How is your Meal Score calculated?
Simply put, your meal score is a weighted average of the individual food scores for each ingredient in your meal.
The weight of each ingredient depends on the number of calories it contributes to the overall meal:
An ingredient with a low food score that makes up a large portion of the meal's total calories will pull the overall meal score down.
For example, 100g of lettuce will have much less impact on your meal score compared to 100g of cheese, because cheese has a much higher calorie density.
You can view this article to see Food Score Colours Explained
How do build high-scoring meals?
Ask Ziggie: Ziggie is your in-app AI nutritionist and is always ready to discuss questions and offer new ideas that help tweak your meals
Explore Recipes: Scroll through our in-app recipe database and use the filters to discover inspiration tailored to your preferences.
Build Your Own: Read our guide, Your Guide to Food Groups: How to Build a Balanced Meal, to start creating your own ZOE-approved recipes with confidence.
Optimise Your Scores: Check out Our Nutrition Coaches' Top Tips for Improving Your ZOE Score for practical ways to boost your daily scores.