Pret a Manger Nutritional Value

[Sebo]

Just did some Googling of nutritional values

I have always know that Pret isn't that good for you but I was quite surprised by the below. I took these values from each of their respective websites

Duck Wrap at Pret – 448 calories and 22.4 grams of fat.
Big Mac at Mc Donalds – 490 calories and 24g of fat.

Posh Cheddar and Pickle Artisan Baguette – 611 calories and 28.1 grams of fat
Quarter Pounder with cheese – 490 calories and 25 grams of fat.

Fat Fighters... be careful !

[cqueen]

True I guess some of their products could be high in calories/fat. But, it least it's made with fresh natural ingredients, rather than manufactured chemical crap.

[Pickled Piper]

Wow that shocked me as I am a regular at Prets and consider it a means of having a healthy lunch. It is fresh with good quality ingredients and the Artisan bread is low GI (you probably expend 200 calories to eat it ).

Prets lunches have actually worked very well for me as part of my weight reduction plan.

pp

[jaybirduk]

Marks and Spencer's Pasta with Tomato & Basil Chicken, 760 calories and 46g of fat
Tesco Tuna Layered Salad (350g) - calories: 550, fat: 41g
Marks & Spencers Tuna Bloomer, contains a 601 calories and 37 grams of fat

[Sarkmeister]

I don't think this is a particular surprise, have you seen the size of Big Macs/Quarter Pounders? They are tiny.

A Big Mac on it's own would never be a full lunch, whereas a cheese baguette etc would. Also, I don't think anyway is trying to claim that a mature cheddar baguette is in any way a "light" choice.

Comparing calories of items to Big Macs is very lazy and all a bit Daily Mail.

[Little Nicky]

Sarkmeister said:

I don't think this is a particular surprise, have you seen the size of Big Macs/Quarter Pounders? They are tiny.

A Big Mac on it's own would never be a full lunch, whereas a cheese baguette etc would. Also, I don't think anyway is trying to claim that a mature cheddar baguette is in any way a "light" choice.

Comparing calories of items to Big Macs is very lazy and all a bit Daily Mail.

I don't eat from McDonalds or read the Daily Mail but think that the camparison is sound.

You have to have an understandable and relevant (to the majority) control or constant to provide a form of reference.

Made sense to me anyway

[DukeDickson]

jaybirduk said:

Marks and Spencer's Pasta with Tomato & Basil Chicken, 760 calories and 46g of fat
Tesco Tuna Layered Salad (350g) - calories: 550, fat: 41g
Marks & Spencers Tuna Bloomer, contains a 601 calories and 37 grams of fat

Some of the pasta salads from supermarkets are truly frightening, calories/fat wise. I'm sure there are plenty of people who don't look at the nutritional info have a pasta salad and a few other bits and bobs for lunch and think they're being healthy. Then wonder why they aren't shifting any heft.

There's actually an even worse one at Tesco -- Honey & Mustard Chicken Pasta - 350g, 825 cals and 41g of fat May as well have a pie (actually, make that two) instead with stats like that -- http://www.greenhalghs.com/products/savouries/beef...

Yet, on a nearby shelf there will be the Chilli Chicken Noodle Salad - 230g, 167 cals and 3g of fat. Slighty more expensive but far, far healthier & probably tastes nicer as well.

Edited by DukeDickson on Monday 9th January 21:51

[Podie]

jaybirduk said:

Marks and Spencer's Pasta with Tomato & Basil Chicken, 760 calories and 46g of fat
Tesco Tuna Layered Salad (350g) - calories: 550, fat: 41g
Marks & Spencers Tuna Bloomer, contains a 601 calories and 37 grams of fat

M&S also do "Count on Us" which are lower calorie. They also have a "Fuller for Longer" range which, IIRC, is higher protein - and lower calorie than the usual fayre.

It's the salt content that's scary...

[Pickled Piper]

Sarkmeister said:

A Big Mac on it's own would never be a full lunch, whereas a cheese baguette etc would.

Indeed an Artisan Baguette at lunch time fills me up and keeps me going until dinner time. A big Mac (with fries) will fill me up but i will be hungry again in a couple of hours. Not to mention salt and sugar content, processed vs unprocessed etc.

pp

[Sebo]

Sarkmeister said:

I don't think anyway is trying to claim that a mature cheddar baguette is in any way a "light" choice.

Comparing calories of items to Big Macs is very lazy and all a bit Daily Mail.

The mature cheddar baguette is not billed as a light option but it surprised me that such a cultural staple (a cheese roll!) is so high in fat. Particularly when compared with "Junk Food".

Nah... the Daily Mail wouldn't even go to the bother of going to each retailer's website to confirm the calorie and fat content. Also, I didn't blame the fat content on Immigrants.

[CypherP]

Some fresh food content really is scary, I agree. Supermarket pre-made stuff just seems to be crammed full of sugar and salt. I don't necessarily watch every single item of food I consume (it would be a very dull life otherwise), but I do look out for certain things to eat healthy.

My theory is that buying fresh rolls, some fresh salad and decent meats is cheaper and healthier than something pre-made or otherwise from most eating establishments. I am however a complete Subway we when I've been out on the ales, and after checking the content of their stuff last time, I dare not look again.