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Burgen Healthy Eating Challenge - Blue Team's Sandwich

Tue 25/03/2008 16:38P EST
Biggest Loser Blue Team Sandwich

Nutrition Information per serve

Energy  1354 kJ (324 cal)
Protein  31.5g
Fat - total  7.9g
- saturated  1.3g
Carbohydrates  25.9g
- sugars    8.9g
Dietary Fibre  10.8g
Sodium  394mg



Benefit claims

  • High in protein and dietary fibre to help you feel fuller for longer
  • High in protein to help build  and repair muscle tissues
  • High in dietary fibre to help maintain digestive health and promote regularity
  • Low in GI to provide sustained energy release and longer lasting energy
  • 2 slices of Burgen® Wholemeal and Seeds bread provide a 1/3 of your suggested 48 grams daily target of wholegrains
  • Lean red beef is a good source of iron essential for the delivery of oxygen to cells as well as zinc to help support immunity and maintain healthy nails, skin, hair, tissue growth and repair.  Including Vitamin C rich foods such as tomato and red capsicum in  the same meal with iron rich foods will also help enhance the absorption of iron.
  • Red foods such as tomatoes and red capsicum are rich in phytochemicals lycopene, ellagic acid and flavonoid called kaempferol. 
  • These act as powerful antioxidants to help fight free radicals.
  • The colour purple in red cabbage is mainly due to the flavonoids, anthocyanins, which are powerful antioxidants and have a mild anti-bacterial effect.