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Not every breakfast sandwich deserves precious space in your freezer.
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Here’s what to look for before adding anything to your cart.
Saturated fat: Saturated fat is something you’ll often find in frozen meals.
Too much can lead to serious health issues like high cholesterol and heart disease.
Sandwich Bros.
Sodium: Many frozen meals are loaded with salt for flavor.
While it might be tasty, you’re risking your heart.
TheAmerican Heart Associationsays too many Americans consume more salt than recommended.
Costco
The organization suggests having no more than 2,300 milligrams a day, but many people have 3,500mg daily.
spoke with dietitians who reveal the unhealthiest choices ranked from bad to worst.
Sandwich Bros.
Walmart
Egg White And Turkey Sausage Flatbread Pocket Breakfast
TheSandwich Bros.
While it’s the best of the bunch on this list, don’t let that fool you.
“The Sandwich Bros.
Odom’s
The sandwich is small in size, but high in salts and carbs with no nutritional value.
“A meager 13g of protein is not enough to save this 400 calorie sandwich,” Rauch says.
The amount of carbs is also problematic according to Rauch.
Jimmy Dean
One sandwich contains 120 mg of cholesterol.
Morris warns to leave this one at the store because of the high fat and amount of salt.
“I urge you to avoid purchasing these for your breakfast routine,” she says.
Jimmy Dean
Routhenstein says, “Don’t let the low carb nutrition fact convince you this sandwich is healthy.
With 15 grams of saturated fat, it may actually promote insulin resistance and make blood sugar management worse.
Jimmy Dean
Realgood Foods Co.
White Castle
