Understanding the Traffic Lights
Each recipe in the Nutrition Centre includes a set of coloured traffic lights. These can help you to make an informed choice about the dish. The traffic lights are based on guidelines from the Food Standards Agency in the United Kingdom.
Foods that are low in fat, especially saturated fat, salt and sugar are generally better for your health. The traffic lights show whether a particular dish has a high, medium or low amount of fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt. Considering them when you select a recipe can help you make a more balanced choice.
A red traffic light indicates that a recipe is high in something that you should try to cut down on. Such dishes are fine occasionally, but try not to have them too often, and choose smaller portions.
If you see amber, the recipe is neither very healthy nor very unhealthy – eat it in moderation. Green is for go! The more green lights the better.
If you were driving a car, you would stop at a red light. Similarly, when you choose a recipe, give pause at red light dishes and try to avoid too many. A food with more green and amber lights indicates a healthier choice.
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