Macca’s kale salad has more calories than a Big Mac

McDonald's has a PR problem. Earnings were down, people do not eat fast food as often as before, and the chain of difficulty shaking his unhealthy image.It currently in the midst of implementing its 'turnaround plan.' Part of the plan was to introduce healthy options on the menu.

But it appears that this 'light' version may not be so healthy after all. McDonald's is currently testing two new salads in the US market and have the necessary media to quickly get to the fact that 'silent, Caesar 'coleslaw has more calories, fat and salt than double Big Mac.

Salad, which is made of baby cabbage, bacon, parmesan cheese, garlic croutons and crispy chicken has 520 calories, 1140mg of sodium and 31 grams of fat (without dressing). Add Asiago Caesar dressing Kraft and those numbers go clean up a whopping 730 calories, 1,400 mg of sodium and 45 grams of fat - more than double Big Mac and Quarter kshrvoghi only 10 calories shy of double cheese.

Unfortunately, salads closer to home, perhaps less healthy than we had hoped.

A store-bought Caesar (with cabbage, bacon, parmesan cheese, croutons and chicken) has 520 calories, 31 grams of fat and 1140mg of sodium. Warm chicken salad has 179 calories, or 744kj: Dressing adds extra 33kj:

Aloysa Hourigan senior nutritionist with Nutrition Australia Queensland, says that if you choose a pre-made salad, your best option is usually Greek salad (cabbage, feta cheese, couscous, pita chips, cucumber and bell pepper chicken breast), which has 280 calories , 770 mg of sodium and 12 grams fat.The dressings are the main concern, according to Ms. Hourigan:

Often nutrition panel did not give an accurate picture of the fat content of the sauce ... It is very upfront », Ms. Hourigan says.It are more useful for consumers, as it was clear:' When choosing salad is also important to consider how the ingredients Caesar croutons and bacon cooked.In which is often cooked with oil. Sometimes there is also a crispy chicken 'part, which is also cooked in fat. '

A good rule of thumb is to think about what makes a considerable part of the salad. For the salad to be truly healthy, it must make up for it the vast majority of the Veggie salad,