Food Categories and Planner
Understanding the nutritional value of foods and drinks and being able to recognise what foods should be eaten every day, and what foods should be eaten less often, is essential to planning a healthy diet.
This section of the 'Go for your life' Healthy Canteen Kit website provides information on the Food Categories, and explains what are:
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Everyday Category (Green Foods)
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Select Carefully Category (Amber Foods)
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Occasionally Category (Red Foods)
- Confectionery (Banned Foods)
Plus:
- Identifying 'Occasionally' Food Products
- Nutrient Criteria for 'Occasionally' Foods
- 'Occasionally' Category Food Nutrient Assessment
The At a Glance Food Planner (PDF - 797Kb) is a great quick guide to viewing all those food categories on a single poster.
For a more detailed guide on types of food commonly sold in school canteens and where they fit into the food categories, see: Food Guide Tables (PDF - 328Kb)
About the 'Go for your life' Healthy Canteen Kit – Food Planner
Information about food categories and food guide tables has been taken from the 'Go for your life' Healthy Canteen Kit – Food Planner. The Food Planner has been prepared to assist with making selections on foods and drinks to be supplied in schools that are consistent with the School Canteens and Other School Food Services Policy.
The food planner provides information about:
- the nutritional value of foods
- the most appropriate types of foods
- how often these foods should be provided
- how to provide these types of foods
- nutrient criteria for identifying foods that should be limited
- how to read food labels using the nutrient criteria.
More information
To view the food planner as a complete document, see: Download Healthy Canteen Kit