Holland & Barrett has been slammed by a newspaper after it discovered the leading high street health store's best-selling yoghurt-coated nuts contain three times more fat than a McDonald’s Big Mac.
Are yoghurt-coated nuts worse for your health than a calorific Big Mac?
For those of you who make a conscious effort to opt for snacks wthat are ‘healthier’ than greasy, salty treats, this will be a blow to your diet as The Mirror discovered these ‘wholefood’ nuts contain hidden fat traps.
Nearly 40g of saturated fat to be exact (a Big Mac contains 24g).
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A 200g bag of yoghurt-coated peanuts, produced by Neal’s Yard Wholefoods, contain nearly double the amount of the recommended daily allowance of fat for women (which is 20g) and 16g more than a double-decker burger.
Although a spokesperson defended the fat content stating that, “products which have a chocolate and yoghurt coating aren’t designed to be eaten by one person in one sitting”, Sian Porter from the British Dietetic Association has warned consumers about the “halo effect” of buying ‘healthy’ snacks.
“It is very dangerous for people to buy things and think they are healthy just because they are from a health store,” Porter told The Mirror.
“Treats like these at Holland & Barrett might be sold as fruit and nuts but they are covered in all sorts of sugars and things that are not that good for you at all. It is very important to read the labels or you could end up eating something you may regret.”
Do you think that opting for vegetable crisps instead of Doritos is a sensible diet choice and that dried fruits are just as good as the real thing?
Do you constantly stick to the 'healthier' options but are yet to see those stubborn pounds shift?
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