Junk?

Bigwig236
Bigwig236 Posts: 74 Member
edited September 23 in Food and Nutrition
I heard the other day that irritating nutritionist Gillian McKieth state that "Junk foods like Doner kebabs......." . Now although I've not had one for months, is a Doner Kebab, made up of spit roasted lamb, salad and pita bread, really that bad?? Surely not in the same bracket as Pie & Chips?

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  • ickybella
    ickybella Posts: 1,438 Member
    Yes, they are really bad! Check out this article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7852168.stm
  • carolinegeorgia
    carolinegeorgia Posts: 157
    apparently they are, chicken shish is better, chunks of chicken, salad and pitta, no sauce......
  • morganadk2_deleted
    morganadk2_deleted Posts: 1,696 Member
    I have to says i consider its "junk" food is made lamb "meat" the one i have seen don't look like a leg of lamb!

    That been said once in a blue moon it would do you no harm. I would never choose to have one the smell is enough to send me running... Moderation in all things!
  • Bigwig236
    Bigwig236 Posts: 74 Member
    Dont know how true it is, but selective sheep breeding in Turkey now produces lambs with three foot long conical legs, and no joints in the bones. Very handy.
  • goohan
    goohan Posts: 155
    I wouldnt eat one unless ive done a lot of exercise that week
  • Jasdramaqueen
    Jasdramaqueen Posts: 55 Member
    Isn't there supposed to be about 1000 calories in a doner? Not sure how though-perhaps its an urban myth! Chicken shish is definitely supposed to better- with pitta, salad and a tablespoon of ketchup, it's always preferable to a late night snack of carrot sticks...once in a blue moon though!
  • Kate_UK
    Kate_UK Posts: 1,299 Member
    Dont know how true it is, but selective sheep breeding in Turkey now produces lambs with three foot long conical legs, and no joints in the bones. Very handy.

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • WhiteStar2351
    WhiteStar2351 Posts: 87
    Isn't there supposed to be about 1000 calories in a doner? Not sure how though-perhaps its an urban myth! Chicken shish is definitely supposed to better- with pitta, salad and a tablespoon of ketchup, it's always preferable to a late night snack of carrot sticks...once in a blue moon though!

    Nope - totally true! A small donner kebab has around 1000-1200 calories, a large one has 1200-1400 calories. Definitely not a good choice!

    Though it may sound healthy due to the ingredients, things to remember!

    1) Its not lamb per se - its mechanically reclaimed sheep meat! I.e. Take a bit of lamb, take a bit of mutton, take a bit of whatever else is lying around at the time (connective tissues, fats, organs) - blast it off the bone with a water cannon - compress it in to a cylinder shape and cook it X-number of times. That's donner meat!

    2) Even if it was 100% lamb, lamb is incredibly high in fat and definitely not a good choice of meat!

    3) You could probably set up a rig on the side of a standard kebab and mine enough oil to keep your car running for a month! Ever had a look at the bottom of the packet of an unfinished one the following morning...? Gross!

    4) The sauce is made with vast quantities of mayonnaise (egg, vinegar and oil) plus a liberal dashing of sugar!


    Sadly even the chicken shish kebabs (which ARE 'healthier' then the donners...but still not actually healthy at all!) are still drenched in oil. I had one a few months back and ended up just eating the chicken and leaving the rest as the pitas were soggy from oil.

    All that said - I still eat them on occassion, English tradition and all that! ;o)
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