Your School Canteen Menu Assessment Report

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1 YourSchoolCanteenMenuAssessmentReport School:TregeaglePublicSchool Menusubmittedby:LeahBrunton Position:CanteenTreasurer Date:04/09/2012 Assessedby:NinaTan Position:Dietitian ThismenuassessmentisbasedontheinformationprovidedtoHealthyKidsinAugust2012.Thisreport cannotcommentonanyfoodssoldatthecanteenthatarenotlistedonthemenuassessment followthestrategy.attachedtothisreportisacolourcodedversionofyourcanteenmenu.pleasereferto thisasyoureadthroughthisreport.ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthisreportorhowmenuitemshave beencodedpleasecontacthealthykidsassociationandwecanexplainthistoyou. MenuAssessmentResults 4% 2% 38% 56% Green Amber Red Grey* Grey*Itemsthatcouldnotbecolourcodedduetoinsufficientinformation Howmany FilltheMenu GREENfoodsshouldmymenuhave? GREENfoodsshoulddominantyourmenu.AsageneralruleGREENfoodsshouldrepresentmorethan 50%ofyourmenu. Howmany SelectCarefully AMBERfoodsshouldmymenuhave? ThereisnotanexactnumberofAMBERfoodsthatyoushouldhaveonyourmenu.AMBERfoodsshould beselectedcarefullyandtheyshouldnotdominatethemenu,meaningamberfoodsshouldrepresent lessthan50%ofyourmenuitems. Howmany Occasional REDfoodsshouldmymenuhave? None.REDfoodsshouldnotbepresentonthemenuandshouldbelimited,acrossthewholeschool,to twooccasionsperterm. BANNEDDrinks REDdrinksareactuallyBANNEDandcanneverbesoldatschool.Theymustberemovedfromthemenu.

2 REDITEMSINYOURMENU: AccordingtoFreshTastes,youhave1REDfoodand1BANNEDdrinkthatmustberemovedfromthe menu. Theitemsthatmustberemovedfromyourmenuare: ColesPartyPies ColesTropicalJuice YouroverallmenuhasmoreGREENitemsthanAMBERitemswhichisfantastic.Yourmenubreakdown belowprovidessuggestionsonhowyoucangreen recommendationtokeeptrackofthechangesyoumaketoyourmenu. Drinks 33% 34% 33% Drinks schoolcanteen: water milk(plainorflavoured) 99%and100%fruitjuicesand sugarsweeteneddrinkswithlessthan300kjofenergyperserveandlessthan 100mgsodiumperserve ItisgreattoseethatyouhavesomeGREENdrinksavailableonyourmenu(reducedfat flavouredmilk). ThefollowingdrinkisBANNEDandthereforeneedstoberemovedfromthemenu: ColesTropicalJuice.Thisproductisassessedasasugarsweeteneddrinkandistoo highinenergyandsodiumtomeetthe Occasional FoodCriteriaTable(attachedtothe endofthisreport). Onyourmenu,thedrinksthatareclassedasAMBERincludethejuicepoppers(allflavours excludingtropical),astheyaregreaterthan200mlinsize. TomakejuiceGREEN,lookforavarietythatisatleast99%fruitjuiceand200mlor lessinsize.

