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           Nutrition Tools for 
                 2010).  The NTS Nutrition Standards are adapted from the Ministry of Education‟s School Food and        Schools is a program 
                 Beverage Policy (P/PM 150). The NTS Nutrition Standards include additional criteria to identify         consisting of a Toolkit 
                 food and beverages that meet or exceed P/PM 150 and provide Maximum Nutritional Value.                    and public health 
                 It is important to note that food and beverage products are always changing and new food and             support to help your 
                 beverages are developed on an ongoing basis.  If the ingredients or composition of a product               school create a 
                 change, it may no longer meet the nutrition criteria.  Therefore, this list should be used as a guide      healthy nutrition 
                 only, and all food and beverages should be evaluated using the NTS Nutrition Standards before               environment. 
                 being offered for sale. 
                      Remember, by offering food and beverages with Maximum Nutritional Value, schools will be complying with P/PM 150.   
                        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. 
                         
                                        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. 
                                               
                                                                     Vegetables and Fruit 
                     Food 
                     Group         Nutrition Criteria     Brand Name                                    Variety/Flavour 
                      Sub-
                   Category 
                  Fresh,        Vegetable or fruit (or                                   Maximum Nutritional Value 
                  Frozen,       water) is the first item 
                  Canned,       on the ingredient list       All fresh    All varieties – apples, oranges, nectarines, mandarin oranges, bananas, 
                  and Dried     and Fat: ≤ 3g               vegetables    grapes, pears, plums, peaches, watermelon, carrots, sweet peppers, 
                  Vegetables  and Saturated fat: ≤           and fruit    celery, cucumbers, etc. 
                  and Fruit     2g                        Mott‟s          Fruitsations – unsweetened fruit sauce, all flavours 
                                and Sodium: ≤ 240         Del Monte       No Sugar Added Packed in Water Portable Fruit Cups, all varieties 
                                mg                                        No Sugar Added Packed in Water – all sizes, all varieties 
                                plus No added                             Refrigerated Fruit Cups – Pineapple Chunks (in their own juice) 
                                sugar**                                   Fruits – packed in its own juice, all varieties 
                                                          President‟s     Mini Chefs Raisins Rule! 
                                                          Choice          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         Amazin‟ s – all flavours 
                                                          Food            Amazin‟ Blueberries 
                                                          Products Ltd. 
                                Vegetable or fruit (or 
                                water) is the first item                              Sell Most – all of the above, plus: 
                                on the ingredient list    Mott‟s          Fruitsations – sweetened fruit sauce, all flavours 
                                and Fat: ≤ 3g             Del Monte       Fruit Cups – packed in light syrup, light fruit juice syrup or syrup 
                                and Saturated fat: ≤                      Plastic Fruit Cups – packed in light syrup, light fruit juice syrup or syrup 
                                2g 
                                and Sodium: ≤ 360         President‟s     Appletreet fruit cups – sweetened, all flavours 
                                mg                        Choice          Blue Menu Fruit Juice Freeze Pops 
                                                          Compliments  Junior, Go Go Tubes – Apple Grape, Apple Field berry 
                                                                           
                                               
                     Food 
                     Group         Nutrition Criteria     Brand Name                                    Variety/Flavour 
                      Sub-
                   Category 
                                                                                      Sell Most – all of the above, plus: 
                  Fresh,         
                  Frozen,       Vegetable or fruit (or    Sun-Rype        Fruit to Go 100% Fruit Snacks, all flavours 
                  Canned,       water) is the first item                  Fruit to Go Squiggles 100% Fruit Snacks, all flavours  
                  and Dried     on the ingredient list                    Fruit to Go FunBites 100% Fruit Snacks, all flavours 
                  Vegetables  and Fat: ≤ 3g                               FruitSource, bars – all flavours 
                  and Fruit     and Saturated fat: ≤                      FruitSource Mini Bites, all flavours 
                                2g                        Ocean Spray  Sweetened Dried Cranberries Original 100 Calorie Pack 
                                and Sodium: ≤ 360 
                                mg 
                  Vegetable     Fat: ≤ 3g                                                          Sell Most 
                  and Fruit     and Saturated fat: ≤ 
                  Chips         2g                        Bare Fruit      Cinnamon Apple Chips, Fuji Apple Chips, Granny Smith Apple Chips 
                                and Sodium: ≤ 240mg  100% 
                                                          Organic 
                                                          Frito Lays      Baked! Original Potato Crisps 
                                                                                     
                                               
                                                                         Grain Products 
                     Food 
                     Group         Nutrition Criteria     Brand Name                                    Variety/Flavour 
                      Sub-
                   Category 
                  Baked         Fat: ≤ 5g                                                Maximum Nutritional Value 
                  Goods         and Saturated fat: ≤ 
                                2g                        President‟s     Blue Menu – Whole Grain Muffins - Carrot, Banana, Double Chocolate, 
                                and Fibre: ≥ 2g           Choice          Raspberry/Pomegranate 
                                plus Whole grain is                       Blue Menu – Oatmeal Raisin Cookies – 1 cookie 
                                the first item on the                     Blue Menu – Omega-3 Granola Bars, all flavours 
                                ingredient list                           Whole Grain Cereal Bars – Apple, Strawberry, 5-Fruit 
                                and Sodium ≤ 240mg   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                                            Sell Most – all of the above, plus: 
                                and Saturated fat: ≤ 
                                2g                        President‟s     Blue Menu – Wheat Bran Bites, all flavours 
                                and Fibre: ≥ 2g           Choice          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                                               Sell Less                                    Why product 
                                and Saturated fat: ≤                                                                                 isn’t Sell Most 
                                2g                        Kellogg‟s       Fibre Plus Bars – Dark Chocolaty Almond                    Fat too high 
                                and Fibre: ≥ 2g                           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