Meals with chicken
Healthy Choice Protein Bowls Pesto Chicken Pasta
9 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Seed-oil free
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 61
Healthy Choice Protein Bowls Pesto Chicken Pasta scores 61 out of 100 (Good) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Brown sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 2.5 points Natural flavors: "Natural flavor" is a legal category (21 CFR 101.22(a)(3)): flavor substances from spices, fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy or fermentation. Info
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Protein Bowls Pesto Chicken Pasta
Ingredients
- Brown sugar minus 20 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 0.5 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Protein 8.2 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 39.5 = 60.5 → 61
Can’t score above 79. Contains brown sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 98 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 2.7 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.6 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 10.2 g |
| Sugars | 1.2 g |
| Added sugars | 0.4 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 8.2 g |
| Salt | 0.5 g |
Serving: 255.0g
Ingredients
- COOKED PASTA (WATER, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, QUINOA FLOUR)
- SEASONED COOKED CHICKEN (CHICKEN BREAST, WATER, OLIVE OIL, BROWN SUGAR, SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVORINGS)
- LEAFY GREENS (KALE, CHARD, SPINACH)
- CHERRY TOMATOES
- WATER
- OLIVE OIL
- BASIL
- PUMPKIN SEED KERNELS
- CORN STARCH
- PARMESAN CHEESE (PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES)
- PARSLEY
- LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE
- GARLIC PUREE
- SALT
- BLACK PEPPER
Label text, as published
COOKED PASTA (WATER, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE {IRON}, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], QUINOA FLOUR), SEASONED COOKED CHICKEN (CHICKEN BREAST, WATER, OLIVE OIL, BROWN SUGAR, SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVORINGS), LEAFY GREENS (KALE, CHARD, SPINACH), CHERRY TOMATOES, WATER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: OLIVE OIL, BASIL, PUMPKIN SEED KERNELS, CORN STARCH, PARMESAN CHEESE (PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), PARSLEY, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, GARLIC PUREE, SALT, BLACK PEPPER. CONTAINS: MILK, WHEAT.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Healthy Choice
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org