High street favourite Greggs is packing more calories into some of its new salads than many of its doughnuts and pastries
Research by The Sun has discovered several so-called healthy options - sold under the Balance Choice brand name - actually contain MORE calories than several calorie-laden pastry snacks
HIGH street baker Greggs is packing more calories into some of its new salads than many of its doughnuts and pastries.
So-called healthy alternatives such as a Mexican chicken and smoky rice bean salad contain a whopping 382, The Sun has discovered.
That is much more than its sausage rolls with 327 and steak and cheese rolls with 340.
A cheese, tomato and basil pasta salad has 328 calories — more per portion than a caramel custard doughnut at 303 and a Yum Yum doughnut at 294.
The falafel, harissa, roast vegetable and grains salad with 314 is also less healthy in calorie terms.
Lucy Jones, of the British Dietetic Association, said: “There is more to health than calories alone.
“That being said, salads loaded with saturated fat from mayonnaise and cheese certainly don’t offer a healthier choice.”
A Greggs spokesman said: “We display calorie content on all products at point of sale and full nutritional information.”
Greggs food by calories
- Pastry, bread and sweet favourites:
Sausage Roll - 327 cals
Steak and Cheese Roll - 340 cals
Cheese Omelette Corn Topped Roll - 380 cals
Thin and Crispy Margherita Pizza Slice - 365 cals
Caramel Custard doughnut - 303 cals
Yum Yum doughnut - 294 cals
Pink Jammie - 321 cals
- So-called ‘healthy’ alternatives:
Mexican Chicken, Smoky Rice Bean Salad - 382 cals
Cheese, Tomato and Basil Pasta Salad -328 cals
Falafel, Harissa, Roast Vegetable and Grains Salad - 314 cals
- ‘Healthy’ alternatives that are actually healthy:
Coconut, Lime and Chilli Chicken Salad - 220 cals
Honey Roast Ham, Free Range Egg and Potato Salad - 232 cals
