On a recent post on Instagram, someone asked me how to make shawarma “fit-fam” friendly.

If you think about it, shawarma doesn’t sound like something that isn’t fit-fam friendly, I mean its pretty much a wrap right? Well, wrong wrong wrong.

Nigerian shawarma especially is in a class of it’s own.

For this post, I will be using chicken shawarma for my breakdown.

Let’s break down the calories

Typical Ingredients for a Nigerian chicken shawarma

  • Shawarma bread: per bread 200
  • Grilled chicken: per 100g 240
  • Hotdog or franks: per one 150 calories
  • Cabbage/ veggies etc.: 60

Dressing

  • Mayonnaise : per tablespoon : 95 calories
  • Ketchup : 20 calories per tablespoon

When we break down how the average shawarma is made, here is the total

  • 2 bread = 400 calories
  • 200g chicken meat = 480 calories
  • Veggies = 60 calories
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise + 2 tablespoons ketchup = 230 calories
  • 1 sausage = 150 calories

Total Nigerian Shawarma wrap average calories = 1,320 calories.

If you use beef instead of chicken, the calories is even higher.

You do have more control if you are making it yourself at home but as always, make sure it fits within your goal before you consume it.

We discussed calories in other bread as well this week on Instagram. In this video, we have discussed shawarma bread and their relation to your weight loss goals.

 

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