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Sweet and sour chicken
Save ~$17.44* (83%) vs ordering out
Health 56From the video “Homemade Sweet and Sour Chicken in 30 Minutes or LESS!” by Kitchen Sanctuary
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Swedish meatballs
From the video “How to make Swedish Meatballs | Homemade Ikea Meatballs” by Kitchen Sanctuary. RecipesMD is not affiliated with Kitchen Sanctuary. Steps are in our own words.
Machine-read from the video · not yet checked by a personMediumGreat weeknight pick
Not spicy
Ingredients
May contain gluten, dairy, egg, soy, fish
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*
~$18.72*for the batch in the video
~$6.24*per serving
You save about ~$15.76* per serving (72% less*) than ordering it out — ~$47.28* for ~3 portions.
Order out = a typical Ontario bistro plate, before delivery fees, tax and tip.
12 ingredients priced from Ontario averages · 8 predicted from typical costs · not priced: white pepper, allspice, beef stock, worcestershire sauce
* Estimate, not a quote: 8 line(s) we couldn't price were filled with typical costs for their type; the video doesn't state how many it serves, so 3 portions were assumed; restaurant comparison is a typical Ontario bistro plate at ~$22, before delivery fees, tax and tip. Prices: Ontario averages (StatCan 2026-07) + RecipesMD estimates, pro-rated, staples excluded.
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Nutrition & health
| Nutrient | Amount | Daily value |
|---|---|---|
| Fat | 41 g | 52% |
| Saturated fat | 19 g | 94% |
| Sodium | 848 mg | 37% |
| Carbohydrate | 14 g | 5% |
| Fiber | 1.2 g | 4% |
| Total sugars | 4 g | no daily value |
| Added sugars | 0 g | 0% |
| Protein | 34 g | 67% |
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+20 of 20
- Fiber+3 of 20
- Saturated fat−20 of 20
- Sodium−13 of 20
- Added sugars (estimate)0 of 20
RecipesMD health index — an estimate from the ingredient list, not medical or dietary advice
From 20 of 24 ingredient lines (100% of the measured weight), divided into 5 servings (estimated: 800 g protein foods at ~170 g per serving; model check 4 agrees). Not counted because the video gives no amount: mashed potato, lingonberry jam, green vegetables, fresh parsley, black pepper. Not matched to nutrient data: allspice. Source: USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy (2018-04, public domain) + 4 Branded Foods records.
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What the video didn’t say
- Servings not explicitly stated.
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Read from the public video by gemini-3.5-flash-lite on 2026-10-05. Thumbnail and video are Kitchen Sanctuary’s, shown through YouTube’s official embed.
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