National Healthy School Canteens
Guidelines for healthy foods and drinks supplied in school canteens
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Foods | Green/Amber | Comments and suggestions |
|---|---|---|
 | | Ingredients categorised as Green should be the first choice for sandwich fillings. |
| Peanut* butter/paste and other nut* spreads (not chocolate spreads) | Amber | Choose reduced-salt, reduced-fat varieties with no added sugar where available and spread thinly. |
| Fish, chicken and meat pastes, yeast spreads and vegetable extracts | Amber | Savoury spreads are often high in salt. Choose reduced-salt varieties and use sparingly. |
| Jam and honey | Amber | Choose 100% fruit spreads where available and spread thinly. |
| Dips, salsas and relishes | Green | Dips based on vegetables or yoghurt are the best choices (for example: hommus, beetroot, eggplant, avocado, tzatziki). Vegetable-based salsas and relishes can be used to add variety and flavour to sandwiches, wraps, rolls and burgers. Check the Nutrition Information Panel against the table below to make a Healthier Choice for dips. |
| Saturated fat (g) per 100g | Sodium (mg) per 100g | Fibre (g) per 100g | Sugar (mg) per 100g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dips (legume, dairy, vegetable or salsa) | 2g or less | 750mg or less | - | |