The Healthy2NITE Healthy Meter
Healthy2NITE Healthy Meter
The Healthy2NITE Healthy Meter is a tool that will help you quickly determine how the nutritional values in one serving of a recipe compares with our healthy guidelines. As the Healthy Meter gets closer to ten (in the red), it means that there is more of this particular value in a recipe. Healthy2NITE limits the amounts of certain nutritional values in a recipe serving. For instance, a single serving of any recipe on Healthy2NITE can't have more than 500 calories. A recipe with 500 calories will max out the Healthy Meter while a recipe with only 250 calories means the Healthy Meter is only half. You can find more about why we chose certain amounts at About Healthy2NITE
Calories: The maximum calories in a single serving of any recipe on Healthy2NITE is 500 calories. The Healthy Meter will be in the red if a single serving of the recipe or food item has more than this.
Low Fat Recipes: The maximum fat in any recipe on Healthy2NITE is 20g. The Healthy Meter will be in the red if a single serving of the recipe or food item has more than this.
Low Saturated Fat Recipes: The maximum saturated fat in any recipe on Healthy2NITE is 5g. The Healthy Meter will be in the red if a single serving of the recipe or food item has more than this.
Low Cholesterol Recipes: The maximum cholesterol in any recipe on Healthy2NITE is 250mg. The Healthy Meter will be in the red if a single serving of the recipe or food item has more than this.
Low Sodium Recipes: The maximum sodium in any recipe on Healthy2NITE is 650mg. The Healthy Meter will be in the red if a single serving of the recipe or food item has more than this.
Note that no recipe can be in the red and still be submitted to Healthy2NITE.
Healthy2NITE Healthy Meter Example
Here is a quick example to show you how the Healthy Meter can be used to quickly determine how healthy a food item is.
Shrimp and Scallops in White Wine Sauce with Rice 
In one serving size of the Shrimp and Scallops in White Wine Sauce with Rice recipe on Healthy2NITE, there are 293 calories, 5g of total fat, 1g of saturated fat, 151mg of cholesterol and 328mg of sodium. A single serving of Healthy2NITE can have 500 calories, so for calories the Healthy Meter is at 6 because 293 calories is about 60%. A single serving can have 20g of total fat, because this recipe has 5g or about 25%, the healthy meter is at 2.
McDonald's Big Mac 
In one serving size of the Big Mac, there are 563 calories, 33g of total fat, 8g of saturated fat, 79mg of cholesterol and 1007mg of sodium! All of these values except cholesterol are more than one single serving of any recipe in Healthy2NITE can have. Because a recipe in Healthy2NITE can have 250mg of cholesterol, the Healthy Meter is at 3 because 79mg is about 30% or our maximum allowable amount.