1) Hamburgers

Menu items	Energy		Fat	Cholesterol*
	kJ	kcals	(g)	(mg)
Plain hamburger: Ground beef patty, grilled (40 g), hamburger bun (65 g), lettuce, sliced tomato & onion, tomato sauce	1378	328	9	38
Plain hamburger & medium chips: Ground beef patty, grilled (40 g), hamburger bun (65 g), lettuce, sliced tomato & onion, tomato sauce, medium portion of chips (120 g)#	2086	497	19	38
Plain hamburger & large chips: Ground beef patty, grilled (40 g), hamburger bun (65 g), lettuce, sliced tomato & onion, tomato sauce, large portion of chips (240 g)	2794	665	29	38
Cheeseburger: Ground beef patty, grilled (40 g), hamburger bun (65 g), lettuce, sliced tomato & onion, tomato sauce, cheese (16 g)	1642	391	14	57
Cheeseburger & medium chips: Ground beef patty, grilled (40 g), hamburger bun (65 g), lettuce, sliced tomato & onion, tomato sauce, cheese (16 g), medium portion of chips (120 g)	2350	560	24	57
Cheeseburger & large chips: Ground beef patty, grilled (40 g), hamburger bun (65 g), lettuce, sliced tomato & onion, tomato sauce, cheese (16 g), large portion of chips (240 g)	3058	728	34	57
Super or double hamburger: 2 Ground beef patties, grilled (80 g), hamburger bun (65 g), lettuce, sliced tomato & onion, tomato sauce	1836	437	17	76
Super or double hamburger & medium chips: 2 Ground beef patties, grilled (80 g), hamburger bun (65 g), lettuce, sliced tomato & onion, tomato sauce, medium portion chips (120 g)	2544	606	27	76
Super or double hamburger & large chips: 2 Ground beef patties, grilled (80 g), hamburger bun (65 g), lettuce, sliced tomato & onion, tomato sauce, large portion chips (240 g)	3252	774	37	76
Super or double cheeseburger & medium chips: 2 Ground beef patties, grilled (80 g), hamburger bun (65 g), lettuce, sliced tomato & onion, tomato sauce, cheese (16 g), medium portion chips (120 g)	2808	669	32	94
Super or double cheeseburger & large chips: 2 Ground beef patties, grilled (80 g), hamburger bun (65 g), lettuce, sliced tomato & onion, tomato sauce, cheese (16 g), medium portion chips (240 g)	3516	837	42	94

* Chol = cholesterol
# On average chips weigh 6-10 g, therefore, 12 large chips make a medium (120g) portion and 24 large chips make a large (240 g) portion.
** Add energy content of carbonated cold drinks (see Point 9, below)

Slimmer’s notes:
The energy content of your hamburger meal will be increased:

• By adding chips
• By adding an even bigger portion of chips
• By eating a cheeseburger instead of a plain hamburger
• By eating a super or double hamburger
• The super or double cheeseburger with large chips has the highest energy content
• By drinking large quantities of carbonated cold drink with your hamburger

Fat and cholesterol watchers’ notes:
The fat content of your hamburger meal will be increased:

• By adding chips
• By adding an even bigger portion of chips
• By eating a cheeseburger instead of a plain hamburger
• By eating a super or double hamburger
• The super or double cheeseburger with large chips has the highest fat content

The cholesterol content of your hamburger meal will be increased:

• By eating two instead of one beef patty
• By eating cheeseburgers instead of plain hamburgers

2) Hotdogs

Menu items	Energy		Fat	Cholesterol*
	kJ	kcal	(g)	(mg)
Plain hotdog: 1 Vienna sausage, grilled (35 g), 1 hotdog roll (40 g), tomato sauce, mustard	905	215	10	19
Plain hotdog & medium chips: 1 Vienna sausage, grilled (35 g), 1 hotdog roll (40 g), tomato sauce, mustard, medium portion chips (120 g)	1613	384	20	19
Plain hotdog & large chips: 1 Vienna sausage, grilled (35 g), 1 hotdog roll (40 g), tomato sauce, mustard, large portion chips (240 g)	2321	553	29	19
Large hotdog: 1 Large Vienna sausage, grilled (40 g), 1 large hotdog roll (80 g), tomato sauce, mustard	1403	334	12	22
Large hotdog & medium chips: 1 Large Vienna sausage, grilled (40 g), 1 large hotdog roll (80 g), tomato sauce, mustard, medium portion of chips (120 g)	2111	503	22	22
Large hotdog & large chips: 1 Large Vienna sausage, grilled (40 g), 1 large hotdog roll (80 g), tomato sauce, mustard, large portion of chips (240 g)	2819	671	31	22

