Brand Name Food List - Nutrition for Learning

Brand Name Food List

School Food Product Options that Comply with the School Food and Beverage Policy (P/PM 150)

This brand name food list was developed to help school community members choose healthy food and beverages to sell or serve in schools. It is not a complete list and if a product is not listed here, it may not have met the nutrition criteria, or it may not have been reviewed.

The following food and beverages have been evaluated using the NTS Nutrition Standards (revised 2010). The NTS Nutrition Standards are adapted from the Ministry of Education‟s School Food and Beverage Policy (P/PM 150). The NTS Nutrition Standards include additional criteria to identify food and beverages that meet or exceed P/PM 150 and provide Maximum Nutritional Value.

It is important to note that food and beverage products are always changing and new food and beverages are developed on an ongoing basis. If the ingredients or composition of a product change, it may no longer meet the nutrition criteria. Therefore, this list should be used as a guide only, and all food and beverages should be evaluated using the NTS Nutrition Standards before being offered for sale.

Remember, by offering food and beverages with Maximum Nutritional Value, schools will be complying with P/PM 150.

Together we can make the healthy choice the easy choice!

For more information about Nutrition Tools for Schools, P/PM 150, or healthy eating please contact Region of Waterloo Public Health 519-883-2004.

For more information on healthy schools go to the Ministry of Education Healthy Schools website www.ontario.ca/healthyschools.

Disclaimer: This list is created for the purpose of awareness of products available in the community. It is not intended to be an endorsement of specific brands, nor is it a comprehensive list of products. While this list may be updated from time to time, it is recommended that you ALWAYS read food labels as product composition may change without notice. The products listed are not guaranteed to be free of allergens.

Nutrition Tools for Schools is a program consisting of a Toolkit

and public health support to help your

school create a healthy nutrition

environment.

http://www.ontario.ca/healthyschools

Vegetables and Fruit

Food Group Sub-

Category

Nutrition Criteria Brand Name Variety/Flavour

Fresh, Frozen, Canned, and Dried Vegetables and Fruit

Vegetable or fruit (or water) is the first item on the ingredient list and Fat: ≤ 3g and Saturated fat: ≤ 2g and Sodium: ≤ 240 mg plus No added sugar**

Maximum Nutritional Value

All fresh vegetables

and fruit

All varieties – apples, oranges, nectarines, mandarin oranges, bananas, grapes, pears, plums, peaches, watermelon, carrots, sweet peppers, celery, cucumbers, etc.

Mott‟s Fruitsations – unsweetened fruit sauce, all flavours

Del Monte

No Sugar Added Packed in Water Portable Fruit Cups, all varieties

No Sugar Added Packed in Water – all sizes, all varieties

Refrigerated Fruit Cups – Pineapple Chunks (in their own juice)

Fruits – packed in its own juice, all varieties

President‟s Choice

Mini Chefs Raisins Rule!

Appletreet fruit cups – unsweetened, all flavours

PC Naturally flavoured Strawberry/Wild Berry/Apple Twists

Compliments Junior, Go Go Tubes – Apple, Apple Strawberry

Sun-Rype Fruit to Go Crisps 100% Fruit, all varieties

Sun Maid Raisins (42 g packs)

Raisins Mini Snacks (14 g packs)

Amazing Food Products Ltd.

Amazin‟ s – all flavours

Amazin‟ Blueberries

Vegetable or fruit (or water) is the first item on the ingredient list and Fat: ≤ 3g and Saturated fat: ≤ 2g and Sodium: ≤ 360 mg

Sell Most – all of the above, plus:

Mott‟s Fruitsations – sweetened fruit sauce, all flavours

Del Monte Fruit Cups – packed in light syrup, light fruit juice syrup or syrup

Plastic Fruit Cups – packed in light syrup, light fruit juice syrup or syrup


Appletreet fruit cups – sweetened, all flavours

Blue Menu Fruit Juice Freeze Pops

Compliments Junior, Go Go Tubes – Apple Grape, Apple Field berry

Food Group Sub-

Category


Fresh, Frozen, Canned, and Dried Vegetables and Fruit

Vegetable or fruit (or water) is the first item on the ingredient list and Fat: ≤ 3g and Saturated fat: ≤ 2g and Sodium: ≤ 360 mg


Sun-Rype Fruit to Go 100% Fruit Snacks, all flavours

Fruit to Go Squiggles 100% Fruit Snacks, all flavours

Fruit to Go FunBites 100% Fruit Snacks, all flavours

FruitSource, bars – all flavours

FruitSource Mini Bites, all flavours

Ocean Spray Sweetened Dried Cranberries Original 100 Calorie Pack

Vegetable and Fruit Chips

Fat: ≤ 3g and Saturated fat: ≤ 2g and Sodium: ≤ 240mg

Sell Most

Bare Fruit 100% Organic

Cinnamon Apple Chips, Fuji Apple Chips, Granny Smith Apple Chips

Frito Lays Baked! Original Potato Crisps

Grain Products

Food Group Sub-

Category


Baked Goods

Fat: ≤ 5g and Saturated fat: ≤ 2g and Fibre: ≥ 2g plus Whole grain is the first item on the ingredient list and Sodium ≤ 240mg



