Our food explained

Every recipe in Diabetic Living is carefully created to help you enjoy a healthy, balanced diet

Our Nutrition Info boxes sit alongside each recipe. Use them to track your nutritional requirements, as well as count carbs, carb exchanges and find out whether a recipe is low-, medium- or high-GI, or gluten free. Easy! Shannon Lavery, Dietitian (above left), Alison Roberts, Food Editor (right)

NUTRITION INFO

PER SERVE 1480kJ, protein 14g, total fat 10.7g (sat. fat 5.2g), carbs 45g, fibre 9g, sodium 199mg • Carb exchanges 3

• GI estimate low • Gluten-free option

Serves 2 (as a main) We show you whether a food is designed to be a between-meals snack, breakfast, lunch (a lighter main) or dinner (the main meal of the day). When we say, “as an occasional dish”, it should only be eaten as a treat, such as once a fortnight.

Brand names We sometimes use product names so it’s easy for you to find nutritionally suitable brands when shopping.

Optional ingredients Whenever we list an ingredient as optional, it isn’t included in the nutrition analysis and it’s up to you if you want to use it.

Sugar or sugar substitute In some dishes, you can use either sugar or a sugar substitute. In these cases, we give you the nutrition analysis for both.

Choice of ingredients When we give you the choice of two different ingredients, we analyse only the first one.

Carb exchanges Using exchanges makes counting your carbs easier: one exchange = 15g of carbs. Aim for 1-2 exchanges in every snack and 1-4 exchanges in each meal.