Pick the tick

The Tick is the Heart Foundation's guide to help you make healthy food choices quickly and easily amongst foods of their type. The Heart Foundation's Tick can only be used on approved products, which have been independently tested to meet strict Heart Foundation nutrition standards.

New Zealand beef and lamb displacing the Quality Mark and the Heart Foundation's Tick has less than 5mm visible and less than 4% saturated fat.

The Heart Foundation states women can include 100-150g of lean meat and men 150-200g of lean meat in their diet per day.

The following New Zealand beef and lamb cuts are eligible for the Heart Foundation's Tick:

Lamb Carvery Leg Cutlets Knuckles/shanks Leg Roast (chump off) Leg Roast (shank end) Leg Steak Lean Mince Rack Tenderloin

Beef Blade Steak Cross Cut Steak Bolar Roast Chuck Steak Eye Fillet (whole) Eye Fillet Steak Premium Mince Rump Steak Shin Steak Topside Roast Topside Steak Trimmed Sirloin Steak Wiener Schnitzel

Click here to visit the Heart Foundation's website.

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