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Calories in Essential Everyday Mac & cheese dinner microwavable, triple cheese
220Calories
| Amount Per 1 package, 58 g | |||
| Calories | 220 Kcal (921 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 40.5 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 4.5g | 7% | |
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| Saturated Fat | 2.5g | 13% | |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% | |
| Sodium | 456mg | 19% | |
| Total Carbs | 39g | 13% | |
| Sugars | 4g | 16% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1g | 4% | |
| Protein | 7g | 14% | |
| Iron | 0.9mg | 5% | |
| Calcium | 100mg | 10% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.
Ingredients And Nutrition Overview
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WeightWatchers Points: 4.6, PointsPlus: 6, SmartPoints: 7
WeightWatchers Points are estimated by carbohydrates, fats, protein and fiber in product. They are not an affirmation of better quality or nutritional value of the product or its manufacturer. Only way to count for dieters. Less points are better.
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Much saturated fat
Too much saturated fat raises blood cholesterol, that can increase the risk of heart disease.
This fact has been approved by most health organizations in the world.
You have to limit the intake of it by your recommended daily intake.
Ideally, we should eat less than 10% of calories from saturated fat, so the reference value for an average adult is 24 grams daily.
Remember: a 1-ounce slice of regular cheese has nearly 5 grams of saturated fat.
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Salty! Has over 19% of the daily sodium max
The average American consumes 5,000 mg of sodium daily — twice the recommended amount amount of 2400mg for healthy adults, this is 1 teaspoon of salt.
For medical reasons many people should not exceed 1500mg of sodium.
Surprisingly, you're responsible for only 15% of the sodium in your diet the bigger part - 75% of the sodium that you consume each day comes from processed foods, not home cooking or the salt shaker.
Excess sodium intake increases the risk of high blood pressure, hypernatremia, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and other heart problems.
Are these reasons enough to cut the sodium intake? No doubt! -
Convert Salt tsps to Sodium mg easily
Salt (NaCl) is not excactly sodium (Na).
It is not right to use these terms as synonyms.
The FDA recommended limit of sodium is 2,300 mg per day (or even less - about 1500 mg while one is on low sodium diets).
This is much less than the weight of salt.
(5,750 mg per day or 3,750 mg for low sodium diet) and not so convenient to calculate.
Know how much sodium is in your salt - without a calculator:
1/4 tsp salt = 600 mg sodium
1/2 tsp salt = 1200 mg sodium
3/4 tsp salt = 1800 mg sodium
1 tsp salt = 2300 mg sodium -
2 tsp of sugars per serving
This volume includes both naturally occurring from ingredients and specially added sugars.
USDA tells us that last years each American consumed an average 130 pounds of caloric sweeteners per year!
That works out to 30 tsp of sugars per day approximately 480 extra calories!
Just to think: Eating just 200 more calories daily than your body requires for body functioning and exercise leads to a 20-pound weight gain in a year. -
A good source of protein
For many vegans and vegetarians, it's important to get enough protein.
The product you've just scanned will provide you with 14% or more of your daily protein requirement.
If you're a vegan having trouble meeting your protein needs, try nuts and beans.
Sprinkling nuts onto any dish is a quick, easy and nutritious solution.
Try adding beans in places you might not normally eat them.
Add beans to pasta dishes, stir fries and even salads.
While meat alternatives like Tofu do provide a quick and easy protein intake, they should not be your only source of protein.
Eat proteins from a variety of sources for best results.
Allergens
Gluten Allergy, Wheat Allergy, Lactose Allergy, Milk Allergy, Corn Allergy
Mac & cheese dinner microwavable, triple cheese Ingredients
Enriched Macaroni Product (Wheat Flour, Glycerol Monostearate, Niacin, Iron [Ferrous Sulfate], Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Cheese Sauce Mix (Maltodextrin, Semisoft Cheese [Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], Whey, Palm Oil, Salt, Corn Syrup Solids, Nonfat Milk, Modified Corn Starch, Sodium Phosphate, Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], Sodium Caseinate, Calcium Phosphate, Butter, Lactic Acid, Color [Turmeric Oleoresin, Yellow 6 Lake], Natural and Artificial Flavor, Guar Gum, Disodium Phosphate, Emulsifier [Monoglycerides], Parmesan Cheese [Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], Citric Acid, Sodium Silicoaluminate), Maltodextrin, Modified Corn Starch, Acetic Acid Esters of Mono and Diglycerides, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Silicate.
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% RDI of Main Nutrition Facts
11%
of RDI* (220 calories) 58 g
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Cal: 11 %
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Fat: 6.9 %
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Carb: 13 %
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Prot: 14 %
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0%25%75%RDI norm*
Calories Breakdown
- Carbs (68.1%)
- Fat (19.7%)
- Protein (12.2%)
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