‘Weight loss’ meals vs ‘normal’ meals….

‘Weight loss’ meals vs ‘normal’ meals….🥘

Once again this highlights a really important issue – marketing! Ready meals can be a really useful thing to have in your freezer/fridge for quick meals when you’re busy. They’re also handy if you’re trying to stick to your calories and want something with pre calculated calories too. Most people would assume that the slimming world or weight watchers (or other weight loss brand foods) are automatically a more virtuous choice of ready meal . Whilst the ‘normal’ supermarket ones may be assumed to be higher calories.

In reality the Slimming world and the weight watchers ones are actually significantly higher in calories at 440 and 424 cals vs 372 and 363 cals for supermarket examples. That’s quite a large difference! The weight loss branded ones are also more expensive – up to £4.40 vs £1.85.

So don’t automatically assume these weight loss branded foods are always the better option. Sometimes they’re the same or worse than other brands. And very often pricier! If you enjoy them then definitely have them, but if you’re only having them because you think they’re better and lower calorie then think again.

Read the labels and look at the calories and then make your choice. If you’re trying to lose weight then go for the lowest calorie option, that you actually want to eat!

🤗xx