Take aways and salt – Nandos
April 28th, 2010Sodium Content in Take AWAYS
NANDOs chicken
Remember under 2000mg a day in sodium is a must! The last column is the sodium content.
OK a poor scanning of the Nando’s ingredient’s panel, but it gives you the idea.
Fresh Flame Grilled chicken 1/4 chicken has 937 mg of salt! Chicken steak has 1440mg of sodium
A seemingly healthy Vege burger has 1065mg and a serve or regular spicy rice has 1325mg!
If that is all you have for the day, you can get away with that much sodium. But for the majority of us who will eat other things over the day – this is too much!
This is straight from the Nandos brochure that was posted to me – I couldn’t find the information on line.
Take Aways and salt – Subway
April 28th, 2010Table salt (specifically the sodium content of salt), can lead to fluid retention, weight gain (water retention) and high blood pressure.
The daily recommended limits for sodium are 2000mg. That is, try to keep your sodium consumption to under 2000mg per day.
If you have high blood pressure or kidney problems, keep your sodium to under 1500mg per day.
There are many hidden sources of sodium: Miso, gravies, flavour enhancers, stock cubes, pre-cooked meals and take aways. This is the first in a series about take aways from leading take-way chains and the sodium (salt) content in their foods.
Subway rolls and wraps
This is simply a “cut and paste” job from http://www.subway.com/subwayroot/menunutrition/nutrition/nutritionfaqs.aspx
Subway Carb Conscious Wraps – Calorie Information for Subway Wraps.
Based on wrap, lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, green peppers, pickles & olives. If you are on a sodium restricted diet, please note that the Subway Wraps are high in sodium content. Net carbs equals net carbs minus total carb dietary fiber.
SUBWAY FOOD
SODIUM MILLIGRAMS
Sodium in Subway Veggie Sandwich 6″ 500 mg
Sodium in Subway Meatball Sub 6 “ 1,550 mg
Sodium in Subway Cold Cut 6″ 1,590 mg
Sodium in Subway Club 6″ 1,160 mg
Sodium in Subway Sweet Onion Teriyaki 6″ 1,100 mg
Food Item Calories Fat Grams Cholesterol mg Sodium mg Carbs Grams Fiber grams Protein Grams
SUBWAY CARB CONSCIOUS WRAPS
Wrap Only (5 net carbs) 120 4.5 0 680 13 8 14
Chicken & Bacon Ranch 440 10 90 1670 18 9 41
Tuna Wrap 440 6 45 1310 16 9 27
Turkey Breast & Bacon Melts With Chipolte Southwest (includes cheese)
440 10 65 1870 20 9 34
Turkey Breast Wrap 190 1 20 1290 18 9 24
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