The worst supermarket ‘fakeaways’ with up to 2,100 calories per portion – and the best picks if you’re on a diet

CHANCES are when you opt for your favourite supermarket 'fakeaway', you think you're making a healthy choice.

But a new study this week found these meals are in fact rammed with calories and can be just as bad for you as the real thing.

Now, an investigation by The Sun has revealed some of the worst ‘fakeaways’ sold in British supermarkets.

Nine in 10 'dine-in' meal deals exceed the NHS' recommended 600-calorie dinner limit, the University of Birmingham research found.

The worst offenders contain more than 1,500 calories - three quarters of a woman's daily limit.

But our analysis found some exceed 2,100 calories per person.

It's easy to be seduced by supermarket curries, pasta dishes, Chinese meals and pies as they cost a fraction of going out or ordering in.

Many supermarkets even offer enticing deals in which you can get a main, side, and dessert or starter for a good price.

But while many of us go for them hoping we’ll save hundreds of calories, they may in fact be just as bad for your waistline.

Nutritionist Anna Mapson, of goodness-menutrition.com, told The Sun: “Choosing ready meals from a supermarket, as a cheaper alternative to a takeaway for a special night, might not actually be any healthier. 

“This report highlighted many of the meal deals exceeded the daily recommended amounts for dinner.

“There is no harm in eating a higher amount of calories than the recommended daily amounts now and again.