Matchup of the Week: Bologna Deli Slices
The following article was written by Keegan Baur.
The other day, my boyfriend got a sudden craving for a bologna sandwich. He reminisced about packed lunches from his elementary school days, featuring a bologna sandwich complete with white bread, mayo, and a slice of American cheese (homeboy was not healthy before he met me). I’ve never been a fan of that particular style of lunch meat, but he was pumped to pick up a vegan version of it during our weekly trip to the grocery store, so who was I to stop him? Watching him happily munch away on it made me wonder how the vegan style compared, nutritionally, to the nonvegan version. Here’s what I found:
Bologna Style Tofurky Slices
- Serving Size: 52 g
- Calories: 100
- Total Fat: 3 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Total Carbohydrate: 5 g
- Sodium: 320 mg
- Protein: 14 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Source: http://bit.ly/JTeu6
Oscar Mayer Beef Bologna
- Serving Size: 28 g
- Calories: 88
- Total Fat: 8.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.6 g
- Total Carbohydrate: 0.7 g
- Sodium: 330 mg
- Protein: 3.1 g
- Cholesterol: 18 mg
Source: http://bit.ly/rI7p2Y
Ew, GROSS! With only little more than half the amount of food, the nonvegan bologna slices have way more fat and cholesterol but significantly less protein! Staring at these abysmal statistics, all I can do is shake my head. Veganism and I saved my boyfriend’s health. True story.
P.S. Yves Veggie Cuisine and Field Roast also make delectable meatless deli slices!
