SchoolCanteenMenuAssessmentReport

School:FlindersPublicSchool Date:01.08.16Menusubmittedby:LaraBall Assessedby:ElizabethGlanvillePosition:P&CSecretary Positionandorganisation:HealthPromotionOfficer,

FoodandNutrition

ThismenuassessmentisbasedontheinformationprovidedtoHealthyKidsAssociationinJuly-August2016.Thisreportcannotcommentonanyfoodssoldatthecanteenthatarenotlistedonthemenusubmittedormenuassessmentapplicationform.ThemenuhasbeenassessedaccordingtotheFreshTastes@SchoolNSWHealthySchoolCanteenStrategy,usingamenuassessmenttooldevelopedbytheHealthyKidsAssociation(www.healthy-kids.com.au).NSWGovernmentschoolsarerequiredtocomplywiththeFreshTastes@SchoolStrategy.Pleaserefertothecolourcodedmenu(attached)asyoureadthroughthisreport.IfyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthisreportorhowmenuitemshavebeencodedpleasecontactHealthyKids.

Insummary

ThemenuhasmoreAMBERthanGREENitemsandithasfourREDitems.ThemenuhastwoGREYitemsthatwereunabletobeclassifiedduetoinsufficientnutritioninformation.

Whatshouldamenulooklike?GREENfoodsshoulddominantthemenu.AsageneralruleGREENfoodsshouldrepresentmorethan50%ofthemenu.AMBERfoodsshouldbeselectedcarefullyandtheyshouldnotdominatethemenu,meaningAMBERfoodsshouldrepresentlessthan50%ofthemenuitems.REDfoodsshouldnotbepresentonthemenu.Redfoodsareallowedinschoolsamaximumoftwooccasionsperterm;thisincludesallfundraisers,canteenactivities,fetes,BBQ’sandsportingcarnivals.BANNEDDrinksSomedrinksarecompletelyBANNEDandcanneverbesoldatschool.Theyincludesoftdrinksenergydrinks,sportsdrinks,cordialsandicedteawith≥300kJperserveor≥100mgsodiumperserve.Theymustberemovedfromthemenu.

41%

51%

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MenuAssessmentResults

GREEN

AMBER

RED

GREY*

ColourCodedMenu

TheMenuBreakdownThemenubreakdownprovidesinformationandsuggestionsonhowtoGREEN-UpthemenutomakesureitmeetstheFreshTastes@SchoolNSWHealthySchoolCanteenStrategy.Usethecheckboxesnexttoeachrecommendationtokeeptrackofthechangesmadetothemenu.

Drinks

DrinksThedrinksmenuismostlyAMBERwithsomegreatGREENoptionssuchaswaterandreduced-fatmilks.Therearenobanneddrinksonyourmenu.ToGREEN-UPthedrinksmenu:o Limit/modifytheAMBERitems:

o Makehotchocolateonreducedfatmilk,withasmallamountofflavouringsuchascocoapowdermixorMilo(recommendmaximumtwoteaspoonsofpowder/flavouringper250ml).

o Reducethejuiceservingsizetoa200mlserve(99%fruitjuice),e.g.Justjuicepopper200ml,SunraysiaOrganicJuice200ml,MacquarieValleyPoptopNoAddedSugarFruitJuice200ml.

UndertheFreshTastesStrategytheonlydrinksthatareallowedoncanteenmenusare:• Water• Plainandflavouredmilks(reducedfatmilksareGREEN,fullfatmilksareAMBER)• 99%ormorefruitjuice(200mlservesizeorlessisGREEN,largerservesareAMBER)• Sugarsweeteneddrinksthatmeetthe‘Occasional’FoodCriteriaTable.Thesedrinksare

AMBERiftheyarelessthan300kJofenergyperserveandlessthan100mgofsodiumperserve,otherwisetheyareRED.

