Should you swap your burger for a salad? Not if our calorie count is anything to go by
By William Smith
TALK about making a happy meal of it. Many of our fast food favourites are BETTER for us than posh high street lunches.
Yesterday we told how a “healthy” grilled chicken wrap, added to McDonald’s menu aimed at kids, has more calories than four chicken McNuggets.The fast food giant introduced the new item after mums said they wanted more non-fried options to pick from. But the new wrap has 181 calories, while four nuggets contain 173.
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All the big-name burgers we reviewed had fewer calories than the posh high street saladsCredit: McDonalds
AMY JONES compares fast food with high street posh nosh to see if making swaps will do us any good.
McDonald's vs Eat
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McDonald's cheeseburger is only 300 calories whereas Eat's fancy roasted veg contains 514 calories
Burger King vs Waitrose
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The chicken katsu sandwich from Waitrose has 76 more calories than Burger King's double cheeseburger
Greggs vs Crush
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Crush's turkey bowl is more calorific than Greggs steak bake
Pizza Hut vs Leon
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Three slices of Pizza Hutt's small farmhouse pizza still contain 167 calories less than a chicken caesar salad from Leon
Wimpy vs Wasabi
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Wasabi's salad has a whopping 860 calories - that's 468 more than a hamburger from Wimpy
Domino's vs Pod
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Three slices of ham and pineapple pizza have fewer calories than a rainbow salad from Pod
Subway vs Pure
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Don't think twice about getting a sub from Subway as it turns out their steak and cheese contains fewer calories than a salad from Pure
Chicken Cottage vs Chipotle
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Why would you have a 'healthy' 765 calorie salad from Chipotle when you could have a spicy chicken burger for only 198 calories?
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Morley's vs Joe & The Juice
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This sandwich from Joe & The Juice has 501 calories whereas four chicken wings from Morley's only have 281
KFC vs Pret A Manger
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You'd think Pret A Manger's Chicken salad would be the healthier option, but at 636 calories, you're better off opting for KFC's 440 calorie chicken burgerHilarious moment McDonald's security guard restrains customer as his pals berate staff - and one poor lad just wants a McChicken Sandwich