Nutrition review standards

Every recipe and nutrition figure on GLP-1 Diet Tab goes through a review process designed for one audience: adults whose appetites have changed on GLP-1 therapy. This page describes that process so you can judge our numbers for yourself.

Deterministic totals, not estimates on vibes

Protein, fiber, and calorie figures come from structured recipe data, computed the same way every time. When a plan shows daily averages, they are arithmetic over that data, never a model’s guess. If an ingredient substitution would change the math, the recipe says so instead of hand-waving.

Portions that respect smaller appetites

Reviewers evaluate every recipe against the realities of GLP-1 eating: smaller portions, protein prioritized early in the meal, fiber that supports comfort rather than fighting it, and leftovers planned deliberately because half-finished meals are normal, not failures. A technically accurate recipe that assumes yesterday’s appetite fails our review.

Allergens and exclusions

Recipes declare major allergens explicitly, and the planner’s exclusion logic is deterministic: an allergen you exclude cannot appear in your plan, swaps, or grocery list. Reviewers verify allergen declarations against the ingredient list line by line before approval, and any recipe edit re-triggers the check.

Claims screening and re-review

Nutrition review also screens for prohibited claims: nothing may promise weight outcomes, cure conditions, or advise on medication. Content flagged as moderate or high risk cannot publish until a qualified reviewer signs off, and that signature is recorded. Published recipes carry a freshness date and return to review when their sources age, when members report problems, or when our standards tighten, whichever comes first. Reader reports are the fastest path: use the contact page and a human will look.

Where the numbers come from

Ingredient nutrition values are drawn from structured, versioned recipe data referenced against authoritative United States nutrition databases rather than scraped from other websites. When a recipe is edited, its totals recompute automatically; a human cannot accidentally leave stale numbers behind. Plans then aggregate those totals arithmetically, which is why two members with the same meals always see the same daily averages.

What a review looks like in practice

A reviewer opens the draft alongside its data record and walks a fixed checklist: ingredient list matches declared allergens, portions are written as flexible ranges appropriate to reduced appetites, protein and fiber figures match the computed data, storage and reheating notes are food-safe, and the copy makes no prohibited claim. Only when every line passes does the reviewer mark the recipe nutrition-reviewed, which is the flag our publishing system requires before the piece can go live.