Food and Nutrition Guidelines - Barnsley Council Online

7. Eating as a family
Pizza paradise
Pizza is a popular choice when you
need a quick and easy bite to eat. But
once you’ve loaded on the toppings
and added a side order of potato
wedges, it’s both expensive and
fattening.
The average takeaway pizza costs
around £10, and if you add a fizzy drink
and wedges it adds up to a massive
1,060 calories: that’s almost half a
woman’s daily allowance.
Method
Making your own pizza is fun and easy,
and a ready-made pizza base can cost
as little as 99p. All you have to do is
add a couple of tablespoons of shopbought
passata sauce for a simple
tomato topping. Top with slices from
half a ball of mozzarella cheese and
some chopped peppers and grill under
a medium heat until the peppers are
soft. The total cost is £2.91, and the
calorie count is almost halved, at 688.
You save:
£7.09 and 372 calories
Top tips for takeaways
Pizza
When buying shop bought or takeaway pizzas
always choose a pizza with a thin base. Deep
pan is packed with fat. Go for vegetable,
chicken or fish (e.g. tuna) toppings as these
are less fatty, and avoid pepperoni and extra
cheese.
Worst choice: large deep pan, crust stuffed
with cheese, triple cheese with pepperoni.
Best choice: small/medium pizza with a thin
base and vegetable/lean meat topping.
Or why not make your own pizza from scratch
with our quick and easy pizza recipe? (see
above)
If you really feel like a takeaway, why not
buy only the main dishes and cook the
accompaniment at home? You could boil some
noodles while your stir-fry is on its way. Or try
out our savoury rice recipe if you’d like veggie
rice with a little curry powder kick.
Take some pitta bread out of the freezer - you
can quickly toast this instead of buying naan
bread. Not only will your budget benefit, but
so will your health by having less fat from your
accompaniments.
Chinese
NB: All calorie counts are based on products
from a leading supermarket. Products from
other supermarkets may vary in price and
calorie count, so use these values as an
approximate guide only. (adapted from the
Eatwell website)
Avoid anything that’s battered or ‘crispy’ as that
means it’s deep fried. Steamed dishes are the
best option, but stir-fries are fine. Watch out for
starters such as prawn crackers and spring rolls
because these are generally deep fried.
Worst choice: sweet and sour battered pork
balls with special or egg fried rice, prawn toast
and spring rolls.
Best choice: crab and corn soup, beef in oyster
sauce or chicken in black bean sauce, steamed
vegetables and plain boiled rice.
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