3 Snacks 6% 13% 81% Snacks ThemajorityofthesnackitemssoldinyourcanteenareAMBER.YouareprovingtwoGREEN snackoptions,whicharethepopcornandthehomemadezucchinislice.toimproveyour menuyouneedtoincreasetheamountofgreensnackoptionsavailableandreducethe amountofambersnackoptionssold.herearesomewaystogreen UPyoursnacksmenu: AddGREENsnackssuchas: o Reducedfatyoghurtandcustardtubsinsteadoffrozenyoghurt o Wholegraincerealbags o Reducedfatcheesewithwholegraincrackers(e.g.VitaWheatsorricecakes) o Mixedbagoffreshvegetablestickswithdips(e.g.Hommusorcottage cheese) o Selectionofseasonalfreshfruit o Foranalternativetoiceblocks,cannedpineappleringsthathavebeen drainedcanbefrozenindividuallyorfreezefreshorangequartersor watermelonpieces Foradditionalsnackidea srefertothehealthykidsschoolcanteenbuyer sguide LimittheamountofAMBERsnacksavailable trytoremovethelowerselling savourydrysnackfoods(e.g.chips)andbakedsnacksfromthemenu.aimtoonlysell1 or2ofeachoftheseambercategories. Wedidnothaveenoughinformationtocolourcodethejellythatislistedonyourmenu. ThissnackneedstohaveitsNutritionInformationPanel(NIP)checkedagainstthe Occasional FoodCriteriaTable(attachedtothisreport)toseeifitisREDorAMBER: Jelly Thissnackmusthavelessthan300kJofenergyperserveandlessthan 100mgsodiumperservetobeallowedonthemenu. toimprovethenutritionalvalueofjelly,addchoppedfruit(fresh,frozenorcanned injuice)beforeinsets HomemadeSnacks Itisgreatthatyouaremakingsomesnacksinthecanteenasthisgivesyoutheopportunity tomakethemashealthyaspossible.healthykidshasanalysedyourrecipesanddetermined thenutritionalcontentofeach.withthisinformation,eachrecipehasbeenassessedagainst thehealthykidscriteriaandthe Occasional FoodCriteriaTabletodetermineiftherecipeis GREEN,AMBERorRED.

4 AccordingtoFreshTastes,cakes,muffinsandsweetpastriescanonlyeitherbeclassedas AMBERorRED.HerearesometipstoGREEN UPyourrecipesandmakethemashealthyas possible: Usepoly ormono unsaturatedmargarineinsteadofbutterinrecipes Usehalfwhiteandhalfwholemealflour(plainorself raisingdependingonwhat recipeasksfor) thishelpstoboostthefibrecontent Includealeast1typeoffruitinallsweetrecipes.Try: o Replacingsomeofthechocchipsinyourcookieswithsultanas o Reducetheamountofsugarinyourcreamedrice(tryusing¾ofthesugar). Usecinnamon,nutmegandfruittoaddflavour.Addsultanas,driedapricotsor datestocreamedriceforsweetness. TryreplacingsomeoftheflourinyourcookieswithOats.Thiswillboostthefibre. ToensurethatyourSpringRollrecipemeetsFreshTastes: Reducetheamountoffetacheese aimfor gfetaoverall. Ifpossible,lookforareducedfatandreducedsaltvariety,asfetaisveryhighin sodium ItisgreatthatyourZucchiniSlicerecipeisGREEN,herearesomesuggestionstomakeit evenhealthier: Choosetouseeitherthebaconorhaminsteadofboth(ortryreducingtheamount) baconandhamareprocessedmeatsandcanbehighinsodiumandfat.addflavour withherbsandspices(egdriedmixedherbsandpepper)insteadofhamandbacon Ifyouchoosetouseham,reducequantityto6slices ColdMeals 13% 87% ColdMeals(includes:sandwiches,rolls,wraps,toastedsandwichesandsalads) Youhaveagreatselectionofsandwiches,toastedsandwichesandsaladsavailable;withthe majorityofthefillingsoptionscodedgreen.thereareonlyafewfillingsavailableonyour menuthatareclassedasamber,whichisgreat!

