From Macca’s to Subway – we reveal the calories at our biggest fast food chains!
Are you one to carefully track your calorie intake no matter where you eat?
Did you know that in the UK food chains with at least 250 employees now have to include how many calories are in each item on their menus?
According to The Sun, “The new rule comes with the Government aiming to crack down on obesity and promote healthier eating”, which is hard to argue against, with obesity-related illnesses costing a fortune every year.
In fact, one in three children leaving primary school outside of a healthy weight range. But do we want the skirt lifted on what many of us consider an indulgent treat?
How many calories are in your favourite takeaway food
Some people will like the transparency of having the calories stated, while others would no doubt prefer to remain blissfully ignorant!
Calorie counting could be seen as a useful tool for making informed choices or it may simply be spoiling the enjoyment of a meal out.
The flip side to obesity is the millions of men and women who suffer from eating disorders and the negative impact calorie counting would have on them.
Then we have the cost of living crisis where many people are already beginning to eat out less often. Would this move deter people even more? Like most things the move could be a metaphorical can of worms.
We at The Healthy Mummy thought we’d have a look at how many calories are in some of our nation’s favourite foods to see if there may be some hidden surprises!
And how you’d feel about such numbers being printed where you can’t hide from them!
The fattiest of our food chains:
Maccas
Big Mac – 564
Cheeseburger – 301
Quarter Pounder – 538
Classic Angus – 715
Chicken Nuggets – 43 each
Small Fries – 220
KFC
Zinger fillet burger – 434
Serve popcorn chicken – 412
Wicked wings x 1 – 131
Grilled chicken wing – 70
Small chips – 279
Subway
Classic white 6 inch sub with chicken and salad – no cheese or dressing – 349
As above with chicken schnitzel – 433
Standard 6 inch – 600
Low fat range – 400 and under
Hungry Jacks
Whopper Burger – 657
Classic fried chicken burger – 782
Bacon Deluxe burger – 562
Chicken nuggets – 48 each
Rebel Whopper Burger – 667 each
Small chips – 268
Domino’s
Surpreme thin and crispy – 172 per slice
Supreme classic crust – 165 per slice
Supreme deep pan – 199 per slice
Hawaiian classic crust – 157 per slice
Vegorama thin and crispy – 140 per slice
Guzman
Grilled chicken burrito bowl – 681 calories
Grilled chicken mini burrito – 454
Grilled chicken Cali burrito – 973
Grilled chicken salad with chipotle mayo – 294
Ground beef nachos – 1154
Sumo Salad
Chicken Caesar deli salad – 508
Pumpkin & couscous – 354
Pesto chicken and walnuts – 400
Japanese miso and salmon – 284
Sushi
Hand roll crispy chicken – 192
Hand roll teriyaki chicken – 173
Hand roll cooked tuna – 210
Hand roll smoked salmon – 175
Results
Perhaps no surprises for the chain burger joints and the same rules always apply – stick to just a burger and avoid the chips or lay off the extra cheese and dressings and you can have a relatively guilt free meal.
Interestingly, the standard subways are more calorific than most of the burgers and we know what we’d rather gorge on!
You can find a healthier option at most places after a study of the calories, all aside from Domino’s!
If you’re an 8 slice deep pan kinda girl then you’re looking at a whopping 1,600 calories and half a day on a treadmill!
Perhaps most surprising was the calorie count on Guzman’s nachos and cali burrito. Be careful thinking you’re making a healthier choice at some of these places, when you should have just gone with the Big Mac!
Corrine McNeil says “Chicken Pad Thai tonight….delish!”.
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Nicole Deakes Brown says “Who needs takeaway when you can make this.
Tonights dinner was Chicken Pad Thai from the challenge app and it was absolutely scrumptious and the girls devoured it.
I added capsicum and only used 1 zucchini as girls don’t usually like it”.
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Chantel Oliver says “Yellow chicken curry from this weeks challenge for dinner tonight!
Not the prettiest but super yummy even Mr 2 yo asked for more!”
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Beth Azzopardi says “FakeAway Friday!
Again two Ingredient Pizza Dough for the win!
After a tough day at work there is nothing better than coming home to an easy and delicious dinner!
Before Healthy Mummy I can’t even imagine what I would have selected to eat tonight!
Tonight I had, smoked salmon, avocado, cheese and basil!”.
Janice Thomas says “Fakeaway Friday’s dinner tonight is the Chicken and pineapple pizza. It’s a favorite in my home”.
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Libby Butler says “Beef in Black Bean Sauce with Zoodles from the 28 Day Challenge – oh so good!
Fakeaway beats take away any night!”.
