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Scenario 1:
Adult diet, healthy eating, including homemade meals

 

Portion Size

Calories per portion (Kcals)

Salt per 100g

Salt per portion

Breakfast

 

 

 

 

Swiss- style muesli (no added salt) with semi-skimmed milk

50g bowl with 125mls milk

226

0.55g

0.29g

Snack: Banana

1 medium

76

trace

trace

 

 

 

TOTAL

0.29g

Lunch

 

 

 

 

Jacket potato with tuna, sweetcorn and mayonnaise filling (made with no added salt)

1 medium baking potato,

(80g tuna in spring water, 80g sweetcorn in water no added salt, 30g mayonnaise)

453

3.1g

1.35g

Mixed Salad

50g serving

9

trace

trace

Fruit Yoghurt

125g pot

104

0.2g

0.2g

Apple

1 medium

47

trace

trace

Snack: Cereal bar

1 x 40g bar

155

0.7

0.2

 

 

 

TOTAL

1.75g

Evening Meal

 

 

 

 

Homemade bolognaise sauce (salt included in recipe)

200g

322

0.76g

1.53g

Spaghetti

200g

208

trace

trace

Parmesan cheese

5g

19

1.5g

0.07g

Crusty baguette

quarter baguette (48g)

125

1.55g

0.74g

Olive oil spread

10g

54

1.1g

0.1g

Homemade fruit crumble

160g serving

312

0.15g

0.23g

 

 

 

TOTAL

2.67g

 

DAILY TOTAL

2110 kcals

 

4.71g


This diet is 1.49g below the upper limit of 6g of salt per day for an adult (three quarters of the maximum recommended intake).

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