Blue Menu – Whole Grain Muffins - Carrot, Banana, Double Chocolate, Raspberry/Pomegranate

Blue Menu – Oatmeal Raisin Cookies – 1 cookie

Blue Menu – Omega-3 Granola Bars, all flavours

Whole Grain Cereal Bars – Apple, Strawberry, 5-Fruit

Kellogg‟s Fibre Plus Bars – Dark Chocolaty Chip, Chocolaty Peanut Butter

Vector Energy Bar – Berry Burst

Quaker Oatmeal To Go – Oatmeal Squares (Banana Bread, Brown Sugar & Cinnamon)

Granola Crunch‟ers – Chocolate

Dare Bear Paws – Mini – Oatmeal Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal Mixed Berry

Fat: ≤ 5g and Saturated fat: ≤ 2g and Fibre: ≥ 2g



Blue Menu – Wheat Bran Bites, all flavours

Blue Menu – Fruit and Nut Bars, all flavours

Kellogg‟s Nutri-Grain Bar, all flavours

All Bran Bars – Honey Nut, Oatmeal Cinnamon

Quaker Trail Mix Granola Bars – Cranberry & Almond, Chocolate & Peanut

Mr. Christie‟s Fig Newtons, 2 cookie “to-go” convenience pack

Snak Paks – Soft Baked Cookies: Oatmeal Chocolate Chip

Fat: ≤ 10g and Saturated fat: ≤ 2g and Fibre: ≥ 2g

Sell Less Why product

isn’t Sell Most

Kellogg‟s Fibre Plus Bars – Dark Chocolaty Almond Fat too high

All Bran Bars – Original, Chocolate Chip Fat too high

Quaker Oatmeal To Go – Oatmeal Bars, all flavours Fat too high

Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bars, all flavours Fat too high

Grain Products Continued

Food Group Sub-

Category


Grain-Based Snacks

Fat: ≤ 3g and Saturated fat: ≤ 2g and Sodium: ≤ 240mg plus Whole grain is the first item on the ingredient list and Fibre: ≥ 2g


Popcorn kernels

All plain, air popped popcorn – e.g., Orville Reddenbacher, Pop Secret, No Name

Newman‟s Own

Pop‟s Corn – No Butter/No Salt 94% Fat Free

Orville Redenbacher

SMART POP! 100 Calorie Mini Bag



Quaker Crispy Minis Large Rice Cakes, all flavours

Crispy Minis Bite-Size – BBQ

Frito Lay SMARTFOOD Popcorn Clusters – Honey Multigrain, Cranberry Almond

Grissol Bread Sticks – Lunch Pack, Sesame

Rusks – Plain Lunch Packs (4 cracker packs)



isn’t Sell Most

Orville Redenbacher

SMART POP! Butter, Kettle Corn Sodium too high

Presidents Choice

Blue Menu – Mini Bags Natural Flavour Microwave Popping Corn

Sodium too high

Blue Menu – 100 Calories Mini Bags Microwave Popping Corn – Butter Flavour

Sodium too high

Blue Menu – 100 Calories Mini Bags Microwave Popping Corn – Natural

Sodium too high

Milk and Alternatives

Food Group Sub-

Category


Yogurt/Kefir Fat: ≤ 2% M.F.* and ≤ 3g plus Calcium: ≥ 15% DV and Vitamin D: ≥ 15% DV



Blue Menu – Finesses 0%, all flavours

Astro BioBest Calcium, all flavours

Danone Danone Creamy – Coffee flavour

Crush, all flavours

Yoplait Asana, all flavours

Fat: ≤ 3.25% M.F.* or ≤ 3g Sell Most – all of the above, plus:


Blue Menu – Smooth and Crunchy Yogurt with Granola – strawberry, peach

Astro BioBest Fruit on the Bottom, all flavours

BioBest Antioxidant, all flavours

BioBest Omega 3, all flavours

Zer0%, all flavours

Smooth „n Fruity, all flavours

Danone Danone Creamy – Strawberry, Blueberry, Vanilla, Raspberry, Peach and Field Berry

Activia Pro-Biotic Yogurt – Sweetened Plain, Vanilla, Raspberry, Strawberry and Rhubarb, Strawberry, Prunes, Peach and Cereals, Apple Muesli and Nuts, Pear, Peach, Blueberry, Apple Blackberry, Strawberry Kiwi and Cereals, Red Fruits and Cereals