43%

57%

Snacks

Snacks(includesfrozentreats)ThemajorityofsnackitemsareAMBER.ItisgreattoseethecanteenhasGREENsnacksavailablesuchasthefreshfruit,howevertherearefourREDitemsonthemenu.REDsnackitemsthatrequireremovingfromthemenu(ormodificationtomakecompliant):o FreshBakedlargeandminimuffin–TheseitemsdonotmeettheFreshTastes

OccasionalCriteriarequirementsforenergyandfibre.Werecommendusingacompliantmuffinrecipe(seeappendix).Werecommendswappingthechocchipsor100’s&1000’sforfruit(fresh,driedortinned)foramorepositiveandnutrientdenseflavouring.

o Weetbixslice–ThisitemexceedstheFreshTastesOccasionalCriterialimitforenergy(kJ)andsaturatedfat.Werecommendremovingfromthemenuorswapping/modifyingtoarecipethatmeetstheguidelines.Contactourteamifyouwouldlikeassistancetomodifytherecipetomeettheguidelines.

o Anzaccookies–ThisitemdoesnotmeettheFreshTastesOccasionalCriteriarequirementsforenergyandfibre.WerecommendusingacompatibleAnzacbiscuitrecipeavailableonthewebsitewww.healthy-kids.com.au.

ToGREEN-UPthesnacksmenu:o Limit/modifytheAMBERitems:

o Removethe‘Yoghurtsnap’.Note:thereisnoyoghurtinthisproduct(primaryingredientsarewaterandsugar),werecommendswappingforaGREENalternativeproductsuchasQuelchsticks(99%fruitjuice),ortouseplainorflavouredreducedfatyoghurttomakefrozenyoghurtbites.

o ReducethevarietyofsavouryAMBERsnackssuchaschipsandfrozenitemsbyremovingthelowersellingoptions

o SwaptheregularcheeseonSAOforareducedfatcheesesliceforaGREENalternative

o SwaptheregularcustardcuptoreducedfatcustardforaGREENalternativeo AddGREENsnackssuchas:

o Unflavouredairpoppedpopcorno Reducedfatcustardoryoghurttubs/cupso Frozenfruitsuchasgrapetubso Driedfruitandseedsbags(addnutsifallowed)o SmallwrapsmadewithGREENfillingssuchascolourfulsaladingredientswith

chickenorreducedfatcheeseo Formoregreensnackideasseeourwebsiteorcontactourteam

29%

57%

14%

ColdMeals

ColdMeals(includessandwiches,subsandsalads)It’sfantasticthatthecoldmealsmenucontainsover50%GREENitems,withgreatsaladandsandwichoptionsencouragingtheintakeofveggies.TokeepthecoldmenuGREENherearesometips:

o Addsomesaladtoallsandwiches(cheese,ham,hamandcheese).Addingsaladtosandwichesisagreatwaytoencourageveggieintakeinkids,evenjustsomesimpletomatoandlettuce.ThiswillalsomodifytheirclassificationtoGREEN.

o Usefreshtomatoslicesonthetomatocheesesubinplaceoftomatosauce.o Usereducedfatcheeseinplaceofregularcheeseonsandwichesandsubsfora

GREENalternative.o Offerwholemeal/wholegrainbreadsbydefaultandonlyusewhitebreadonrequest.

67%

33%

HotMeals

HotMealsThemajorityofthehotmealsareAMBER.ThetwohotdogoptionswereclassifiedGREY,aswewereunabletocollectsufficientnutritioninformationforFreshTastesclassification.TheseitemsaremostlikelytobeREDduetohighsodium,saturatedfatandenergycontent.Forfurtherclassificationyouarewelcometosendthroughthenutritionpanelinformationdetails(phoneoremail)andaHealthyKidsteammemberwillbeabletoassessandprovideaclassification.IdeastoGREEN-UPtheHotFoodsmenu:o ReducethenumberofAMBERitemsbyremovingthelowersellingproductsorby

replacingthemwithGREENalternatives.o Swapthecrumbedandcoatedchickenontheburgerforplainchickenbreastorour

chickenburgerpattyrecipe(seeappendix)foraGREENburger.o TheWoolworthshamburgerpattyproductindicatedisnotalowfatproduct(asstated

onthemenu),werecommendusingtheWoolworthsheartsmartbeefburgerorAngelbaylitebeefburgerpatties100g(availablethroughdistributors),orifyouhavecapacitytomakeyourownuseourhandmadepattyrecipe(seeappendix).

o ReducetheavailabilityofAMBERitemsbyhavingthemon‘specials’dayse.g.Chickennuggets-Fridayonly,Pie&sausagerollday-Wednesdayonly.

o FormoreGREENhotmealrecipesandideascheckoutwww.healthy-kids.com.auorcontactourteam.

