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Healthier Food Choices
(For an explanation of how to make healthy
food choices, go to:
Eating
Healthy On A Budget) |
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FOOD |
Healthy Choice |
|
Deli meat |
Hormel,
Plainville turkey, |
|
Hot dogs |
Applegate
Farms, Shelton’s |
|
Canned soups |
Homemade,
Amy’s |
|
White bread |
Pepperidge
Farm 100%whole grains, (no HFCS, no trans
fats) |
|
Chicken
patties |
Real baked
chicken (breasts, thighs, legs, seasoned with
real herbs, etc) |
|
French toast
sticks |
Real French
toast |
|
Trix yogurt
cups |
Stonyfield
Farm yogurt or Yo baby |
|
Seasoned rice
mixes |
Homemade with
brown rice, or Organic) |
|
Pepperoni
pizza |
Veggie pizza,
or with hamburger |
|
Sugar cereals |
High fiber,
low sugar cereals (Purely-O’s, Clifford,
Cheerio’s, |
|
Deep-fried
fish |
Dr. Praeger’s
Fish sticks |
|
Spaghetti |
Real sauce,
all natural (low salt) |
|
Bagged salad |
Fresh salad
from dark greens * farm to school |
|
Canned veggies |
Frozen, fresh
veggies |
|
Canned fruits |
Real, fresh or
frozen fruits |
|
Skim milk |
1-2% fat milk,
rBST- free, organic |
|
Macaroni &
cheese |
Annies, or
homemade |
|
Mashed
potatoes |
Mashed w/skins
on, baked, roasted with herbs |
|
Deep-fried
French fries |
Cascadian
Farms baked fries |
|
Ketchup |
Glen Muir or
Annies organic |
|
Butter |
butter or
olive oil, NO margarine products |
|
Spices |
NO MSG,
Herbamare, Chef Prudhommes, Celery salt,
natural herbs and spices |
|
Instant
Oatmeal |
Real oatmeal
(5 minutes), add own syrup or honey and
cinnamon |
|
Tuna |
Water packed only |
|
PBJ sandwich |
Natural peanut
butter, all-fruit jellies |
|
Grilled cheese
sandwich |
Only white
cheeses (American, Swiss, cheddar) |
