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