Supermarket dine-in meal deals that save a packet but could bust your ENTIRE daily calorie limit... so are you eating one this weekend?

Supermarket dine-in meal deals that save a packet but could bust your ENTIRE daily calorie limit...

so are you eating one this weekend? READ ALSO: Trendy blood sugar trackers could trigger anxiety, study finds By Rebecca Whittaker For Mailonline Published: 14:22, 30 June 2024 | Updated: 14:30, 30 June 2024 e-mail View comments They might seem like a much-deserved indulgence — while also being a budget-conscious option. But many supermarket dine-at-home meal deals — which typically include a starter, main course, side dish, desert and sometimes wine for between £10 and £12 — contain almost an adults recommended calories for an entire day day, MailOnline has discovered. Our audit of more than 100 products from five major supermarket's, Waitrose , Sainsbury's , ASDA and Tesco , revealed the meal deals often amounted to a belt-busting 1,952 calories in total.



For context, the average woman is advised to have 2,000 per day to maintain a healthy weight and a third of the 2,500 recommended for the typical man. Our investigation comes after the University of Birmingham found about 93 per cent of dine-in supermarket meal deals exceed the Governments' recommended limit of 600 calories per person for dinner. An audit of more than 100 products from five major supermarket's, Waitrose , Sainsbury's , ASDA and Tesco , revealed the meal deals contain as much as 1,952 calories in one ready-meal dinner We found several of the main courses alone, offered as part of meal-deals, were more.