National Healthy School Canteens
Guidelines for healthy foods and drinks supplied in school canteens
Foods | Green/Amber | Comments and suggestions |
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Fresh | Green | Choose fresh fruits in-season for better flavour and value.
Serve in different ways to add interest (for example: fruit |
Frozen | Green | Frozen
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Canned or in tubs, including fruit puree | Green | Best choices are those canned in natural juice. Serve with low or reduced-fat yoghurt or custard to add interest and variety. |
Dried | Amber | Dried fruit sticks to teeth, so is best eaten as part of a meal. |
Fruit leathers and other dried fruit-based snack foods | Amber | Fruit leathers must be at least 100% fruit. Keep the serve size small. Use the guide below for examples of serve sizes for dried fruit.
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