5 TomakeyourmenuevenbetterherearesomewaystoGREEN UPyourcoldmealselection: Offerwholegrainorwholemealbreads/rollsasthedefaultandonlyusewhitebread onrequest Includeat leastonesaladfillingonallsandwiches,toastedsandwiches,wrapsand rolls Usepolyunsaturatedormonounsaturatedmargarinesparingly Makesureyoucan seethebreadthroughthespread! Usespreadse.g.vegemite,sparingly Makesureyoucanseethebreadthroughthe spread! Continuetousereduced fatcheese Useonlyasmallamountofdressingsonsalads Useavarietyofvegetablestomakethesaladscolourful Tryaddingegg,lentilsorbeanstosaladstogivemorevariety HotMeals 10% 30% 60% HotMeals(includes:hotfoodandburgers) ItisgreatthatthemajorityofyouhotmealsarecolourcodedGREEN. ThefollowinghotmealitemisREDandneedstoberemovedfromthemenu: ColesPartyPies Thisproductexceedsthe Occasional FoodCriteriaTable,asithasgreaterthan1000kJper 100g,greaterthan5gsaturatedfatper100gandgreaterthan400mgsodiumper100g. Attachedattheendofthisreportisthe Occasional FoodCriteriaTableforyourreference. HerearesomesuggestionstoGREEN UPyourmenu: Useonlysmallamountsofmayonnaiseandsaucesonburgersandotherhotfood items RestricttheamountofhotAMBERchoices.RemovelowsellingAMBERitemsand don thaveallamberchoicesavailableeveryday.instead,havedifferentspecialson differentdaysoftheweek(e.g.onlychickennuggetsonafriday) TeamhotAMBERfoodswithGREENfoodsinamealdeal(e.g.sellAmberfoodswith sidesaladorpieceoffruitorreducedfatmilkoryoghurt) Forpre madecommercialhotfoodoptions,choosegreenoptionsfromthe HealthyKidsSchoolCanteenBuyer sguide

6 Homemadehotfoods Itisgreatthatyouhavequitealotofhomemadehotfoods.FreshTastesdoesnotprovide guidelinestodeterminethecolourcodingofhomemaderecipes(i.e.green,amberor RED).However,usingtherecipesyouprovided,HealthyKidshaveanalysedyourrecipesand determinedthenutritionalcontentofeach.withthisinformation,eachrecipehasbeen assessedagainstthehealthykidscriteriaandthe Occasional FoodCriteriaTableto determineiftherecipeisgreen,amberorred.allofyourhomemadehotfoodrecipes havebeencodedgreen,whichisfantastic! Homecookingprovidesagreatopportunityforyoutocreatehealthy,tastydishestobesold inthecanteen.preparingmealsfromscratchalsomeansthatyouhavecontrolofthe ingredientsandcanchoosehealthieralternatives.youhavedoneagreatjobtocreate homemaderecipesthataregreen.herearesomesuggestionsastohowtomakethem evenbetter: BeefandChickenBurgerRissole Frypattyinonlyasmallamountofoliveorcanolaoil Serveonwholemealorwholegrainbuns Usesauce,mayonnaiseandmargarinesparingly Chooseareducedsaltvarietyofstockpowder,addextraflavourwithmoreherbs andspices PastaBolognese Tryusingapinchnutmegandpeppertoflavourcheesesauceratherthanchicken stock Ifusingstockchooseasaltreducedvariety Replaceaquarterofthemincewithbrownorredlentils(ifusingcannedlentilsuse anoaddedsaltvariety) Addextravegetablestoyourmeatsaucesuchaschoppedmushroomsand capsicum Usecannedtomatoeswithnoaddedsalt TunaMornay Useasaltreducedvarietyofstock Increasetheamountofpeas,cornandcarrotsintherecipe Forextraflavourtryaddingnutmegandpeppertothesauce Othersuggestionstoimproveyourmenu: MealDeals ToGREEN UPyourmenu,pairAMBERfoodswithGREENfoodsinamealdeal(e.g.sellwitha sidesaladorpieceoffruitorreducedfatmilkoryoghurt).mealdealsareagreatwaytosell excessstock,slowsellingitemsorleftoverfruit. PricingandPromotion EncouragethesaleofmoreGREENfoodsby: PricingGREENfoodscheaperthanAMBERfoodstomakethehealthychoiceseasy choices.

