LUNCHBOX
Danielle Brown, 23, temp, Canary Wharf Tesco Chicken Snack Salad with buttered wholemeal roll and Diet Coke
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Ms Kellow said, "48 per cent of the calories are coming from fat. Obviously that is quite high - it should be below that. We usually say that 33 per cent is right for general healthy eating. Again, 16 per cent of calories are coming from saturated fat, when it should be below 10 per cent.
"What I would normally recommend is a cut-back on the butter. Danielle could try having the roll without butter, which would improve the fat content or substituting it with a low fat spread. It would also be worth having a small green salad - lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber - but without mayonnaise or dressing, unless it's fat-free."
Adding a tomato would increase fibre, as well as vitamin C and beta-carotene (used to make vitamin A in the body), both of which have anti-oxidant properties.
Juliette added that the fibre content of the meal was "reasonable". "Healthy eating guidelines recommend that most people should aim for 12g to 24g of fibre each day." Adding a piece of fruit to the meal would increase fibre intakes further and replace some of the calories lost by removing butter.
A low-fat yoghurt would also improve the vitamin and mineral content, especially the B vitamins and calcium.
Glenda Cooper
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