Last updated by c4sgurl on April 13th, 2007.

Nutrition at a glance

There are 900 calories in the grilled cheese sandwich.

If you choose the WV Cheese Sandwich instead, you would save about 599 calories.

If you have this with the French Fries, that would add an additional 200 calories to your meal.

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grilled cheese sandwich

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Ingredients:
6.00 tablespoons Margarine Tub
2.00 servings Colby Jack Cheese
2.00 servings Village Hearth Light 12 Grain Bread

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Instructions:
Spread margarine on bread slices.
Place cheese between bread slices.
Fry sandwich on both sides until golden brown.

Healthy Alternatives with fewer

Tip: Try one of these other items instead of the grilled cheese sandwich to consume fewer calories.

WV Cheese Sandwich
(599 fewer calories)
Goat Cheese and Spinach Stuffed Chicken
(599 fewer calories)
2 Egg Omelette Cheese Bacon Tomato
(599 fewer calories)
Low Fat Baked Macaroni and Cheese
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Frequently Eaten With...

Tip: Other members of The Daily Plate often eat the following foods with this item.

Food Item

Cals

Fat

Carbs

Protein

Whataburger Hamburger

670

3g5

59g

25g

McDonald's Vanilla Lowfat Frozen Yogurt Cone

120

0.5g

24g

Homemade Chili

0.5g

McDonald's McChicken Sandwich

360

16g

40g

14g

Taco Bell Crunchwrap Supreme

560

24g

68g

17g

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Related Items

Tip: Use the list below to compare the different complementary foods you might enjoy with this meal.

Food Item

Cals

Fat

Carbs

Protein

French Fries

200

31.1g

67.3g

7.27g

Sweet Potato Fries

3.38g

15.02g

30.25g

Yellow Mustard

Mustard

0.9g

6.12g

0.91g

Easy Homemade French Fries

118

0.1g

27.4g

2.5g

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User Reviews of grilled cheese sandwich

awicklund

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Taste Rating: 1/5 stars August 11th, 2008 at 1:31PM

Seriously, 6 Tablespoons of butter? Are you trying to deep fry the sandwich or what?! Gross.

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Nutrition Facts on grilled cheese sandwich provided by LIVESTRONG.COM

Nutrition Facts
Recipe Serves 1 people

Amount per Serving

Calories 900

Calories from Fat 770

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 85g

131%

Saturated Fat 24g

120%

Polyunsaturated Fat 6g

Cholesterol 50mg

17%

Sodium 930mg

39%

Total Carbohydrate 16g

Dietary Fiber 8g

32%

Protein 12g

24%

Vitamin A

Est. Percent of Calories from:

Fat 85.0% Carbs 7.1%

Protein 5.3%

Calorie breakdown:

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