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Calories in Banquet Mexican style chicken enchilada meal
280Calories
| Amount Per 1 meal, 238 g | |||
| Calories | 280 Kcal (1172 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 81 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 9g | 14% | |
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| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% | |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% | |
| Sodium | 870mg | 36% | |
| Potassium | 270mg | 6% | |
| Total Carbs | 44g | 15% | |
| Sugars | 2g | 8% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 5g | 20% | |
| Protein | 7g | 14% | |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 5% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.3mg | 10% | |
| Iron | 1.2mg | 7% | |
| Calcium | 60mg | 6% | |
* 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: 5.6, PointsPlus: 7, SmartPoints: 9
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 36% 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 -
Great! Contains less than 1.5 tsp of sugar.
Great! Contains less than 1.5 tsp of sugar per serving!
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High in fiber! Great More than 20% of daily needs!
Eat more fiber. You've heard it many times. But why it is so good for your health?
Dietary fiber is best known for its ability to make our digestion going right.
So want to prevent or relieve constipation - eat more fiber!
There are also other great health benefits as well, such as lowering your risk of diabetes, heart disease and cancer, and helping to maintain a healthy weight by helping to feel you full longer.
The best source of fiber are fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes and not processed foods with added fiber. -
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.
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Interested in getting more protein?
Protein is important, but some of the protein you find in this product isn't exactly natural.
The protein comes from one of the following sources:
- milk protein concentrate
- whey protein isolate
- soy protein isolate
and that it's not ideal to get protein only from processed goods.
If you're looking for more protein, try beans, quinoa, nuts, seeds, peas and spinach & leafy greens.
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Contains MSG-like ingredients
People feeling reaction to MSG may also react adversely to MSG-like substances.
Glutamates or chemically similar items are added to improve a product's taste.
Here is a short list of common MSG-like substances:
- Yeast extract
- Autolyzed yeast
- Hydrolyzed proteins
- Textured proteins
- Anything "enzyme modified"
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Controversial additive BHT present
BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) is primarily used as an antioxidant food additive, mainly to prevent oils and fats in foods from oxidizing and becoming rancid.
It is GRAS in the US, but forbidden as food additive in Japan (since 1958), Romania, Sweden, and Australia.
Some studies have shown that it is carcinogenic.
Avoid it, there are foods available without this danger.
Allergens
Corn Allergy, Gluten Allergy, Soy Allergy, Wheat Allergy, Peanuts Allergy
Mexican style chicken enchilada meal Ingredients
Chili Sauce with Chicken Enchilada and Beef Tamale (Water, Chicken Enchilada [Corn Tortilla {Water, Corn Masa Flour (Stone Ground Corn Masa Flour, Cellulose Gum, Mono- and Diglycerides, Trace of Lime)}, Chicken Thigh, Textured Vegetable Protein Product {Water, Soy Protein Isolate, Wheat Gluten, Wheat Starch, Modified Food Starch, Flavoring, Chili Powder {Chili Pepper, Spices, Salt, Garlic Powder, Silicon Dioxide}, Salt, Spice, Sodium Alginate), Beef Tamale [Masa Flour, Water, Seasoned Cooked Beef {Beef, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Garlic Juice}, Lard with BHT, Yellow Cornmeal, Salt, Soy Protein Concentrate, Chili Powder {Chili Pepper, Spices, Salt, Garlic Powder}, Ground Paprika, Spice, Flavoring], Modified Food Starch, Tomato Paste, Beef Fat, Salt, Sugar, Onion, Hydrolyzed Plant Protein {Hydrolyzed Torula and Brewer's Yeast Protein, Dry Torula Yeast, Soy Flour, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil}, Chili Pepper, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein [Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Salt, Caramel Color, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil], Vinegar, Ground Paprika, Spice Flavoring, Autolyzed Yeast Extract), Mexican Style Rice (Cooked Rice Water, Tomato Paste, Red Pepper, Green Pepper, Soybean Oil, Modified Food Starch, Flavoring, Salt, Sugar, Spice, Turmeric).
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% RDI of Main Nutrition Facts
14%
of RDI* (280 calories) 238 g
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Cal: 14 %
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Fat: 13.8 %
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Carb: 14.7 %
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Prot: 14 %
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0%25%75%RDI norm*
Calories Breakdown
- Carbs (61.8%)
- Fat (28.4%)
- Protein (9.8%)
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