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Thought you might like to have a read of this....
Supermarket salads can have more fat than a Big Mac
The findings will surprise many health-conscious office workers, who sometimes chose a salad as an alternative to a calorific sandwich.
However, Which?, in a study of 20 different pre-prepared salads, found that the average contained 412 calories and 20.3 grams of fat – only a touch healthier than a Big Mac, which contains 490 calories and 24 grams of fat.
Most of the unhealthy and fatty ingredients were found in the dressings, with Morrisons 300g Smedleys Atlantic Prawn Marie Rose Salad, priced £1.49, containing 855 calories and 66.3g fat, which is more than a Big Mac and a medium portion of fries.
An adult woman is recommended to try and eat no more than 70 grams of fat in a single day.
Which? editor Martyn Hocking said: "If you thought your High Street salad was healthy, you could be in for a surprise.
"We have found large differences between the amount of fat, saturated fat, salt and calories in pre-packaged salads. Check the label or you could end up with egg on your face.
"Many of the salads we looked at were surprisingly high in calories and fat. Mainly this was because they had mayonnaise or creamy sauces. The ingredient lists showed these were often added generously."
Asda's 297g Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad, priced £2, contained 43g of fat, nearly as much as six Cadbury's Creme eggs, Which? found.
Almost a quarter of the salad was made up of high-calorie dressing containing 13 per cent mayonnaise, and 10 per cent Caesar dressing.
Mayo dressing was the second highest ingredient in a 380g Marks & Spencer Pasta with Tomato & Basil Chicken salad, costing £3.20, which had 760 calories and 46g fat.
Sainsbury's 350g Tomato and Basil Chicken salad, costing £2.95, was also comparatively high in fat. The label specified that it had no mayo, but the ingredients list revealed that it contained egg yolk, oil and white wine vinegar – the same ingredients as mayonnaise.
Which? wants food companies to adopt one label so that shoppers can see at a glance levels of fat, sugar and salt.
Definitive research by the Food Standards Agency shows that a combined label – including traffic light colours, guideline daily amounts, grams of nutrients per portion and the words 'high', 'medium' and 'low' – works best for shoppers
So who's for a salad then !!!! or will now be a Big Mac for a healthy option......
Phil x
Thought you might like to have a read of this....
Supermarket salads can have more fat than a Big Mac
The findings will surprise many health-conscious office workers, who sometimes chose a salad as an alternative to a calorific sandwich.
However, Which?, in a study of 20 different pre-prepared salads, found that the average contained 412 calories and 20.3 grams of fat – only a touch healthier than a Big Mac, which contains 490 calories and 24 grams of fat.
Most of the unhealthy and fatty ingredients were found in the dressings, with Morrisons 300g Smedleys Atlantic Prawn Marie Rose Salad, priced £1.49, containing 855 calories and 66.3g fat, which is more than a Big Mac and a medium portion of fries.
An adult woman is recommended to try and eat no more than 70 grams of fat in a single day.
Which? editor Martyn Hocking said: "If you thought your High Street salad was healthy, you could be in for a surprise.
"We have found large differences between the amount of fat, saturated fat, salt and calories in pre-packaged salads. Check the label or you could end up with egg on your face.
"Many of the salads we looked at were surprisingly high in calories and fat. Mainly this was because they had mayonnaise or creamy sauces. The ingredient lists showed these were often added generously."
Asda's 297g Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad, priced £2, contained 43g of fat, nearly as much as six Cadbury's Creme eggs, Which? found.
Almost a quarter of the salad was made up of high-calorie dressing containing 13 per cent mayonnaise, and 10 per cent Caesar dressing.
Mayo dressing was the second highest ingredient in a 380g Marks & Spencer Pasta with Tomato & Basil Chicken salad, costing £3.20, which had 760 calories and 46g fat.
Sainsbury's 350g Tomato and Basil Chicken salad, costing £2.95, was also comparatively high in fat. The label specified that it had no mayo, but the ingredients list revealed that it contained egg yolk, oil and white wine vinegar – the same ingredients as mayonnaise.
Which? wants food companies to adopt one label so that shoppers can see at a glance levels of fat, sugar and salt.
Definitive research by the Food Standards Agency shows that a combined label – including traffic light colours, guideline daily amounts, grams of nutrients per portion and the words 'high', 'medium' and 'low' – works best for shoppers
So who's for a salad then !!!! or will now be a Big Mac for a healthy option......
Phil x
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