Scenario 2:
Adult diet, unhealthy eating, including takeaways
|
Portion Size |
Calories per portion (Kcals) |
Salt per 100g |
Salt per portion |
Breakfast |
|
|
|
|
Café bought fried egg and bacon sandwich |
1 egg, 2 rashers of bacon, 2 slices white bread, 10g salted butter |
486 |
6.57g |
3.07g |
| Snack: Packet of crisps | 1 bag (34.5g) |
181 |
1.65g |
0.5g |
|
|
|
TOTAL |
3.57g |
Lunch |
|
|
|
|
Take-away burger |
1 x double cheeseburger |
471 |
1.3g |
2.73g |
Take-away chips, including ketchup sachet |
1 x medium fries |
351 |
2.3g
|
1.6g |
Snack: Café bought Danish pastry |
110g |
376 |
0.5g |
0.6g |
|
|
|
TOTAL |
4.93g |
Evening Meal |
|
|
|
|
Take-away pizza |
1 x individual pizza |
908 |
1.3g |
4.2g |
Take-away coleslaw side salad |
1 x 100g pot |
135 |
trace |
0.22g |
|
|
|
TOTAL |
4.42g |
|
DAILY TOTAL |
2598 kcals |
|
12.92g |
This diet is 6.92g above the upper limit of 6g salt per day for an adult (more than double the recommended maximum intake).
The salt in this diet could be reduced by:
- Omitting bacon from sandwich at breakfast and cheese from burger (- approx 3g)
- Changing snacks to lower salt ones e.g. banana or fruit yoghurt (- approx 1g)
- Having homemade meal in the evening e.g. Spaghetti bolognaise, or a lower salt supermarket bought convenience meal, check individual food labels (- approx 3g)
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September 2007