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Calories in Hungry-Man Mexican style fiesta
610Calories
| Amount Per 1 package, 513 g | |||
| Calories | 610 Kcal (2554 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 198 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 22g | 34% | |
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| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% | |
| Cholesterol | 30mg | 10% | |
| Sodium | 1670mg | 70% | |
| Total Carbs | 89g | 30% | |
| Sugars | 14g | 56% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 10g | 40% | |
| Protein | 19g | 38% | |
| Vitamin C | 26.3mg | 44% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.8mg | 25% | |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% | |
| Calcium | 200mg | 20% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.
Ingredients And Nutrition Overview
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WeightWatchers Points: 13.2, PointsPlus: 16, SmartPoints: 21
WeightWatchers Points are estimated by carbohydrates, fats, protein and fiber in product. They are not an affirmation of better quality or nutritional value of the product or its manufacturer. Only way to count for dieters. Less points are better.
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Over 50% of daily saturated fat!
Bad! More 50% of daily saturated fat!
For years Saturated fat was claimed to raise cholesterol levels and give us heart attacks. Today different studies refute this claim. They say, that replacing saturated fat with carbohydrates or refined starch or sugar is not changing the heart disease risk. Not processed carbs nor saturated fats are good for you. Only if you replace it with polyunsaturated fat, you'll get a reduction in heart disease risk. So try to have a balanced diet. -
Oh dear! Very salty! Over 50% of daily sodium allowance
The average American consumes 5,000 mg of sodium daily — twice the recommended amount amount of 2400mg for healthy adults, this is 1 teaspoon of salt.
For medical reasons many people should not exceed 1500mg of sodium.
Surprisingly, you're responsible for only 15% of the sodium in your diet the bigger part - 75% of the sodium that you consume each day comes from processed foods, not home cooking or the salt shaker.
Excess sodium intake increases the risk of high blood pressure, hypernatremia, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and other heart problems.
Are these reasons enough to cut the sodium intake? No doubt! -
Convert Salt tsps to Sodium mg easily
Salt (NaCl) is not excactly sodium (Na).
It is not right to use these terms as synonyms.
The FDA recommended limit of sodium is 2,300 mg per day (or even less - about 1500 mg while one is on low sodium diets).
This is much less than the weight of salt.
(5,750 mg per day or 3,750 mg for low sodium diet) and not so convenient to calculate.
Know how much sodium is in your salt - without a calculator:
1/4 tsp salt = 600 mg sodium
1/2 tsp salt = 1200 mg sodium
3/4 tsp salt = 1800 mg sodium
1 tsp salt = 2300 mg sodium -
6 tsp of sugars per serving
This volume includes both naturally occurring from ingredients and specially added sugars.
USDA tells us that last years each American consumed an average 130 pounds of caloric sweeteners per year!
That works out to 30 tsp of sugars per day approximately 480 extra calories!
Just to think: Eating just 200 more calories daily than your body requires for body functioning and exercise leads to a 20-pound weight gain in a year. -
VERY high fiber >40% DV. Proceed slowly
Fiber is a very important part of your diet, it improves your metabolism and helps keep your digestive system running smoothly.
But taking in too much and too fast can leave you bloated and gassy. -
Interested in getting more protein?
Protein is important, but some of the protein you find in this product isn't exactly natural.
The protein comes from one of the following sources:
- milk protein concentrate
- whey protein isolate
- soy protein isolate
and that it's not ideal to get protein only from processed goods.
If you're looking for more protein, try beans, quinoa, nuts, seeds, peas and spinach & leafy greens.
Not only do they have protein, they're filled with other vitamins and minerals. -
Great source of protein and fiber
Beans and legumes are great source of protein and fiber. But You should watch for sodium in canned versions.
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A very good natural source of Iron
You get real, natural easy absorbing Iron from this product, not as an artificial fortified ingredient.
This is great! Let's try to get the best from the real food, because we get too much from artificial ingredients nowdays. -
Whoa! What a high amount of calories!
This product really has a lot of calories.
Energy(calories) is required to implement body metabolism and physical activity.
If we consume more energy than we use for metabolism and physical activity, all that surfeit will be stored as body fat.
So you're not following a high calorie diet or not trying to gain weight, you may want to revise the wish to eat it.
If You are trying to gain weight or following high calorie diet try out the healthy suggestions:
- Consume more nuts.
Nuts and seeds are high in calories and fiber and full of good Omega fats.
Take any meal and add to it some nuts.
- add extra olive oil to your main dishes and salads;
- increase your healthy carbohydrate intake with whole wheat products such as pasta, crackers an so on;
- eat more brown or wild rice, buckwheat and other grains;
- Even eat some dark chocolate.
Avoid using animal fats, fried foods and greasy snacks as they have huge amount of trans-fats, cholesterol and other unhealthy elements. -
Carrageenan is an additive made from seaweed.
