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Marks & Spencer selling cheeseburger pasta salad – and it’s packing more calories and fat than a Big Mac
The pasta salad, part of M&S’s Viva Summer range, also contains 33g of fat
MARKS & Spencer is offering a cheeseburger pasta salad with more calories and fat than a Big Mac.
The new £3.90 meal contains beef meatballs, Red Leicester cheese and burger sauce mayo.
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It contains 755 calories compared with 493 for the McDonald’s favourite, and 694 calories for a Double Big Mac.
The pasta salad, part of M&S’s Viva Summer range, also contains 33g of fat.
A Big Mac contains 24g, while the double version has 38g.
A social media page dedicated to food highlights the cheeseburger salad.
One critic suggests sticking to a hot burger in a bun, writing: “755 calories though. You could have the real thing.”
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Another said: “What are they trying to do to this country?” A third added: “Wow. That’s mad isn’t it!” Another foodie said: “Sounds rank.”
M&S has also been given a roasting over its new £6 Posh Egg Mayo and Watercress double sandwich.
One shopper fumed: “£6 for an egg sandwich! The world has gone mad”, while another said: “£6, what the f***. That’s ridiculous.”
A third said: “You could buy a loaf of bread, butter, plus fillings for that much and make many sandwiches.”
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A user said: “Add the word ‘posh’ and you can charge what you like lol.”
M&S defended its new offering, saying: “Our food-on-the-move range includes healthy lunch choices across salads, pasta salads and sandwiches which are highlighted by our Eat Well flower on packs."
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