* Chol = cholesterol
** Add energy content of carbonated cold drinks (see Point 9, below)

Slimmer’s notes:
The energy content of your hotdog meal will be increased:

• By adding chips
• By adding an even bigger portion of chips
• By eating a large hotdog instead of a plain hotdog
• The large hotdog with large chips has the highest energy content
• By drinking large quantities of carbonated cold drink with your hotdog

Fat and cholesterol watchers’ notes:
The fat content of your hotdog meal will be increased:

• By adding chips
• By adding an even bigger portion of chips
• By eating a large hotdog instead of a plain hotdog

* The large hotdog with large chips has the highest fat content

The cholesterol content of your hotdog meal will be increased:

• By eating a large Vienna instead of a standard Vienna

3) Fried chicken

Menu items	Energy		Fat	Cholesterol*
	kJ	kcal	(g)	(mg)
Fried chicken nuggets & medium chips: Batter-coated or crumbed, fried chicken nuggets (75 g), medium portion of chips (120 g)	1598	380	23	65
Fried chicken nuggets & large chips: Batter-coated or crumbed, fried chicken nuggets (75 g), medium portion of chips (120 g)	2306	549	33	65
Fried chicken drumsticks & medium chips: 2 Batter-coated or crumbed, fried chicken drumsticks (128 g), medium portion of chips (120 g)	2226	530	32	111
Fried chicken drumsticks & large chips: 2 Batter-coated or crumbed, fried chicken drumsticks (128 g), large portion of chips (240 g)	2934	699	42	111
Fried chicken thigh & medium chips: 1 Batter-coated or crumbed, fried chicken thigh (100 g), medium portion of chips (120 g)	1894	451	27	87
Fried chicken thigh & large chips: 1 Batter-coated or crumbed, fried chicken thigh (100 g), large portion of chips (240 g)	2602	620	37	87
Fried chicken breast & medium chips: 1 Batter-coated or crumbed, fried chicken breast (90 g), medium portion of chips (120 g)	1775	423	25	78
Fried chicken breast & large chips: 1 Batter-coated or crumbed, fried chicken breast (90 g), large portion of chips (240 g)	2483	591	35	78

* Chol = cholesterol
** Add energy content of carbonated cold drinks (see Point 9, below)

Slimmer’s notes:
The energy content of your fried chicken meal will be increased:

• By adding more chips
• By eating fried chicken drumsticks or thighs instead of fried chicken nuggets or breast
• The fried chicken drumsticks and large chips meal has the highest energy content
• By drinking large quantities of carbonated cold drink with your fried chicken

Fat and cholesterol watchers’ notes:
The fat content of your fried chicken meal will be increased:

• By adding more chips
• By eating fried chicken drumsticks or thighs instead of fried chicken nuggets or breast
• The fried chicken drumsticks and large chips meal has the highest fat content

The cholesterol content of your fried chicken meal will be increased:

• By eating fried chicken drumsticks or thighs instead of fried chicken nuggets or breast

4) Fried calamari

Menu items	Energy		Fat	Cholesterol*
	kJ	kcal	(g)	(mg)
Fried calamari & medium chips: Fried calamari (45 g), lemon juice, medium portion chips (120 g)	1877	447	21	117
Fried calamari & rice: Fried calamari (45 g), lemon juice, cooked rice (65 g)	666	159	4	117

* Chol = cholesterol
** Add energy content of carbonated cold drinks (see Point 9, below)

Slimmer’s notes:
The energy content of your calamari meal will be increased:

• By eating chips instead of rice
• By drinking large quantities of carbonated cold drink with your fried calamari

Fat and cholesterol watchers’ notes:
The fat content of your calamari meal will be increased:

• By eating chips instead of rice

The cholesterol content of your calamari meal is not influenced by the addition of chips instead of rice.

