Hearty, wholesome, and now recognised by the 2025 Healthy Food Guide Lunchbox Awards, The Mad Foodies Chunky Chicken Casserole was developed to adhere to the CSIRO Low-Carb Diet and is packed full of juicy chicken chunks, sweet pumpkin, broccoli and peas.
 | Presented by the Healthy Food Guide, the annual Lunchbox Awards celebrate the best of supermarket products to pack for school, work or uni. Dietitians analyse hundreds of supermarket products against the Healthy Food Guide nutritional criteria and select winners based on nutritional profile, value for money and taste. The Mad Foodies is one of the few ready-meal ranges that feature a front of packet label signalling they are suitable for the CSIRO Low-Carb Diet. Meals in the range have been formulated, and passed independent testing, to ensure dietary benchmarks meet specifications for the science-based CSIRO Low-Carb Diet. |
Ian Hill, chef-turned-General Manager of Creative Food Solutions, is one of the masterminds behind The Mad Foodies and said that the passionate team behind the meals are to thank for bringing this unique range to market.
“We’re so proud that The Mad Foodies was recognised and that the Chunky Chicken Casserole ultimately took an award. It took years of research, development, trial and error and just old-fashioned hard work from the whole team to create this range of meals and get to the point where we could put the CSIRO Low-Carb Diet mark on them,” Mr Hill said.
“In general, ready meals tend to have a lot of carbohydrates to help fill them out, a lot of sodium for taste and to help stabilise the meal, and a lot of sugar. The Mad Foodies sets a high bar because there’s almost none of that. The current range adheres to the CSIRO Low-Carb Diet specifications.”
Made in Australia with all proteins sourced from Aussie producers, The Mad Foodies can be found at IGA, SupaBarn and Drake stores nationwide, making it easy to enjoy a healthy, nutritious and delicious meal in under 4 minutes.
Since 2023, The Mad Foodies has been supporting Australians through their health journeys and Ian and the team aren’t stopping there.
“2025 is shaping up to be another big year for The Mad Foodies, with a new range on the way focusing on high fibre and high protein to help all Australians meet their health and nutritional goals.”
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About The Mad Foodies
The Mad Foodies is a gourmet ready-meal range, developed by Creative Food Solutions. With approximately 1.7 million Australian adults diagnosed with diabetes, The Mad Foodies is a range of ready-meals that specifically meet the criteria of the CSIRO Low-Carb Diet: not just a delicious meal, but a nutritious one as well.
For more information, visit: www.themadfoodies.com.au
About the CSIRO Low-Carb Diet
The CSIRO Low-Carb diet is a nutritionally complete and scientifically validated meal plan low in carbohydrates, high in protein and high in healthy (unsaturated) fat, developed by CSIRO to help people achieve sustained long-term weight loss, improve blood glucose control, reduce risk factors for health disease, and reduce diabetes medication requirements.
For more information, visit: www.csiro.au/en/research/health-medical/diets/csiro-low-carb-diet
About Creative Food Solutions
Established in 2005, Creative Food Solutions is a division of Andrews Meat Industries and a leader in the sous vide sector, providing premium centreplate dishes, ready-meals and high-volume catering options to wholesale and retail clientele.
For more information, visit: www.andrewsmeat.com/creative-food-solutions
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