Healthier alternatives
Last edited: 16/12/2022
Eating 500 calories fewer each day can result in an average weight loss of 0.5kg (1lb) per week. To help achieve this reduction, see what changes you could make by choosing the lower calorie food and drink.
| 3g or less per 100g | 3.1g to 20g per 100g | more than 20g per 100g |
| Low saturated fat | Medium saturated fat | High saturated fat |
| 1.5g or less per 100g | between 1.6g to 4.9g per 100g | more than 5g per 100g |
Milk
| Whole milk | 128 | 7.1g | 4.8g |
| Semi skimmed milk | 100 | 3.6g | 2.2g |
| One per cent fat milk | 80 | 2.0g | 1.2g |
| Skimmed milk | 73 | 0.6g | 0.2g |
Yogurts
| Muller rice | 205 | 4.4g | 2.5g | 24.7g |
| Muller fruit corner | 168 | 5.7g | 3.6g | 22.4g |
| Natural Greek yoghurt | 120 | 9.0g | 6.0g | 5.1g |
| Fruit yoghurt | 119 | 4.0g | 2.8g | 15.6g |
| Ski | 118 | 3.3g | 2.1g | 15.8g |
| Muller light | 93 | 0.2g | 0.2g | 13.0g |
| Fat free natural Greek yoghurt | 89 | 0.0g | 0.0g | 12.8g |
| Low fat natural Greek yoghurt | 79 | 2.7g | 1.7g | 8.1g |
| Shape | 78 | 0.1g | <0.1g | 10.8g |
| Activia | 74 | 0.1g | <0.1g | 11.4g |
| Weight Watchers | 58 | 0.2g | 0.1g | 6.8g |
Cheese
| Hard cheese (for example, cheddar) | 125 | 10.5g | 6.5g |
| Cottage cheese | 98 | 2g | 1.2g |
| 50 per cent less fat hard cheese | 85 | 4.7g | 3.0g |
| Light cheese triangle (one) | 25 | 1.3g | 0.8g |
Oils and fats
| Butter | 75 | 8g | 5g |
| Lighter butter | 55 | 6g | 2.3g |
| Olive spread | 55 | 6g | 1.4g |
| Sunflower spread | 53 | 5.9g | 1.3g |
| Olive light spread | 35 | 3.8g | 0.9g |
| Sunflower light spread | 35 | 3.8g | 0.9g |
Sauces
| Mayonnaise | 99 | 10.7g | 0.8g |
| Light mayonnaise | 42 | 4g | 0.3g |
| Extra light mayonnaise | 12 | 0.5g | 0.1g |
| Salad cream | 52 | 4.1g | 0.3g |
| Light salad cream | 35 | 2.8g | 0.2g |
| French dressing | 42 | 4g | 0.3g |
| Light French dressing | 6 | Trace | 0g |
Biscuits
| Chocolate digestive | 84 | 4g | 2.1g |
| Plain digestive | 70 | 3.2g | 0.3g |
| Ginger nut biscuit | 47 | 1.7g | 0.8g |
| Rich tea | 35 | 1.2g | 0.2g |
| Rich tea finger | 22 | 0.7g | 0.3g |
Crisps
| Walkers plain crisps | 134 | 8.5g | 0.6g |
| Mini Cheddars | 130 | 7.5g | 3.0g |
| Doritos | 152 | 8.0g | 0.9g |
| Baked crisps | 100 | 2.0g | 0.3g |
| Pretzels | 116 | 1.1g | 0.1g |
| Snack a Jacks | 102 | 0.8g | 0.1g |
| Wotsits | 95 | 5.8g | 0.7g |
| Quavers | 88 | 4.9g | 0.4g |
| French Fries | 84 | 3.0g | 0.3g |
Soft drinks
| Lucozade | 350 | 43.6g |
| Coca Cola | 210 | 53g |
| Squash | 140 | 34g |
| Flavoured sparkling water | 50 | 1g |
| Sugar-free squash | 6 | 1g |
| Diet Coca Cola | 3 | 0g |
Alcohol
| Beer/lager (one pint) | 245 |
| Cider (one pint) | 210 |
| Alco-pops (one bottle) | 200 |
| White wine (175ml glass) | 130 |
| Red wine (175ml glass) | 120 |
| Spirits (vodka, whisky, gin 25ml measure) | 55 |
Safe recommended limits of alcohol mean no more than zero to three units of alcohol per day for men and zero to two units for women, with two alcohol-free days per week.
1 unit = ½ pint of beer or lager (ABV 3.5%), or one small glass of wine 125ml (ABV 9%) or a 25ml measure of spirits (ABV 40%)
ABV = Alcohol by volume
All values given are averages, only. For exact amounts, always check the label. Information correct at time of publishing.
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