5) Fried fish

Menu items	Energy		Fat	Cholesterol
	kJ	kcal	(g)	(mg)
Fried hake & medium chips: 1 Small portion of batter-coated or crumbed, fried hake (60 g), lemon juice, medium portion of chips (120 g)	2068	492	25	44
Fried hake & medium chips: 1 Medium portion of batter-coated or crumbed, fried hake (120 g), lemon juice, medium portion of chips (120 g)	2580	614	32	88
Fried hake & medium chips: 1 Large portion of batter-coated or crumbed, fried hake (180 g), lemon juice, medium portion of chips (120 g)	3093	736	39	131

* Chol = cholesterol
** Add energy content of carbonated cold drinks (see Point 9, below)

Slimmer’s notes:
The energy content of your fried fish meal will be increased:

• By eating larger portions of fried fish
• By drinking large quantities of carbonated cold drink with your fried fish

Fat and cholesterol watchers’ notes:
The fat content of your fried fish meal will be increased:

• By eating larger portions of fried fish

The cholesterol content of your fried fish meal will be increased:

• By eating larger portions of fried fish

6) Grilled fish

Menu items	Energy		Fat	Cholesterol*
	kJ	kcal	(g)	(mg)
Grilled hake & medium chips: 1 Small portion of grilled hake (60 g), lemon juice, medium portion of chips (120 g)	1821	434	19	42
Grilled hake & medium chips: 1 Medium portion of grilled hake (120 g), lemon juice, medium portion of chips (120 g)	2086	497	19	84
Grilled hake & medium chips: 1 Large portion of grilled hake (180 g), lemon juice, medium portion of chips (120 g)	2353	560	20	126

* Chol = cholesterol
** Add energy content of carbonated cold drinks (see Point 9, below)

Slimmer’s notes:
The energy content of the grilled fish meal is lower than that of the fried fish meal. The energy content of your grilled fish meal will be increased:

• By eating larger portions of grilled fish
• By drinking large quantities of carbonated cold drink with your grilled fish

Fat and cholesterol watchers’ notes:
The fat content of the grilled fish meal is lower than that of the fried fish meal.
The fat content of your grilled fish meal will not increase much even if you eat larger portions of Hake.

The cholesterol content of your grilled fish meal will be increased:

• By eating larger portions of grilled fish

7) Pizza

Menu items	Energy		Fat	Cholesterol*
	kJ	kcal	(g)	(mg)
Pizza with cheese, tomato & olives: Small portion (50 g)	521	124	6	8
Pizza with cheese, tomato & olives: Medium portion (90 g)	938	223	11	14
Pizza with cheese, tomato & olives: Large portion (340 g)	3543	844	40	54
Pizza with cheese, tomato, olives & salami: Large portion (340 g)	4157	990	53	83

* Chol = cholesterol
** Add energy content of carbonated cold drinks (see Point 9, below)

Slimmer’s notes:
The energy content of your pizza meal will be increased:

• By eating larger portions of pizza
• By adding fatty toppings like salami
• By drinking large quantities of carbonated cold drink with your pizza

Fat and cholesterol watchers’ notes:
The fat content of your pizza meal will increase:

• By eating larger portions of pizza
• By adding fatty toppings like salami

The cholesterol content of your pizza meal will be increased:

• By eating larger portions of pizza
• By adding fatty toppings like salami

8) Pita with fillings

Menu items	Energy		Fat	Cholesterol*
	kJ	kcal	(g)	(mg)
Pita with savoury beef: Small pita (70 g), savoury beef (60 g), lettuce, tomato, onion (35 g), plain yoghurt (40 g)	1427	340	7	45
Pita with savoury beef: Large pita (85 g), savoury beef (80 g), lettuce, tomato, onion (35 g), plain yoghurt (40 g)	1756	418	9	58
Pita with chicken: Small pita (70 g), chicken, roasted (60 g), lettuce, tomato, onion (35 g), plain yoghurt (40 g)	1541	367	8	44
Pita with chicken: Large pita (85 g), chicken, roasted (80 g), lettuce, tomato, onion (35 g), plain yoghurt (40 g)	1908	454	11	70

* Chol = cholesterol
** Add energy content of carbonated cold drinks (see Point 9, below)

Slimmer’s notes:
The energy content of your pita meal will be increased:

• By eating larger portions of pita and meat
• By eating roast chicken including skin, instead of cooked beef
• By drinking large quantities of carbonated cold drink with your pita

Fat and cholesterol watchers’ notes:
The fat content of your pita meal will be increased:

• By eating larger portions of pita and meat
• By eating roast chicken including skin, instead of cooked beef

The cholesterol content of your pita meal will be increased:

• By eating larger portions of pita
• By eating roast chicken including skin, instead of cooked beef

9) Carbonated, sweetened cold drinks

Quantity	Energy in kJ	Energy in kcal
175 ml bottle	292	70
300 ml bottle	501	119
500 ml bottle	835	199
1 litre bottle	1670	397
1,5 litre bottle	2505	596
340 ml can	568	135

Calculated with FoodFundi 2 Professional (1998) (Penta Medical Systems)

- (Dr I V van Heerden, D.Sc.)

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