Some salads have more fat than a hamburger

If you like to eat healthy food, you probably feel good about buying a salad for lunch. But the truth is that salad isn't always a good choice. The British consumer group "Which?" tested a number of salads available at supermarkets. "If you thought your salad was healthy, you're in for a surprise," Martyn Hocking from "Which?" told The Independent newspaper.

For example, the Atlantic Prawn salad, which is sold at several supermarkets in Britain, contains 855 calories and 66 grams of fat. In comparison, a Big Mac and fries add up to 820 calories and 40 grams of fat. A tomato and basil pasta salad and chicken caesar salads also have more fat than a hamburger.

The test found that many people don't realize how unhealthy these salads are, because the information on the labels is unclear. "Which?" is now demanding that supermarkets improve the labels on their products.