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Every recipe in Healthy Food Guide is healthy.

We work hard to make sure every recipe we print is healthy. Here's what we do:

• Our food writers work with qualified nutritionists when developing the recipes to provide maximum health benefits.
• We look for readily available, affordable ingredients.
• We test recipes twice to make sure they work and taste great!
• All recipes are analysed to make sure they fit our nutrition guidelines, and if they don't, we keep working until they do.

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Our recipe badges

	Mains: 1700kJ or less Desserts/snacks: 1000kJ or less Sides: 600kJ or less Drinks (250ml): 200kJ or less
	Mains: 10g or less Desserts/snacks: 4.5g or less Sides: 3g or less Drinks (250ml): 3.5g or less
	Mains: 6g or more Desserts/sides/drinks (250ml): 3g or more
	Mains: 500mg or less Sides: 200mg or less NOTE: We use no-added-salt product variants where available.
	250mg or more
	4.5mg or more
	The number of vegetable serves per person.*

diabetes-friendly** 50g or less carbohydrate and 4g or more fibre and 6g or less saturated fat and 600mg or less sodium. (Applied to meals and soups 1000kJ or more.)

gluten-free Has no ingredients known to commonly contain gluten.  But always check the ingredients you are using.

no dairy Has no ingredients known to commonly contain dairy products. But always check the ingredients you are using.

vegetarian Has no ingredients known to commonly contain meat or meat products. But always check the ingredients you are using.

money saver Costs $3.50 or less per serve.***

*For potatoes, kumara, legumes and avocado a maximum of one vegetable serve is counted.

**This is a broad guideline for people with type 2 diabetes. People with type 1 diabetes should follow individualised advice from their doctor or dietitian. Please check the amount of carbohydrate is right for you. For recipes which meet the criteria for saturated fat and sodium but not fibre, you may be able to add fibre with vegetables or whole grains to make a diabetes-friendly serve.

***Recipe costs are based on supermarket prices at the time of publication. Prices may vary between outlets and regions.

Click here for a guide to the approximate recommended intakes for the average adult.