Activia Fat-Free Pro-Biotic Yogurt – Vanilla, Raspberry, Strawberry, Prunes, Peach, Apple Muesli, Peach, Strawberry Kiwi and Cereals, Red Fruits and Cereals, Vanilla and Cereals

Silhouette Satisfaction 0% MF, all flavours

Milk and Alternatives Continued

Food Group Sub-

Category


Yogurt/Kefir Fat: ≤ 3.25% M.F.* or ≤ 3g


Yoplait Source 0% - all flavours of “Dessert”, “Stirred”, “Plain”, “Muesli Selection”, “Super Fruit”, “Vanilla Tango” and “Exotik” varieties

Minigo, all flavours

Minigo Duo, all flavours

TUBES, all flavours

Cheese Fat: ≤ 20% M.F. and Sodium: ≤ 360mg and Calcium: ≥ 15% DV***


Black Diamond

Cheestrings 100% Real Cheese – Marbelicious, Mozzarella

Babybel Cheese

Mini Babybel – Original and Light, 2 piece serving

Sell Most – all of the above

Sodium: ≤ 480mg and Calcium: ≥ 15% DV


isn’t Sell Most

Black Diamond

Portion Packs – Marble, Gouda, Mild Cheddar % M.F. too high

Cheestrings 100% Real Cheese – Cheddarific % M.F. too high

Meat and Alternatives

Food Group Sub-

Category


Nuts*, Protein Butters, and Seeds

Not coated with candy, chocolate, sugar, or yogurt and Sodium: ≤ 140mg


Horse & Buggy Brands Inc

Portioned packs – hulled sunflower seeds, natural almonds (50g pkg size)

Not coated with candy, chocolate, sugar, or yogurt and Sodium: ≤ 480mg


Horse & Buggy Brands Inc

Portioned packs – salted blanched peanuts, salted Spanish peanuts (60g pkg size)

Krispy Kernels Portioned packs – peanut tubes (salted, BBQ) (70g pkg size)

*Note: In schools where there is a potential risk of life-threatening allergies it is strongly recommend that foods containing allergens not be available. Please refer to the school boards allergy policy on minimizing exposure to food allergens.

Beverages – Elementary School

Food Group Sub-

Category

Nutrition Criteria Brand Name

Variety/Flavour

Milk and Milk-Based Beverages (Plain or

Flavoured)

Fat: ≤ 2% M.F.* or ≤ 5g and Sugar: ≤ 28g and Calcium: ≥ 25% DV** and Container size: ≤ 250ml


All milk All plain 2% MF, 1% MF or skim milk

Sell Most – same as above

Yogurt Drinks

Fat: ≤ 2.0 % M.F. and ≤ 3g and Container size: ≤ 250ml plus Calcium: ≥ 15% DV and Vitamin D: ≥ 15% DV


Yoplait Yop (200 mL), all flavours

Fat: ≤ 3.25% M.F. or ≤ 3g and Container size: ≤ 250ml


Presidents Choice

Pro-Advantage Yogurt Drink – vanilla, strawberry

Danone DanActive Probiotic Drink, all flavours

Juices or Blends: Vegetable or Fruit

100% juice, pulp, or purée and Unsweetened/No sugar added and Container size: ≤ 250ml plus Sodium: ≤ 480mg



100% Sparkling Fruit Juice, all flavours

Fruit 66 All Natural Sparkling fruit Juice, all flavours

Arthur‟s Fresh Company

Smoothies – Mango Plus, Verry Berry (250 mL bottle size)

Beverages – Secondary School

Food Group Sub-

Category


Milk and Milk-Based Beverages (Plain or

Flavoured)

Fat: ≤ 2% M.F.* or ≤ 5g and Sugar: ≤ 28g and Calcium: ≥ 25% DV**


All milk All plain 2% MF, 1% MF or skim milk

Sell Most – same as above

Yogurt Drinks

Fat: ≤ 2.0 % M.F. and ≤ 3g plus Calcium: ≥ 15% DV and Vitamin D: ≥ 15% DV


Yoplait Yop (200 mL), all flavours

Fat: ≤ 3.25% M.F. or ≤ 3g Sell Most – same as above plus:

Presidents Choice

Pro-Advantage Yogurt Drink – vanilla, strawberry

Danone DanActive Probiotic Drink, all flavours

Juices or Blends: Vegetable or Fruit

100% juice, pulp, or purée and Unsweetened/No sugar added plus Sodium: ≤ 480mg



100% Sparkling Fruit Juice, all flavours

Fruit 66 All Natural Sparkling fruit Juice, all flavours

Arthur‟s Fresh Company

Smoothies, all flavours

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