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Providing healthier meal options

Changing a menu can seem hard but even adding a few healthier main meals and removing some less healthy ones can make a big difference.

Whether you want to change your whole menu or make small changes, we’ve got tips and tricks to make meals healthier.

Healthy meals are based on green ingredients, or the five food groups:

  • vegetables and legumes/beans
  • fruit
  • lean meat, fish, poultry and meat alternatives
  • grains and cereals (mostly wholegrain)
  • milk, cheese, yoghurt and their alternatives.

To green up your recipes you can try:

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  • Simple ingredient swaps for healthier meals

    Swapping less healthy ingredients with healthier alternatives can improve or change your recipe from red or amber to green. Try some of these ingredient swaps.
  • Delicious and healthy food swaps

    If you're looking to increase the amount of healthy food options on offer, here are some swaps you can put in place.
  • Healthy cooking methods

    How you cook food can have a big impact on how healthy the meal is. Learn more about different ways you can cook to increase the healthy factor.
  • Healthy recipe ideas

    Get some healthy meal inspiration with our recipe ideas.

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