Every Mexican and Tex-Mex ready meal broken down by pack, with cheese, beans and tortilla components compared.
Cheese and cured meat drive both the salt and the saturated fat in this category. The beans and vegetables underneath are among the higher-fibre components in any ready meal range.
Enchiladas, quesadillas and loaded dishes carry a cheese layer that contributes most of the saturated fat. Chilli con carne without cheese sits considerably lower.
Tortillas and wraps add salt of their own before any filling, which is easy to overlook.
Kidney and black beans supply meaningful fibre, which is unusual for a ready meal category and worth weighing against the salt.
Spice level does not correlate with any nutritional figure. A mild and a hot version of the same dish are usually identical apart from the chilli.
Each product page includes a full nutrition breakdown per serving and per pack, portion size comparisons, age-adjusted NHS daily reference intake calculations for children aged 4 to 17, an interactive calculator for your child's specific age and gender, and a complete ingredient and allergen guide.
