Table 1

Fresh Tastes @ School NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy

‘Red’ Occasional foods No More Than Twice Per School Term	‘Amber’ Select Carefully Do Not Let These Foods Dominate The Menu	‘Green’ Fill the menu Encourage And Promote These Foods
These foods are not recommended for sale in canteens because they are energy dense, lack adequate nutritional value and are high in saturated fat and/or salt and/or sugar Examples include confectionary and deep-fried foods as well as many premium ice-creams, savoury snacks, cakes and pastries will also fall into the RED category. These products need to be assessed against the occasional foods criteria (table 2). Sugar-Sweetened Drinks Any sugar-sweetened drink that exceeds the criteria below is classified as BANNED and therefore is not allowed for sale in the canteen	These foods contain some valuable nutrients; however they also contain moderate amounts of saturated fat and/or salt and/or sugar and are not recommended in large serving sizes as they can contribute excess energy. Examples include: Processed meats Full fat dairy products Spreads, oils and sauces Refined breakfast cereals The following examples are commonly AMBER but will need to be assessed against the criteria below to ensure correct classification: Savoury commercial products Snack food bars Some sweet and savoury biscuits Small ice creams Low fat/high-fibre cakes Flavoured water Ice blocks	These foods are good sources of nutrients contain less saturated fat and/or salt and/or sugar and help to avoid an intake of excess energy. Examples include: Fresh, dried and tinned fruit Vegetables Low fat dairy products Wholegrain breakfast cereals Breads and grains Legumes ≥99% fruit juice (≤200 mL) Lean red meat Skinless, unprocessed chicken Fish Eggs Legumes

‘Red’
Occasional foods
No More Than Twice Per School Term

‘Amber’
Select Carefully
Do Not Let These Foods Dominate The Menu

‘Green’
Fill the menu
Encourage And Promote These Foods

These foods are not recommended for sale in canteens because they are energy dense, lack adequate nutritional value and are high in saturated fat and/or salt and/or sugar
Examples include confectionary and deep-fried foods as well as many premium ice-creams, savoury snacks, cakes and pastries will also fall into the RED category. These products need to be assessed against the occasional foods criteria (table 2).
Sugar-Sweetened Drinks
Any sugar-sweetened drink that exceeds the criteria below is classified as BANNED and therefore is not allowed for sale in the canteen

These foods contain some valuable nutrients; however they also contain moderate amounts of saturated fat and/or salt and/or sugar and are not recommended in large serving sizes as they can contribute excess energy.
Examples include:

Processed meats
Full fat dairy products
Spreads, oils and sauces
Refined breakfast cereals

The following examples are commonly AMBER but will need to be assessed against the criteria below to ensure correct classification:

Savoury commercial products
Snack food bars
Some sweet and savoury biscuits
Small ice creams
Low fat/high-fibre cakes
Flavoured water
Ice blocks

These foods are good sources of nutrients contain less saturated fat and/or salt and/or sugar and help to avoid an intake of excess energy.
Examples include:

Fresh, dried and tinned fruit
Vegetables
Low fat dairy products
Wholegrain breakfast cereals
Breads and grains
Legumes
≥99% fruit juice (≤200 mL)
Lean red meat
Skinless, unprocessed chicken
Fish
Eggs
Legumes