Recipe nutritional classifications

Healthy Food Guide recipes have nutritional classifications. This is what they mean.

HFG recipe icons

Low kJ

This recipe has less than1600kJ per serve for mainsand less than 1000kJ perserve for desserts/snacks.

High protein

Recipes with this icon contain at least 10g proten per serve.

Low fat

This recipe has less than 10g fat per serve for mains and less than 4.5g fat per serve for desserts.

High iron

This recipe has 4.5mg iron or more per serve.

High fibre

This recipe has 6g fibre or more per serve.

Low sodium

This recipe has less than 500mg sodium per serve for mains. (Not applied to desserts or baking.)

High calcium

This recipe has 250mg calcium or more per serve. (The calcium needs of women aged more than 50 years and men more than 70 are higher than for other adults -- so consider this when choosing a high-calcium recipe.)

We reserve the right to review and revise our recipe icons and their qualifying criteria from time to time.

These icons were revised from our June 2008 issue. Icons on recipes prior to this may not fully agree with the current criteria.

Other information

Gluten-free

This recipe has no ingredients that are known to commonly contain gluten.
But always check the particular ingredients you are using. For example, malt made from barley (which contains gluten) is used extensively in manufacturing as a natural colouring, flavouring and sweetening agent, and wheat flour can be used to bulk up products like canned vegetables or sausages.

Vegetarian

This recipe has no ingredients that are known to commonly contain meat or meat products.
But always check the particular ingredients you are using.

Dairy-free

This recipe will have no ingredients that are known to commonly contain dairy products.
But always check the particular ingredients you are using.

Measurements

We use standard metric measurements:

1 cup = 250ml
1 tablespoon = 20ml
1 teaspoon = 5ml

Eggs are 55g

Temperatures are for fan-forced ovens in degrees Celsius (ºC).

Click here for a guide to the approximate recommended daily intakes (RDI) for the average adult.