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Calories in Gourmet Today Macaroni & cheese with bacon
580Calories
| Amount Per 0.5 tray, 227 g | |||
| Calories | 580 Kcal (2428 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 324 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 36g | 55% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturated Fat | 20g | 100% | |
| Cholesterol | 115mg | 38% | |
| Sodium | 1260mg | 53% | |
| Total Carbs | 34g | 11% | |
| Sugars | 3g | 12% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1g | 4% | |
| Protein | 16g | 32% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.8mg | 25% | |
| Iron | 4.5mg | 25% | |
| Calcium | 300mg | 30% | |
* 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: 14.4, PointsPlus: 14, SmartPoints: 22
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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Over 100% of daily saturated fat!
Bad! More 100% of daily saturated fat!
For years Saturated fat was claimed to raise cholesterol levels and give us heart attacks. Today different studies refute this claim. They say, that replacing saturated fat with carbohydrates or refined starch or sugar is not changing the heart disease risk. Not processed carbs nor saturated fats are good for you. Only if you replace it with polyunsaturated fat, you'll get a reduction in heart disease risk. So try to have a balanced diet. -
Very high cholesterol
Today cholesterol is no longer a villain. The 2010's USDA guidelines told us to limit cholesterol from foods
Now experts say cholesterol is "not a nutrient of concern" because cholesterol from foods doesn't cause higher
blood cholesterol levels.
Nevertheless try to consume no more than 300 milligrams daily.
This product has 90 mg of cholesterol or more.
How to lower the cholesterol intake? Here are some advices
- Try to limit your cheese, dairy and meat intake to one item per meal.
- Avoid meals with multiple sources of cholesterol (chicken with cheese, junk food)
- Try to indclude in your diet low- or nonfat dairy, seafood, legumes and nuts.
- Choose water instead of milk for your coffee.
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Oh dear! Very salty! Over 50% of daily sodium allowance
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 -
Great! Contains less than 1.5 tsp of sugar.
Great! Contains less than 1.5 tsp of sugar per serving!
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Low fiber :-(
It is not really good to have a breakfast with so little amount of fiber!
Your morning meal should have more fiber or it won't have good effect on your health.
You should add some natural fiber to your cereal or switch to a better one, that has more than 4g of fiber per serving.
Some suggestions to make this product better:
- add some fresh fruits or eat them as a dessert
- add some seeds or nuts
- add any high fiber cereal (for example Granola or bran)
There is not much fiber in here and that's not good!
Your breakfast should have more fiber and this cereal alone won't do the trick.
Either switch to a healthier cereal (with at least 4 grams of naturally occurring fiber)
or add some healthy natural fiber to your cereal or breakfast.
TIPS on adding fiber to cereal:
- Mix in some high fiber cereal, like wheat bran
- Add 2 Tbsp of ground flax seeds
- Eat fresh fruit or berries
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Whoa! What a high amount of calories!
This product really has a lot of calories.
Energy(calories) is required to implement body metabolism and physical activity.
If we consume more energy than we use for metabolism and physical activity, all that surfeit will be stored as body fat.
So you're not following a high calorie diet or not trying to gain weight, you may want to revise the wish to eat it.
If You are trying to gain weight or following high calorie diet try out the healthy suggestions:
- Consume more nuts.
Nuts and seeds are high in calories and fiber and full of good Omega fats.
Take any meal and add to it some nuts.
- add extra olive oil to your main dishes and salads;
- increase your healthy carbohydrate intake with whole wheat products such as pasta, crackers an so on;
- eat more brown or wild rice, buckwheat and other grains;
- Even eat some dark chocolate.
Avoid using animal fats, fried foods and greasy snacks as they have huge amount of trans-fats, cholesterol and other unhealthy elements. -
Sodium erythorbate, will it keep you safe?
It's a new type of additive and is a synthetic variation of ascorbic acid - Vitamin C.
It is used to keep a wide variety of foods fresh - from meats and canned fruits and vegetables to wines, jams and soft drinks.
During the process of cooking or digestion of certain processed meats, nitrites in them combine with naturally present amines and form carcinogenic N-nitroso compounds, which are associated with cancer.
Sodium erythorbate (or ascorbic acid) helps to prevent the formation of these cancer-causing chemicals.
Allergens
Lactose Allergy, Milk Allergy, Gluten Allergy, Wheat Allergy, Corn Allergy
Macaroni & cheese with bacon Ingredients
Cheese Sauce: Water, Cream, Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Romano Cheese (Pasteurized Sheep Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Starch and Powdered Cellulose [Anti-Caking Agent]), Panko Bread Crumbs (Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour [Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Dextrose, Leavening [Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate], Mono-Diglycerides, Salt, Yeast), Corn Starch, Butter, Salt, Paprika, Black Pepper, White Pepper. Macaroni Pasta: Semolina, Niacin, Iron (Ferrous Sulfate), Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid). Maple Cured Center Cut Bacon: Cured with: Water, Salt, Maple Syrup, Sodium Phosphate, Dextrose, Sodium Erythorbate, Brown Sugar, and Sodium Nitrate.
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% RDI of Main Nutrition Facts
29%
of RDI* (580 calories) 227 g
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Cal: 29 %
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Fat: 55.4 %
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Carb: 11.3 %
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Prot: 32 %
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0%25%75%RDI norm*
Calories Breakdown
- Carbs (26%)
- Fat (61.8%)
- Protein (12.2%)
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