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Smart Choices

Smart Choices. Food and Drink Supply Strategy. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australian children, (1985 - 1995). Contributing factors. Changed physical activity patterns. Smart Choices.

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Smart Choices

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  1. Smart Choices Food and Drink Supply Strategy

  2. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australian children, (1985 - 1995)

  3. Contributing factors • Changed physical activity patterns

  4. Smart Choices • A strategy to ensure that all food and drinks supplied in schools are consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents

  5. Basis for food and drink selection

  6. GREEN foods and drinks • Water • All types of breads, preferably wholegrain • Fruits – fresh, dried, canned • Vegetables – fresh and frozen • Legumes – kidney beans, lentils, chick-peas • Reduced-fat dairy products including flavoured milks • Lean meat, fish and poultry and alternatives

  7. AMBER foods and drinks • Full-fat dairy foods • Savoury commercial products • Processed meats • Some snack food bars • Some savoury biscuits, popcorn, crispbreads • Some cakes, muffins, sweet biscuits • Some ice-creams, milk-based ice confections and dairy desserts • Fruit juices (100%) • Breakfast cereals – refined with added sugars

  8. ‘Occasional’ (RED) food and drink criteria tables

  9. RED foods and drinks • Soft drinks • Energy drinks • Flavoured mineral water • Confectionery • Deep fried foods • Crisps, chips and similar products • Sweet pastries • Chocolate coated and premium ice-creams • Croissants • Doughnuts • Cream-filled buns/cakes/slices • Large serves of cakes and muffins

  10. Primary make healthy choices • Strong leadership • New food and drink choices • Tuckshop promoted through lucky dips and colouring competitions

  11. Where to now? • A Tuckshop Advisory Committee • Trialling new foods and drinks • Phasing out existing contracts for ‘RED’ foods and drinks

  12. Smart choices today –Healthy young people in the future!

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