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Following is the McCormick Nutrition Criteria for Designation as “Good For You” Recipes under the Healthy Banner on mccormick.com. 

 

Good for You recipes are created to comply with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs).  Certain recipes identified as “Good for You” may exceed DGA guidelines for total fat and/or saturated fat as a percentage of total calories under the following conditions.
In the cases where fat and/or saturated fat levels exceed the DGA guidelines, we include recipes as “Good for You” based upon:
 

1.) if the recipe provides omega-3 rich fats (fish and seafood for example) or healthy fats (nuts and seeds), and/or

2.) if certain recipes meet both the sodium criteria and have lower calories than established by the McCormick Nutrition Criteria, and where saturated fat does not exceed 4 grams per serving.

   
  Good for You Entrees & Main Dishes: 
Includes proteins, rice, pasta or noodles with protein, soups as a main dish, one pot dishes, sandwiches, and recipe mix entrees.

< 500 kcal
< 30% kcal from total fat
< 10% kcal from saturated fat
< 480 mg sodium
   
  Good for You Side Dishes:
Includes rice, noodles, or pasta without protein, soups as a component of a meal, vegetables sides, and starchy vegetable sides.

< 250 kcal
< 30% kcal from total fat
< 10% kcal from saturated fat
< 250 mg sodium
   
  Good for You Appetizers: 
< 150 kcal
< 30% kcal from total fat
< 10% kcal from saturated fat
< 150 mg sodium
   
  Good for You Desserts:
< 300 kcal
< 30% kcal from total fat
< 10% kcal from saturated fat
< 300 mg sodium
   
 

Low Calorie

Dish Type Calorie Count Other Health Tag
Appetizer < 150 Low Carbohydrate
Side Dish Low Fat
Soup Low Sodium
Salad
One-Dish Entrée < 500 Low Carbohydrate
Low Fat
Low Sodium
Sandwich < 350 Low Carbohydrate
Main Dish Low Fat
[Not One-Dish] Entrée Low Sodium
Dessert < 300 Low Carbohydrate
Low Fat
Low Sodium

Low Carbohydrate

Dish Type Carbohydrate Other Health Tag
Appetizer < 3g Low Calorie
Side Dish < 5g Low Fat
Soup < 5g Low Sodium
Salad < 5g
Sandwich Low Calorie
Main Dish < 10g Low Fat
Dessert < 10g Low Sodium
One-Dish Entrée
[Not One-Dish] Entrée

Low Fat

Dish Type Sodium Other Health Tag
Appetizer < 3g Low Calorie
Side Dish Low Sodium
Soup Low Carbohydrate
Salad
Dessert
Main Dish < 9g Low Calorie
Entrée Low Sodium
One-Dish Entrée Low Carbohydrate

Low Sodium

Dish Type Sodium Other Health Tag
Appetizer < 150mg Low Calorie
Low Fat
Low Carbohydrate
Snack (or Appetizer-Snack) < 250mg Low Calorie
Side Dish Low Fat
Low Carbohydrate
Salad
Dessert
Entrée < 480mg Low Calorie
Low Fat
Low Carbohydrate

Rich in Fiber

Dish Type Fiber
Main Dish > 6g
Entrée
Snack > 3g
Side Dish
Soup
Salad
Appetizer
Dessert