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00:00Welcome to the IPAPER's latest investigation, Christmas Sandwiches.

00:04Here we have four of the eight sandwiches we have ranked based on how healthy they are.

00:08You make the healthier choice, you get to eat more Quality Street later.

00:11So here we have Morrison's Brie and Cranberry on a malted bread,

00:16Pretz Christmas Lunch Sandwich, M&S Christmas Sando,

00:21and the Waitrose Vegan Bubble and Squeak Sandwich.

00:24You've got vegan, you've got vegetarian, you've got your classic, and you've got your twist.

00:29We're going to try these, see how they taste,

00:31and then I'm going to let you know where they rank based on healthiness.

00:35We're going to start here.

00:38Oh, there's spinach in there. That's nice.

00:43Brie is so sticky.

00:44It was unfair of me to say that the cranberry would let this down.

00:48It's nice and tart, which is good with the brie.

00:51The brie is brie.

00:53It's stunning.

00:53I would enjoy this as like a finger food sandwich.

00:56Wouldn't eat the whole thing.

00:57It's yummy.

00:58I'm going to go for this one, Vegan Bubble and Squeak Waitrose.

01:01I was vegan for five years, so I'm very familiar with how dire sandwiches have been.

01:10Also, it's colourful, which makes you feel like, yeah, that's healthy, man.

01:13Oh, we've got spinach again.

01:15That might be the through line in all of these.

01:18Oh, no!

01:22Oh, I like that.

01:23That tastes more Christmas.

01:25I will happily eat this after we stop filming if I'm not full.

01:28If you don't like red cabbage, steer clear, because that's very present.

01:31Prep.

01:32This is the one that people talk about the most, I think.

01:34I'm inspired and intrigued by the crispy onions.

01:37I deliberately looked for one that wasn't too cranberry heavy.

01:42Our old friend spinach is here.

01:44I have high hopes that this is going to be very Christmassy.

01:49That's too much.

01:50There's too much stuff.

01:50The turkey was quite dry.

01:52The stuffing's OK.

01:53The cranberry sauce is sweet.

01:54My crispies weren't crispy.

01:56Not a big fan otherwise.

01:57Confession, was most excited about this one.

02:00The goujons have me intrigued.

02:02It's in a box, so it feels expensive.

02:04It's M&S, so it is expensive.

02:08I always enjoy when a sandwich comes in a house.

02:11This is the only one with different bread.

02:13This is brioche-style bread.

02:18The slaw is really nice.

02:19It's a pickled ginger slaw.

02:20The chicken goujons, unsurprisingly, are not crispy.

02:24They're softened.

02:25It's good. It doesn't taste like Christmas.

02:27I do think I will finish this, or at least half of this.

02:29I enjoyed it.

02:32Now it's time to reveal where they rank based on health.

02:36This is according to Rhiannon Lambert,

02:39the nutritionist who we consulted for this story.

02:41We looked at the main nutritional metrics

02:45based on what you should have on an average day.

02:47If you're trying to make a healthy choice

02:49because you know you've got big dinner later,

02:51you know you just want to eat

02:52a whole lint reindeer yourself,

02:54or you're actually a health-conscious person,

02:57I'm here to let you know

02:58that this is the highest ranking of these four.

03:01This is the bubble and squeak from Waitrose.

03:03For once, the idea that vegan food is healthier is true.

03:07With this sandwich,

03:09Rhiannon talked about high levels of fiber,

03:13a strong level of protein, and low-saturated fat,

03:16and this being a well-rounded selection of treats

03:20within malted bread.

03:22I can also say it tastes honestly really good.

03:24Next is my friend slash foe, the M&S Christmas Sando.

03:29Not Christmassy, but healthy.

03:31It's very low in saturated fat.

03:33It's a lean protein, being chicken,

03:35which arguably is what makes it not Christmassy.

03:38More of a variety of plants used in this sandwich,

03:43making it pretty good for you-ish.

03:46Next we have the most Christmassy tasting,

03:48but my least favorite, Christmas Lunch from Pret.

03:51There's processed meat in the form of the sausage stuffing.

03:55It's very high in fat and saturated fat.

03:58That's why Rhiannon said it's not as good for you.

04:00Overall nutritional basis, this ranks lower.

04:03Unfortunately, our least healthy

04:05of the four we have here today

04:07is Morrison's Brie and Cranberry,

04:10thanks to that delicious brie.

04:11It's high in saturated fat, but we knew that.

04:14You get what you think you're gonna get

04:15with a brie sandwich.

04:17Interestingly, vegetarian, vegan,

04:19completely different ends of the spectrum health-wise,

04:22really cheese is our greatest delight and our biggest enemy.

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