To think that Aldi and Lidl food is more calorific?

[Beemer30]

Just been comparing some items with branded items I've bought from the big 4.

Aldi and Lidl items seem to contain more calories for the same size product. Has anyone else found this? I've just cooked some of their frozen battered cod (lazy cooking night tonight) and whilst they were big and actually quite vile tbh they had just over 600 calories in them. Is it just me who thinks this?

Aldi and Lidl are different shops with different brands so YABU to say "Aldi and Lidl" together as if they can be lumped.

On the question of whether one brand of frozen cod has more calories than another - surely that's not a question of reasonableness - either it is or it isn't.

This post made me smile ... only more calories in general if you buy and eat more because it is cheaper like we do

I don't know, you'd have to make a direct comparison using the unfurnished given on your regular brand of frozen fish.

Surely anything in batter is going to be high fat anyway.

I don't think there are more calories in my Aldi apple compared to the Tesco ones...

Try buying the healthy food rather than the frozen battered cod. A carrot has the same calories whether it is from Aldi or Tesco

Unfurnished = information!

Looks like Aldi sell a brand called"Northern Catch"

According to mysupermarket Northern Catch Breaded Cod are 222 calories per piece (and 4 = 500g)

Zoom in on the picture to see that Sainsbury's breaded cod fillets, at 4 pieces = 500g, are 257 calories each.

So that's breaded not battered, but you are wrong (not unreasonable, just plain wrong) to say that Aldi equivalents are more calorific.

Mine was the Specially Selected stuff

Are you asking me to go look it up for you?

It is (lidl anyway) when you go in to specifically get their deluxe butter fudge (3 packs cause it's so bloody cheap and awsome) and then proceed to scoff the lot

No don't worry I know what it said on the box

If "calorific" is a big deal for you, why are you buying battered fish?

It's entirely possible that different supermarkets use different batter recipes with different calorie counts, but downright odd for you to go from that to "Aldi/Lidl food is more calorific." Surely you noticed all the options which couldn't possibly be more calorific while you were buying your battered fish?

They add lard to all of their premium range. It's Specially Selected by Mr Greedy.

No wonder it was a lot of calories - there are 2 per 460g pack - it was twice the size of the ones I showed you.

Food that is twice the size is often twice the calories.

More calorific than what? What was the calorie content by 100g of the Aldi giant cod?

Have you checked any M&S food lately? Last week DH came home with a meal that contained 180% of an adult's saturated fat RDA.

I found that Lidl food was more 'real' - so sugar rather than sweetener sort of thing. That does make it slightly more calorific, but you just save money and eat less!

And lol at ShatnersBassoon

Lidl's own version of Mars Bars and Snickers have more calories in than the real thing.

Its a conspiracy.

Waitrose foods very high in fat, I couldn't shop there.

Perhaps you need to avoid Thornton's as well.

I bet the apples and potatoes aren't more calorific, and don't even get me started on the lettuce

ahhhhhhhh so is this why the poorest people are the most likely to be fat?

Waitrose foods very high in fat

When was the last time you saw someone obese in Waitrose?