- McDonalds: 6 piece nuggets
- 250 calories
- 14g of fat
- 15g of carbohydrates
- 450mg of sodium
- 0g of sugar
- 40mg of cholesterol
- 2.5g of saturated fat
- 0g of fibre
Alternative
- Homemade chicken nuggets:
- 300 calories
- 11g of fat
- 2g of saturated fat
- 142mg cholesterol
- 94mg of sodium
- 23.5g of carbohydrates
- 2g of fiber
- og of sugar
- Even if the homemade chicken nuggets have more calories in them then the ones from McDonalds, it’s justified because of the reduced amount of salt and increased amount of fiber.
- Tim Hortons: BLT sandwich
- 420 calories
- 15g of fat
- 4g of saturated fat
- 20mg of cholesterol
- 770mg of sodium
- 56g of carbohydrates
- 3g of fibre
- 5g of sugar
Alternative
- Blt on white bread
- 254 calories
- 12g of fat
- 24g of carbohydrates
- 798mg of sodium
- 4g of saturated fat
- 26mg of cholesterol
- 5g of fibre
- 3g of sugar
- The amount of calories in the homemade blt are almost cut in half making it the healthier choice.
- Wendy’s: Southwest avocado chicken salad
- 600 calories
- 41g of fat
- 11g saturated fat
- 130mg cholesterol
- 1260mg of sodium
- 17g of carbohydrates
- 7g of sugar
- 7g of fiber
Alternative
- Avocado chicken salad
- 341 calories
- 18g of fat
- 2g of saturated fat
- 72mg cholesterol
- 961mg of sodium
- 15g of carbohydrates
- 4g of fibre
- 7g of sugar
- The alternative is the healthier choice because the amount of calories, cholesterol and fat are cut almost reduced by half.