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 (216% of) 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