils
Veggie Burgers
Usually made with seed oils
Veggies with Ranch Dip
The vegetables are clean, the dip is not
Wedge Salad
Usually, from the blue cheese dressing

Depends It depends on the brand or kitchen

Apple pie
Depends on the crust
Baked Ziti
Depends on the sauce underneath the cheese.
Banh mi sandwich
Sometimes, from the pate and mayo
Bibimbap
Often decent, but not oil-free
Biscuits and gravy
Often, depending on the kitchen
Bread
Often, in soft sandwich breads
Breadsticks
Usually similar to pizza dough with an oily finish.
Breakfast burrito
Often, depending on what's inside
Breakfast sandwich
Often, at fast food and cafes
Breakfast tacos
Often, depending on the griddle
Brownies
Depends on the recipe
Burrito
Depends on the fillings and rice.
Butter chicken with rice
Often better than tikka masala, but still varies
California Burrito
Depends on the fries and sauce inside.
Calzone
Sometimes, mainly from the dough.
Chicken Parmesan
Depends mostly on how the cutlet is fried.
Chicken Pot Pie
Often, in the filling and crust
Chicken tikka masala
Often, depending on the kitchen
Chopped cheese
Depends on the griddle oil and how much mayo goes on
Cinnamon rolls
Depends on the bakery
Cornbread
Depends on how it is made
Crab Cakes
Often, because of the mayo binder
Croissants
Depends on the bakery
Cuban sandwich
Usually one of the better sandwich choices
Deep Dish Pizza
Tends to lean worse than a regular slice.
Detroit-Style Pizza
Similar to deep dish, oil-heavy at the crust.
Diner breakfast plate
Depends on the diner, but often yes
Diner omelet
Often, unless you ask for butter
Dumplings and potstickers
Usually pan-fried with some seed oil
Enchiladas
Depends on the sauce and cheese.
Fajitas
Often cooked with a splash of seed oil on the flat top.
French toast
Depends on how it's cooked
Garlic Bread
Depends on real butter vs. an oil spread.
Garlic Knots
Depends on the butter-vs-oil brush.
Grain Bowl
Depends on the sauce
Granola
Often made with seed oils
Greek Salad
Depends on the dressing
Green Bean Casserole
Often, because of the canned soup
Grilled cheese
Often clean, but the griddle fat varies
Grilled chicken sandwich
The chicken is usually fine, the mayo on top is the problem
Gumbo
Often, because of the roux
Gyro wrap
Sometimes, mostly from the sauce
Huevos rancheros
Depends on the tortilla and sauce
Hummus
Often, depending on the brand
Ice Cream
Depends on the type
Lasagna
Depends on the meat sauce and cheese blend.
Lobster Roll
Often, because of the mayo
Meatball sub
Depends on the meatball recipe and the bread
Mediterranean Bowl
Depends on the hummus and dressing used
Mexican Street Corn (Elote)
Depends on the mayo and cheese used.
Pancakes
Depends on the recipe
Panini
Depends on what the press brushes on the bread
Pasta Sauce
Sometimes, check the jar
Pasta with Marinara
Depends on the jar or the kitchen's recipe.
Patty melt
Depends on what the griddle uses for the bread and onions
Pepperoni Pizza
Sometimes, mostly from the crust and pepperoni grease.
Pesto
Often cut with seed oils
Philly cheesesteak
Depends on what the griddle cooks the meat and onions in
Pizza
Sometimes, in the dough and oils
Poke bowl
Usually good, but watch the sauces
Popcorn
Depends how it is made
Protein Bars
Often made with seed oils
Pulled pork sandwich
Usually one of the lighter sandwich options
Quesadilla
Often griddled with a little seed oil.
Quinoa Salad
Depends on the dressing
Ramen
Depends on the shop
Roasted Nuts
Depends: dry vs oil-roasted
Shawarma plate
Sometimes, depending on the marinade and rice
Shrimp Scampi
Depends on the kitchen
Shrimp and Grits
Depends on the sauce
Side Salad
Depends entirely on the dressing
Soft Pretzel
The pretzel itself is usually clean, the cheese dip is the wildcard
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Depends on how the meatballs and sauce are cooked.
Spinach Artichoke Dip
Depends on the dip and what it's served with
Street Tacos
Usually pretty clean, but the tortilla and toppings can add a little oil.
Stuffing
Depends on the recipe
Sushi
Mostly not, with some exceptions
Teriyaki chicken with rice
Sometimes, depending on the grill
Tuna Casserole
Often, because of the canned soup
Waffles
Depends on the batter and the iron

Usually clean Usually seed-oil-free

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