Delicious and healthy food swaps
Preparing and cooking food onsite can be healthier and cheaper. If you have the time and want to replace commercial products with meals cooked onsite, you could try the recipes below. Otherwise you can use FoodChecker to get recommendations for amber or green alternatives to your red products.
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Amber |
Green |
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Pies and savoury pastries |
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Amber pies and savoury pastries# Frittata or quiche made with a small amount of amber ingredients |
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Cottage pie with lean meat and vegetables Frittata or quiche made with vegetables and other green ingredients Filo pastry squares or triangles made with vegetables and other green ingredients |
Crumbed and fried chicken/fish nuggets and strips |
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Amber chicken/fish nuggets or strips# baked in the oven and served with a side salad |
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Hot dogs, frankfurts, sausage rolls and Chiko Rolls |
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Sausage rolls# Ham and cheese toasted sandwich |
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Warm meat roll made with green ingredients |
Hard taco shells with fillings |
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Nachos made with corn chips |
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Nachos made on site with green ingredients |
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Pizza made with some red ingredients |
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Homemade pizza made with some amber ingredients |
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Fried chips/wedges |
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Oven-baked commercial wedges# served with reduced fat Greek yoghurt and a little sweet chilli sauce |
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*if you are a school, you can use FoodChecker to find out if products are amber, red 1 or red 2.
#use FoodChecker to classify products and find healthier alternatives
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