Jamaican beef patty is a ‘healthier’ fast food
Jamaican beef patty is a ‘healthier’ fast food
The Toronto resident wrote to the Dish to find out whether her favourite patty was helping or harming her waistline.
With 336 calories, 15 grams of fat and 432 milligrams of sodium, the beef patty is not on the same health plane as, say, a crisp green salad loaded with vegetables.
But Harrison says the patty does rate better than many other fast food choices. A walk-in slice of pepperoni pizza at Pizza Pizza, for example, has about 590 calories, 18 grams of fat and 1,630 milligrams of sodium. While Taco Bell’s beef burrito supreme has 420 calories, 17 grams of fat and 1,260 mg of sodium.