It is used as a thickener in products such as ice cream, jelly, chocolate milk, infant formula, cottage cheese.
It is a vegetarian and vegan alternative to gelatin.
It has been used for hundreds of years in Ireland and China, but only made headway into modern food processing in the last 50 years.
The processing steps after harvesting the seaweed include drying, grounding, filtration, treatment with potassium hydroxide, removal of cellulose by centrifuge, concentration by evaporation, drying, and grounding.
Interestingly, the Philippines account for the vast majority of the world supply of carrageenan.
In some animal studies, carrageenan was shown to cause intestinal lacerations and tumors.
A 2001 meta-study of 45 peer-reviewed studies concluded that carrageenan consumption may result in gastrointestinal malignancy and inflammatory bowel.
The FDA has approved carrageenan as safe, basing its decision on industry funded studies.
European agencies and the World Health Organization have also deemed carrageenan safe, with the exception of infant formula.
The fear is the a baby's gut may be unable to handle the large carrageenan molecules.
In some individuals carrageenan may cause intestinal discomfort or worse. -
Contains MSG-like ingredients
People feeling reaction to MSG may also react adversely to MSG-like substances.
Glutamates or chemically similar items are added to improve a product's taste.
Here is a short list of common MSG-like substances:
- Yeast extract
- Autolyzed yeast
- Hydrolyzed proteins
- Textured proteins
- Anything "enzyme modified"
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Controversial additive BHT present
BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) is primarily used as an antioxidant food additive, mainly to prevent oils and fats in foods from oxidizing and becoming rancid.
It is GRAS in the US, but forbidden as food additive in Japan (since 1958), Romania, Sweden, and Australia.
Some studies have shown that it is carcinogenic.
Avoid it, there are foods available without this danger.
Allergens
Corn Allergy, Gluten Allergy, Soy Allergy, Wheat Allergy, Eggs Allergy, Milk Allergy, Lactose Allergy, Sulfites Allergy
Mexican style fiesta Ingredients
Mexican Style Rice (Water, Chili Sauce [Water, Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste), Modified Corn Starch, Chili Pepper, Chicken Fat, Salt, Sugar, Garlic Powder, Spice Blend (Maltodextrin, Spice Extractives), Natural Flavor (Green Pepper Juice Concentrate, Vinegar, Salt, Jalapeno Juice Solids, Natural Flavors, Calcium Chloride), Ascorbic Acid (as a Preservative)], Cooked Rice, Tomatoes (Tomato Juice, Calcium Chloride, Citric Acid), Green Pepper, Red Bell Pepper, Dehydrated Onion, Salt), Refried Beans (Water, Cooked Pinto Beans, Palm Oil [with TBHQ and Citric Acid to Preserve Freshness], Salt, Artificial Color [Yellow 6, Red 40, Blue 1], Red Beans [Red Beans, Salt], Beef Fat [Partially Hydrogenated Beef Fat, Tocopherol and BHT], Chili Pepper, Spice, Salt, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder), Chili Sauce (Water, Tomato Puree [Water, Tomato Paste], Modified Corn Starch, Chili Pepper, Chicken Fat, Salt, Sugar, Garlic Powder, Spice Blend [Maltodextrin, Spice Extractives], Natural Flavor [Green Pepper Juice Concentrate, Vinegar, Salt, Jalapeno Juice Solids, Natural Flavors, Calcium Chloride], Ascorbic Acid as a Preservative]), Beef Enchilada with Textured Vegetable Protein Added (Water, White Corn Flour, Beef, Cereal [Corn, Wheat, Rye, Oat, and Rice Flours), Textured Soy Protein Concentrate with Caramel Color, Yeast Extract, Salt, Spice Blend [Maltodextrin, Spice Extractives], Chili Pepper, Egg Yolks [Containing Salt], Rosemary Extractive, Dehydrated Garlic, Nonfat Milk, Cellulose Gum, Trace of Lime), Cocada Pudding (Water, Pudding Mix (Sugar, Modified Food Starch, Coconut Oil, Sweetened Toasted Coconut (Coconut, Sugar, Water, Propylene Glycol, Salt, Sodium Metabisulphite), Maltodextrin, Salt, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Carrageenan, Sodium Caseinate, Mono- and Diglycerides, Dipotassium Phosphate, Titanium Dioxide, Artificial Color (Yellow 5 and Yellow 6)]), Contains 2% or Less of: Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto [Vegetable Color]).
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% RDI of Main Nutrition Facts
31%
of RDI* (610 calories) 513 g
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Cal: 30.5 %
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Fat: 33.8 %
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Carb: 29.7 %
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Prot: 38 %
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0%25%75%RDI norm*
Calories Breakdown
- Carbs (56.5%)
- Fat (31.4%)
- Protein (12.1%)
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