How are these Tesco meals so low in kcal? Thes say 83kcal in 100g and the full meal is 290 kcal only.
How are these Tesco meals so low in kcal? Thes say 83kcal in 100g and the full meal is 290 kcal only.
by ComposerSoft26
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Ciaoshops15
Ooo I didn’t even know these existed I’m going to go out and get some, also likely substitutes e.g low calorie pasta etc
hollow-ataraxia
Hard to say off the top of my head without looking at the ingredients but I’d venture it’s low fat (which the label also says, lol) and probably a more fibrous pasta?
Pure carbs are very little in calories compared to anything else so it’s not hard to get a low overall calorie number so long as you ignore every other macronutrient pretty much
Cokezerowh0re
Always wondered this 😩
AirPodAlbert
Mushrooms and peppers have negligible calories, so it’s pretty much the pasta itself.
The pack says it’s 350 g, but how much of that is pasta?
TickleMyBurger
What’s the serving size? Make sure it’s the whole thing and not 25% of the package.
andromeda_starr
Was this nice? I’ve had their calorie-controlled meals before and they’ve been hit and miss, but never had this one.
flagondry
What size is a serving?
SavingsSquare2649
It’s the ones with rice that get me.
The curry is 293kcal but half the pack is rice, so around 175g.
Basmati rice (cooked) is 270kcal for 175g.
I still lose weight when including these packs, so yeah, it’s just *magic* 🙂
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Ooo I didn’t even know these existed I’m going to go out and get some, also likely substitutes e.g low calorie pasta etc
Hard to say off the top of my head without looking at the ingredients but I’d venture it’s low fat (which the label also says, lol) and probably a more fibrous pasta?
Pure carbs are very little in calories compared to anything else so it’s not hard to get a low overall calorie number so long as you ignore every other macronutrient pretty much
Always wondered this 😩
Mushrooms and peppers have negligible calories, so it’s pretty much the pasta itself.
The pack says it’s 350 g, but how much of that is pasta?
What’s the serving size? Make sure it’s the whole thing and not 25% of the package.
Was this nice? I’ve had their calorie-controlled meals before and they’ve been hit and miss, but never had this one.
What size is a serving?
It’s the ones with rice that get me.
The curry is 293kcal but half the pack is rice, so around 175g.
Basmati rice (cooked) is 270kcal for 175g.
I still lose weight when including these packs, so yeah, it’s just *magic* 🙂