AI Disclosure

Healthy Western Recipes uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist with our editorial work. We believe in transparency about how we use these tools.

Where we use AI

• Recipe research: Identifying which Mediterranean or Western dishes fit our 400-600 kcal, 15g+ protein target
• Outline drafting: Generating initial recipe outlines based on our editorial briefs
• Nutrition calculation: Cross-referencing ingredient databases to compute calories, protein, carbs, fat, and fiber per serving
• Photography prompts: Writing image generation prompts for food photography
• SEO metadata: Drafting meta descriptions and tags (always human-reviewed)

Where humans remain in the loop

• Recipe writing: Every recipe is rewritten by a human editor from any AI draft
• Test cooking: Every recipe is cooked at least twice by a human in our test kitchen
• Photography: All photos are shot in our kitchen
• Editorial review: Every recipe is reviewed by a human editor before publication
• Corrections: All user-submitted corrections are reviewed and processed by humans

What AI does not do

• We do not publish fully AI-generated recipes without human review and testing
• We do not use AI to impersonate human writers or sources
• We do not use AI to generate fake reviews or testimonials
• We do not use AI to manipulate search rankings (e.g., AI-generated doorway pages)

Our commitment

We use AI as a tool to help us cook, write, and publish more efficiently. We do not use it to replace the editorial judgment and test cooking that makes a recipe trustworthy. If you ever find a recipe that seems wrong, please contact us — every correction is reviewed by a human.

Updates to this policy

We will update this disclosure if our use of AI changes substantially. The most recent revision is shown at the top of this page.