What are free foods?
Free foods are foods that contribute no food units and belong to no food group (except vegetables). These foods you can eat at anytime without restriction. Inclusive of:
Condiments and spreads
- Mustard
- Vegemite
- Pickles
Drinks
- Bonox
- Bovril
- Cocoa
- Coffee
- Diet cordial
- Diet soft drinks
- Herbal tea
- Tea
- Unflavoured mineral water
- Water
Herbs, spices and seasoning
- Curry powder
- Herbs – fresh or dried
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Horseradish
- Lemon
- Spices
- Stock cubes
- Wasabi
Sauces, vinegars and salad dressings
These foods are free provided you choose the low salt or reduced salt varieties.
- Chilli sauce
- Fish sauce
- Hoisin sauce
- Mint sauce
- Oil-free salad dressing
- Tomato paste
- Soy sauce
- Verjuice
- Vinegar
Soups
- Clear soup
- Homemade vegetable soup
Sweeteners and sweet treats
- Artificial sweeteners
- Diet topping
- Stevia
Vegetables
- Artichokes
- Asparagus
- Bean sprouts
- Beetroot
- Bok choy
- Broccoli
- Brussels sprouts
- Cabbage
- Capsicum
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Chilli
- Chives
- Choko
- Corn
- Cucumber
- Eggplant
- Fennel
- Green beans
- Kale
- Lettuce
- Marrow
- Mushrooms
- Onion
- Parsnips
- Peas
- Pumpkin
- Radishes
- Rhubarb
- Silver beet
- Spinach
- Swedes
- Tomatoes
- Turnip
- Zucchini