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Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
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📊 NOVA 4🌿 Organic

Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad

WHOLE FOODS MARKET
Available at Whole Foods
570
Calories
35g
Protein
4g
Sugars
1060mg
Sodium
5g
Fiber
155
Ingredients

What You Should Know

You’d spot this in the refrigerated grab-and-go prepared foods case at Whole Foods — a ready-to-eat grilled chicken Caesar for a quick lunch or easy dinner. It reads as a convenient, slightly indulgent ‘healthier’ takeout option: creamy, emulsified dressing and crunchy croutons with pre-grilled chicken for immediate eating. The ingredient list (xanthan gum, powdered cellulose, prepared sauces and emulsifiers, and packaged components) points to industrial processing that modifies texture and shelf-stability, a hallmark of highly processed ready-to-eat foods.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 ea
Servings per Container: 1
Calories570
% Daily Value*
Total Fat37g47%
Saturated Fat6g30%
Trans Fat0g
Cholesterol120mg40%
Sodium1060mg46%
Total Carbohydrate23g8%
Dietary Fiber5g18%
Total Sugars4g
Protein35g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Lettuce, Grilled, Chicken, (chicken,, olive, oil,, salt,, black, pepper), Caesar, Dressing, (expeller, pressed, sunflower, seed, oil,, water,, lemon, juice,, parmesan, cheese, [pasteurized, milk,, cheese, cultures,, salt,, microbial, enzymes],, salted, egg, yolks, [egg, yolks,, salt],, distilled, white, vinegar,, dijon, mustard, [distilled, white, vinegar,, mustard, seed,, water,, salt,, white, wine,, citric, acid,, tartaric, acid,, fruit, pectin,, sugar,, spices],, salt,, garlic,, worcestershire, sauce, [apple, cider, vinegar,, soy, sauce, (water,, wheat,, soybeans,, salt),, water,, molasses,, agave, nectar,, sea, salt,, tamarind,, lemon, juice, concentrate,, ginger,, garlic, powder,, xanthan, gum,, shiitake, mushroom, powder,, allspice,, red, pepper,, orange, extract,, ground, cloves,, natural, smoke, flavor,, lemon, extract],, anchovy, paste, [anchovies,, salt,, olive, oil,, acetic, acid],, black, pepper,, xanthan, gum), Croutons, (organic, wheat, flour,, organic, sunflower, and/or, organic, safflower, oil,, organic, cracked, rye,, organic, cracked, wheat,, yeast,, salt,, organic, wheat, gluten,, organic, garlic, powder,, organic, sugar,, organic, onion, powder,, organic, dehydrated, parsley), Shredded, Parmesan, (pasteurized, milk,, cheese, cultures,, salt,, enzymes,, powdered, cellulose, [anti-caking]), Lemon..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • sunflower seed oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • soy lecithin - Processed emulsifier
No Seed OilNo Emulsifier

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

This is a ready-to-eat packaged meal containing industrial additives (xanthan gum, powdered cellulose), prepared sauces and emulsified dressings, and multiple processed components (pre-grilled chicken, croutons), consistent with NOVA group 4 ultraprocessed foods.

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Common Questions about Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad

The Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad is quite nutritious, especially if you're looking for a protein-packed meal—boasting 35 grams of protein per serving! With a good dose of fiber from the lettuce and croutons, it can be a satisfying option for lunch or dinner. However, the sodium level is on the higher side, so if you're watching your salt intake, keep that in mind.

Perfect For

weekend-brunch
meal-prep-sunday
post-workout

Vibe:

convenientwholesomeindulgent
$9.99
per package