28%

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11%

PricingandPromotionEncouragethesaleofmoreGREENfoodsby:• PriceGREENfoodslessexpensiveandAMBERfoodsmorecostlytomakehealthychoices

easychoicesforkids.Ensureyouhaveadequatemarkuponallproductsinyourcanteentakingintoaccountpackaging,stafftimeandequipmentcost,toensureyourcanteenremainssustainable–forsupportwithpricingandmark-upcontactourteamformembertoolsandsupport.

• PromoteandadvertiseGREENfoods,e.g.displayingthemsostudentscanreadilyseethem,getstudentsinvolvedincreatingnewposterstopromotehealthyproducts,andgetinvolvedwithclassroomswhenitcomestothemedaysandhealthyfoodideas.

TheHealthyKidsBuyers’Guide,Members’MagazineandWebsite• CheckouttheHealthyKidsAssociationSchoolCanteenBuyers’Guideforproductsthat

meettheFreshTastes@SchoolNSWHealthySchoolCanteenStrategy.• ChecktheHealthyKidsAssociationMemberMagazinefornewmenuideasandrecipes.• CheckouttherecipesectionoftheHealthyKidswebsite(www.healthy-kids.com.au)for

mealandsnackideas.• Ifyouarelookingatnewitemsforthemenu,usetheFreshTastesCanteenMenu

PlanningGuide(availableat:https://healthy-kids.com.au/category/13/fresh-tastes-at-school)toensuretheyareeitherGREENorAMBERandnotRED.

GeneralCommentsTheFlindersPublicSchoolcanteenmenuhassomegreatGREENitemsthatencouragehealthierchoicesforkids.However,toensureyourmenuiscompliantwiththeFreshTastes@SchoolNSWHealthySchoolCanteenStrategyandtheNutritioninSchoolsPolicywerecommendthefollowingchanges.Summaryactionlist:

¨ IncreasetheamountofGREENitemsonthemenuorreducetheamountofAMBERitemstoensuremorethan50%ofthemenuisGREEN

¨ RemovealloftheREDitemsonthemenu-pleaserefertoeachsectionofthereportfordetailofitemsrequiringremoval:

o Largemuffino Minimuffin

o Weetbixsliceo Anzaccookies

Remembertomakethetransitiontoahealthiermenueasier,implementonechangeatatime.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthismenuassessmentorwouldlikeadditionalsupportimplementingchangespleasefeelfreetocontactme.KindRegards,ElizabethGlanvilleHealthPromotionOfficer–Food&Nutrition

ThisMenuAssessmenthasbeenconductedbyHealthyKidsAssociationusingamenuassessmenttoolthatwedeveloped.HealthyKidsAssociationhascreatedthisreport,basedontheinformationprovidedbytheschool.PleasecontactHealthyKidsAssociationon0298761300orinfo@healthy-kids.com.auifyouhaveanyqueries.

Appendix 1- The ‘Occasional’ Food Criteria

Note: All foods DEEP FRIED on the premises fit into the RED end of the spectrum and are limited for sale in schoolcanteens. They are too high in kilojoules and fat (usually saturated fat).

Note: All types of CONFECTIONERY fit into the RED end of the spectrum and are limited for sale in school canteens. They arefoods 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.

THE ‘OCCASIONAL’ FOOD CRITERIA TABLE

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Appendix 1 continued

ASSESSED PER SERVE (as sold in the school canteen) SNACK FOODS & DRINKS

CATEGORY NUTRIENT CRITERIA

Food or Drink Energy (kJ) Saturated Fat Sodium (mg) Fibre (g)per serve (g) per serve per serve per serve

Sugar sweetened drinks >300kJ >100mgand ices*

Snack food bars >600kJ >3g <1.0g& sweet biscuits

Savoury snack foods >600kJ >3g >200mg& biscuits

Ice creams, milk based ice >600kJ >3gconfections & dairy desserts

Cakes, muffins >900kJ >3g <1.5g& sweet pastries etc

ASSESSED PER 100g HOT FOOD ITEMS

CATEGORY 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, >1000kJ >5g >400mgdim sims, spring rolls, friedrice and noodles.