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Michelle Arnephy says “My kids LOVE store bought chicken nuggets so I tried the healthy chicken nuggets from the App and they are a HUGE hit.
I was even told they are 100% better than store bought..well that I didn’t expect!”
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Dani Stormont says “Healthy Chicken Nuggets for dinner tonight….. Kid style and Mummy style (its all in the presentation and I have added parmesan, the salad is exactly the same haha). I love the simplicity of this recipe, so easy…. and the kids prefer them over store bought processed ones….. win win!”.
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Chelsea Limmer says “Yum, yum, yum….. tonight is “take away night” in our house, but who needs take away when you’ve got the Challenge hub filled with glorious take away recipes, recreated to be a healthy alternative? Best thing is, it tastes so much better!!
I had some chicken breast in the fridge that needed to be used. All it took was a few seconds checking the challenge recipe hub. Voila, a quick and easy meal that everyone in the house loved”.
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Sally Steph. says “In honour of Fakeaway Friday, it’s Chicken Laksa for dinner tonight! Finally checking out the awesomeness you ladies have been talking about all week. And it did not disappoint!
The best thing about it is, everything (all 5 ingredients) was pre-cut, so it took 15 only minutes to cook and serve!”
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Kerrie O’Brien says “Pasta is such a great budget friendly option. I made the Healthy Mummy Creamy Carbonara for my kids and the Aromatic Flaked Salmon Spaghetti for myself.
The Carbonara is a free recipe ( see link below) and my kids love it…. although they still don’t realise I swapped to the Healthy Mummy carbonara recipe from our usual recipe a while ago lol. This one is far healthier than the one I used to make for them and even my fussy Master 11 absolutely loves it.
With the Aromatic Spaghetti , which is from the recipe hub, I used Gluten Free Quinoa Penne in place of spaghetti. This one is another old favourite of mine that I eat regularly and it’s so fragrant with the fresh herbs”.
Eleanor Hannah says “Hello Fresh Pasta Cabonara!
Left out the mushrooms and spring onions and added a little extra cheese amaze!”.
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Erin Francis says “So replicated chicken and cashew nut that I had at my local Thai yesterday made extra for some meal prep . The key is to do one serving at a time on really high heat.
Karli Baker says “It is a fakeaway friday kind of night for me.
Chicken fried rice.
Love how we can still have take away meals that are heathier, cheaper and yummier”.
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Sophie Barrett says “Potsticker beef dumplings.. OH. MY. GOSH…. yeah who needs takeaway when I can do this at home, straight from the freezer stash”. ⠀
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Stephanie Haines says “OMG!!! YUM!! I have wanted Chinese takeaway for a few days – haven’t had it in ages – so I decided to make the slow cooker Asian chicken and easy fried rice .. craving satisfied! Soooo tasty! Just added carrots and broccoli. IN HEAVEN!”.
Renae Nicolson says “This was my fakeaway tea last night. Felt like a burger and chips but made my own vegan burger with sweet potato fries. You don’t have to miss out or give in. Just tweak”.
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Bec Jackson says “Friday means Fakeaway!
Why get takeaway when you can quickly whip up your own healthy version.
Hubby and I are having chicken and cashew stir fry and I have 3 serves left for lunches over the weekend! About 350 cal per serve!”.
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Kylie Lomax says “FAKEAWAY INDIAN. My hubby and son ask for this Fakeaway very regularly!
The Butter Chicken.. It is delicious”.
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Wow! Thank you to all the AMAZING mums who have shared their ‘fakeaway’ creations with us. These are just a small sample of the thousands of delicious recipes available on the Challenge App.
With so many recipes no reason to ever buy takeaway!. And best of all, these recipes will help you to reach you weight loss goals faster!.
If you are interested in kickstarting your weight loss and want to improve your energy – not to mention – improve your overall health and wellbeing – our 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge is an awesome program to check out.
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15 FAKEAWAY recipes that will help you LOSE WEIGHT and SAVE money!
1. Chicken Pad Thai – 345 calories per serve
2. Thai Yellow Chicken Curry – 382 calories per serve
3. Homemade Pizza Dough 220 calories
4. Beef in Black Bean Sauce*
5. Homemade Healthy Chicken Nuggets – 331 calories
6. Easy Chicken Nachos – 376 calories
7. Chicken Laksa – 390 calories
8. Pasta Carbonara – 438 calories
9. Chicken and Cashew Nut Stir Fry – 380 calories
10. Chicken Fried Rice – 317 calories
11. Potsticker Beef Dumplings*
12. Slow Cooked Asian Chicken – 320 calories
13. Healthy Burger and Sweet Potato Fries
14. Chinese Chicken and Cashew Stir Fry – 380 calories
15. Butter Chicken – 330 calories
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