How healthy is your lunch?
Test your knowledge on what's really in your food.
Take a moment to think about which one of these meals you are most likely to choose to eat:
Lunch 1
Lunch 2
Lunch 3
The breakdown of what's really in each lunch:
Lunch 1:
500mls soft drink: 215 kcals - 0g fat
40g bag of crisps: 230 kcals - 15.4g fat
3 slices bread : 225 kcals - 1.5g fat
2 pats butter: 120 kcals - 14g fat
2 slices meat (60g): 77 kcals - 2.6g fat
1 serving salad: 30 kcals - 0g fat
King size chocolate bar: 382 kcals - 14.8g fat
Total: 1279 kcals - 48g fat
Lunch 2:
330mls soft drink: 142 kcals - 0g fat
25g bag of crisps: 143 kcals - 9.6g fat
2 slices bread: 150 kcals - 1g fat
1 pat butter: 60 kcals - 7g fat
1 slice meat (30g): 38 kcals - 1.3g fat
1 serving salad: 30 kcals - 0g fat
Regular chocolate bar (63g): 281 kcals - 10.9g fat
Total: 844 kcals - 30g fat
Lunch 3:
500mls still water: 0 kcals - 0g fat
30g bag of popcorn: 135 kcals - 4.3g fat
2 slices bread :150 kcals - 1g fat
1 pat low fat spread: 35 kcals - 3.8g fat
1 slice meat (30g): 38 kcals - 1.3g fat
1 serving salad: 30 kcals - 0g fat
1 medium apple: 60 kcals - 0g fat
1 low fat yoghurt: 63 kcals - 0.13g fat
Total: 550 kcals - 10.5g fat
So, which lunch would you choose now?!
This information was provided by the Community Nutrition & Dietetic Service of the Health Promotion Department, HSE Dublin North East.
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