A woman dubbed the “queen of the fakeaway” has lost nearly six stone in a year while eating healthy versions of a McDonald’s Big Mac and Nando’s mac and cheese. Latoyah Egerton, 36, who lives in Exeter, started creating easy-to-follow recipes for takeaway alternatives from KFC, McDonald’s and Nando’s during the Covid-19 pandemic, with her content going viral on her Sugar Pink Food social media platforms.
By replacing certain ingredients with lower-calorie alternatives – cooking spray instead of oil, lean beef mince and wraps instead of bread, for example – she has been able to create healthier versions of her favourite takeaways, such as her toasted Big Mac wraps. After breaking her wrist in 2023, however, she was left unable to cook and turned to ready meals, meaning her weight increased and she reached her heaviest at around 20 stone (127kg) in December that year.
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