Sainsbury's Basics

Following on from yesterday's post, as promised, tonight is Sainsbury's Basics turn. The range is basically the same idea as Tesco and all the other main supermarkets' low cost own brand products and again there are some interesting options available here at a very reasonable price, once again I'll list the fat content as well as the calories if I think that it's a bit high.

•  Bolognese Pasta Bake 300g - 304 calories per pack.

• Cheese & Tomato 7'' Pizza - 374 calories per pack (12g).

• Chicken & Vegetable Pies x4 - 255 calories per pie (10g of fat).

•  Cottage Pie 300g - 227 calories per pack.

• Lasagne 300g - 279 calories per pack (9.7g of fat).

• Liver & Mash 300g - 249 calories per pack.

• Spaghetti Bolognese 300g - 266 calories per pack.

• Shepherds Pie 300g - 218 calories per pack.

• Sausages & Mash 300g - 290 calories (12g of fat).

• Chicken Steaks -  219 calories per steak (13g of fat).

• Cooked & Peeled Prawns 300g - 198 calories per pack.

• Green Pitted Olives 90g - 108 calories per pot (note the high salt content of 3.1g a pot).

• Black Pitted Olives 90g - 90 calories per pot (again this has a high level of salt at 2.14g a pot).

Special mention goes to the the lasagne and the olives which taste really good for their low calorie content, but beware that the portion sizes are quite small, although once you're up and running with your diet you'll not need such big portions any way.