7 PromotingandadvertisingGREENfoods(e.g.displayingthemsostudentscan readilyseethem). UsetheHealthyKidsBuyers Guide,Members MagazineandWebsite LookintheHealthyKidsAssociationSchoolCanteenBuyers Guideforproductsthat LookattheCanteenBitessectionoftheHealthyKidsAssociationBuyers Guidefor recipeideasusingseasonalfruitandvegetabletogreen Upyourmenu. ChecktheHealthyKidsAssociationMemberMagazinefornewmenuideasand recipes. CheckouttherecipesectionoftheHealthyKidswebiste( kids.com.au) formoremealandsnackideas. Comments: YouareofferingthestudentsagreatrangeofdifferentfoodsandprovidinglotsofGREEN options.thestrongestareaofyourmenuisthecoldfoodcategorywithgreenoptions dominatingthatsection.thereisroomforimprovementinyourmenutogreenitup.the mainareatofocusonistherangeofsnacksyouhaveavailable.majorityofthesnacksare AMBER.Trythesuggestionprovidedinthereporttoensurethemajorityoftheoptions availablearegreen.forfurtherideasofgreensnacks,refertothehealthykidsbuyer s Guide,whichcanbeviewedonlineifyoudonothaveaccesstoacopy.Limittheamountof AMBERsnackoptionsthatareavailableandremovelowsellingAMBERproductsfromthe menu.anotherareatofocusonisthedrinkscategory.havealookintowhatotherjuicesare availablethatare200mlorlessinsizeandareatleast99%fruitjuiceasthesearegreen. TheeasiestwayforyoutoensureGREENfoodsdominateyourmenuistolimittheamount ofamberoptionsthatyouoffer.rememberthatyoumustremovetheredandbanned itemsfromyourmenu. AttachedtothisMenuAssessmentReportistheFreshTastes@Schools Occasional Food CriteriaTable.Ifinthefutureyouchangeanyoftheitemsonyourmenu,youcanusethis tabletocheckiftheyareamberorred. Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthisreportorhowmenuitemswerecolourcoded pleasefeelfreetocontactme. KindRegards, NinaTan Dietitian HealthyKidsAssociation

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9 Appendix 1 continued THE OCCASIONAL FOOD CRITERIA TABLE If the item you are considering has more than the number specified in the energy, saturated fat or sodium column, or less than the number in the fibre column, it is an Occasional food. ASSESSED PER 100g CATEGORY HOT FOOD ITEMS NUTRIENT CRITERIA Food or Drink Energy (kj) Saturated Fat (g) Sodium (mg) per 100g per 100g per 100g Savoury pastries, pasta, pizzas, oven baked potato products, dim sims, spring rolls, fried rice and noodles. >1000kJ >5g >400mg Crumbed & coated foods (eg patties, ribs, chicken products), >1000kJ >5g >700mg frankfurters, sausages. Note: All foods DEEP FRIED on the premises fit into the RED end of the spectrum and are limited for sale in school canteens. They are too high in kilojoules and fat (usually saturated fat). ASSESSED PER SERVE (as sold in the school canteen) CATEGORY NUTRIENT CRITERIA SNACK FOODS & DRINKS Food or Drink Energy (kj) Saturated Fat Sodium (mg) Fibre (g) per serve (g) per serve per serve per serve Sugar sweetened drinks and ices* >300kJ >100mg Snack food bars & sweet biscuits Savoury snack foods & biscuits Ice creams, milk based ice confections & dairy desserts Cakes, muffins & sweet pastries etc >600kJ >3g <1.0g >600kJ >3g >200mg >600kJ >3g >900kJ >3g <1.5g 13 Note: All types of CONFECTIONERY fit into the RED end of the spectrum and are limited for sale in school canteens. They are foods of minimal nutritional value. *The sugar sweetened drinks and ices criteria applies to: soft drinks, flavoured mineral waters, energy drinks, sports drinks, sports waters, slushees, ice blocks and ice confections. Key: > means more than, < means less than.