Interesting Facts

According to a study by consumer watchdog Which?, some salads and sandwiches from supermarkets and cafe chains contain more calories, and higher levels of fat and sugar than fast food like pizza and burgers. (They identified the 8 worst offenders as Caffè Nero, Pret a Manger, Marks & Spencer and Asda. For example:- Caffè Nero’s brie and bacon panini - 624 calories vs McDonald’s quarter-pounder with cheese - 518 calories Pret a Manger’s cheddar and pickle sandwich on artisan bread contained 17.6g of sugar and nearly half an adult’s RDA  (recommended daily allowance) of saturated fat. Marks and Spencer's chicken and smoked bacon salad sandwich on soft multigrain farmhouse bread - 694 calories vs Pizza Express margherita pizza - 683 calories Asda’s creamy piri-piri chicken pasta salad contained more fat than Burger King’s bacon and cheese Whopper.

Some supermarket salads in the UK contain more fat and calories than a Big Mac! (Research by consumer magazine Which? found that a Big Mac and medium fries contains 820 calories and 40g of fat, and an Atlantic prawn marie rose salad, that was tested from Morrisons, contained 855 calories and 66.3g of fat. A Big Mac on its own contains 490 calories and 24g of fat, and a chicken caesar pasta salad from Asdo contained 683 calories, and the fat content was 41.3g. That is almost as much fat as 7 Cadbury's Creme Eggs!)