Crumbed & coated foods (egpatties, ribs, chicken products), >1000kJ >5g >700mgfrankfurters, sausages.

If the item you are considering has more than the number specified in the energy, saturated fat orsodium column, or less than the number in the fibre column, it is an ‘Occasional’ food.

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Appendix 2- Recipes

Anzac biscuits

AMBERMakes18Ingredients: 1½cupsrolledoats ½cupwholemealplainflour ⅓cupsugar 90gmargarine 1tablespoongoldensyrup 1tablespoonboilingwater 1teaspoonbicarbonateofsodaMethod:1. Preheatovento180°C.Linetwobakingtrayswithbakingpaper.2. Inamediumbowlmixtogetheroats,flourandsugar.3. Meltmargarineandgoldensyruptogetherusingamicrowaveorstovetop.4. Combinewaterandbicarbonateofsodainasmallbowlandthenstirintogolden

syrupmixture.5. Poursyrupmixtureintodryingredientsandmixtocombine.6. Rolltablespoonfulsofmixtureintoballsandplaceontolinedtrays.Flattenslightly

usingthebackofaspoon.7. Bakefor10-15minutesoruntilgoldenbrown.Standfor5minutesbefore

transferringtoawireracktocool.

Fruit muffins AMBERMakes14muffins;berry,banana,appleandcinnamon,bananaandblueberryorpeachandpassionfruitIngredients: Cookingspray 1cup(150g)whiteselfraisingflour 1cup(150g)wholemealselfraisingflour ½cupcastersugar 2eggs ½cupcanolaoil ¾cupreducedfatmilk 1cupfruit(seevariationsbelow)Method:1. Preheatovento180°C.2. Lightlycoatmuffintraywithcookingspray.3. Inabowl,sifttogetherfloursandsugar,makingawellinthecentre.4. Lightlywhiskeggsthenaddoilandmilk.5. Addthemixturetothedryingredientsalongwiththefruit.Stiruntiljustcombined.

Donotovermixatthisstage.6. Spoonintomuffintins,making14muffinsandbakefor20-25minutes.7. Servewarmorcooledatroomtemperature.Variations:• 1cupoffrozenberries,mixedorindividual(e.g.raspberries,blueberries)+1teaspoonofvanillaextract.• 1cupmashedbanana(approximately2largebananas)• 1cuppeeledandgrated/finelydicedapple+1teaspoongroundcinnamon• ½cupmashedbanana+½cupblueberries• ¾cupdiced,cannedpeaches(infruitjuice)+2tablespoonspassionfruitpulp

Beef OR chicken burgers GREENMakes20x75gpattiesIngredients: 1kgleanbeefORchickenmince 3clovesgarlic,crushed 2largebrownonions,finelychopped 2largezucchini,grated 1largecarrot,grated ½bunchparsley,chopped 4eggs,lightlybeaten 2cupswholemealbreadcrumbs CanolaoilsprayMethod:1. Placeallingredientsinalargebowlandmixwell.2. Dividethemixtureinto20evenballs(it’sagoodideatoweighoneatthestartso

youknowthecorrectsize–theyshouldbeapproximately70-80geach).3. Shapeeachballintoapattyand,ifyouhavetime,allowthemtosetinthefridge

foranhour.4. Justbeforeyou’rereadytocook,useyourthumbtoplaceanindentinthemiddle

ofeachpatty.Thiswillstopitshrinkingupintoaballduringcooking.5. Sprayahotfryingpanwithcanolaoilsprayandcookpattiesonmediumheatfor5

minutesoruntilcookedthrough,beforeturningoverandcookingforafurther5minutes.

Tip:

• Wrappattiesindividuallyandfreezeuntilneeded.