No-Cook Meal 1 article

A no-cook meal is assembled without using a stove or oven at serving time, relying on ready-to-eat or previously cooked ingredients such as salads, wraps, yogurt bowls, canned beans, or tuna. Its practical value comes from the use of ready-to-eat ingredients, food safety, protein and fiber sources, and the amount of packaged dressing or sauce. The concept is flexible rather than prescriptive, so nutrition coverage should describe the foods and portions actually involved instead of attaching a universal healthy-or-unhealthy label to no-cook meal.