HEALTHY CANTEEN KIT goforyourlife.vic.gov.au
Examples of Foods Considered to be Confectionery
Bubble gum Fruit straps that are either not Liquorice 95–100% dried fruit or that Candy bars Lollies have added sugar Caramel Marzipan Fudge Carob Medicated cough lozenges Gums/gelatine candies Chewing gum Mints fruit juice lollies Chewy lollies Nougat gummies Chocolate Nut or seed brittle or ‘snaps’ jelly babies Chocolate bars Praline jelly beans Chocolate chips, bits and buttons Sherbet and sour lollies snakes Chocolate coatings Small compressed drink powder marshmallows lollies (e.g. choc malt treats) Chocolate compound Turkish delight Small containers/tubes of jelly. Chocolate/nut spreads Halva (consumed other than as a spread) Sugar-coated choc bits Hard and soft icings, frostings Chocolate-coated nuts and fruit Sugar-coated nuts and glazes Cotton candy/fairy floss Sweetmeats Hard/boiled candy Crystallised or glazed fruit Toffee candy canes and ginger Yoghurt compound gobstoppers Eucalyptus and honey drops Yoghurt compound toppings lollipops Fondant and coatings Hundreds and thousands and Fruit balls with added sugar Yoghurt flavoured lollies sugar sprinkles Fruit flakes with added sugar yoghurt snakes Jellies yoghurt sticks/straps
Small amounts of confectionery products (for example, icing, glazes, choc chips and glacé fruit) can be used as a thin layer, topping or ingredient on or in a nutritious baked item/product. The whole nutritional value of a product containing the confectionery needs to be assessed against the Nutrient Criteria for an Occasionally Food (see page 13 of the ‘Go for your life’ Healthy Canteen Kit – Food Planner (http://www.education.vic.gov.au/management/schooloperations/healthycanteen/download.htm). Remember that the marketing and serve size of a product containing confectionery, as well as its sugar content, should also be taken into consideration when assessing the product’s suitability.
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