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Fried Full Irish Breakfast	Grilled Full Irish Breakfast	Healthy Cereal-based breakfast
2 fried rashers, 2 fried sausages, 1 fried egg, 1 fried white pudding, 1 fried tomato, fried mushrooms, and 2 toasts with butter	2 grilled lean rashers, 2 grilled sausages, 1 poached egg, 1 grilled black pudding, 1 grilled tomato, grilled mushrooms, and 2 toasts with low fat spread	Cereal, low fat milk, 2 toast with low fat spread, 1 glass orange juice
1362 calories; 100.6 g fat	1024 calories; 68.1 g fat	441 calories; 11.7 g fat
		Save up to 921 calories and 88.9g fat compared to a fried full Irish!!!

Lunches:
Going for the healthier option doesn’t mean that you have to deny yourself. See how much you can save by being smarter about the lunch you choose.

Large sandwich meal	Regular Sandwich Meal
Triple decker sandwich, King-size chocolate bar, 40g crisps, 500ml soft drink	Two slice sandwich, snack size chocolate bar, 25g crisps, 330 ml soft drink
1338 calories; fat 61.7g	684 calories; 27.2g fat
	Save up to 654 Calories and 34.5 g Fat!

Main courses:
Creamy sauces tend to have more calories and fat, so try to limit these.

Creamy Chicken Carbonara	Tomato-based Chicken Pasta Dish
717 calories; 52.5 g fat	392 calories; 14.7 g fat
	Save up to 325 calories and 37.8 g fat!

Treats:
There is no harm in having a little treat every now and then, but try downsizing your treats and see how much you can save!

Chocolate bars		Sausage Roll
Standard size	Treat size	Large	Medium
242 calories; 9 g fat	87 calories; 3 g fat	464 calories; 30 g fat	198 calories; 12 g fat
Save 155 calories and 6 g fat!		Save 266 calories and 18 g fat!

Chocolate Biscuits		Doughnut
3 biscuits	2 biscuits	Giant	Midi
252 calories; 12 g Fat	168 calories; 8 g Fat	257 calories; 13.9 g fat	160 calories; 9.5 g fat
Save 84 calories and 4 g fat!		Save 97 calories and 4.4 g fat

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