Food WishesItalian
Baked ziti
Save ~$16.63* (79%) vs ordering out
Health 52From the video “The Best Baked Ziti - Food Wishes” by Food Wishes
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Macaroni salad
From the video “The Best Deli-Style Macaroni Salad You'll Ever Make | Food Wishes” by Food Wishes. RecipesMD is not affiliated with Food Wishes. Steps are in our own words.
Machine-read from the video · not yet checked by a personEasyFine for a weeknight
Mild
Ingredients
- Vegetarian
May contain gluten, egg
Read from the ingredient list. Check packaging if you have an allergy.
The video doesn’t say how many this serves, so amounts are shown as made in the video.
Ontario grocery estimate*
~$7.26*for the batch in the video
~$3.63*per serving
You save about ~$11.37* per serving (76% less*) than ordering it out — ~$22.74* for ~2 portions.
Order out = a typical Ontario salad or bowl, before delivery fees, tax and tip.
11 ingredients priced from Ontario averages · 2 predicted from typical costs · not priced: plain white distilled vinegar, poblano pepper
* Estimate, not a quote: 2 line(s) we couldn't price were filled with typical costs for their type; the video doesn't state how many it serves, so 2 portions were assumed; restaurant comparison is a typical Ontario salad or bowl at ~$15, before delivery fees, tax and tip. Prices: Ontario averages (StatCan 2026-07) + RecipesMD estimates, pro-rated, staples excluded.
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stated said or written in the video · shown seen in the video · estimated our guess (10 here)
Nutrition & health
| Nutrient | Amount | Daily value |
|---|---|---|
| Fat | 22 g | 28% |
| Saturated fat | 3.4 g | 17% |
| Sodium | 269 mg | 12% |
| Carbohydrate | 76 g | 28% |
| Fiber | 4.1 g | 15% |
| Total sugars | 8.9 g | no daily value |
| Added sugars | 5.1 g | 10% |
| Protein | 13 g | 26% |
Estimate from the ingredient list — not dietary advice. % Daily Value uses FDA reference amounts; 5% or less is low, 20% or more is high. Added sugars are counted from sweeteners and sweet sauces in the list.
Health indexMiddle of the road
- Starting point60
- Protein+12 of 20
- Fiber+11 of 20
- Saturated fat−6 of 20
- Sodium−4 of 20
- Added sugars (estimate)−4 of 20
RecipesMD health index — an estimate from the ingredient list, not medical or dietary advice
From 9 of 10 ingredient lines (100% of the measured weight), divided into 5 servings (estimated: 5 servings of rice/noodles (~90 g dry or ~200 g cooked each); model check 8 agrees). Typical amounts assumed for mayonnaise, celery, carrot, scallions, green onions, because the video doesn’t say how much. Not counted because the video gives no amount: plain white distilled vinegar, cayenne pepper, black pepper, salt, red bell pepper, poblano pepper and 1 more. Source: USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy (2018-04, public domain) + 4 Branded Foods records.
Equipment
What the video didn’t say
- Exact quantity of mayonnaise
- Exact quantity of white distilled vinegar
- Exact quantity of vegetables
- Exact quantity of salt
- Exact quantity of black pepper
- Servings not stated
- Total preparation and cooking time not stated
Read from the public video by gemini-3.5-flash-lite on 2026-10-05. Thumbnail and video are Food Wishes’s, shown through YouTube’s official embed.
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