Healthy choices: food and drink classification guide
The Healthy choices: food and drink classification guide categorises foods and drinks into three categories according to their nutritional value.
The classification guide
- Uses the traffic light system to identify foods and drinks as GREEN, AMBER and RED
- Describes the processes used to classify items and defines the types of foods and drinks in each category
- Provides a comprehensive, quick reference example guide
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How to use the classification guide
The Healthy choices: food and drink classification guide should be used together with the Healthy choices: policy guidelines for sport and recreation centres.
You can use FoodChecker to assess items online according the classification guide
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Find out more details about the traffic light system here
Where do they apply
The Healthy choices: food and drink classification guide supports the implementation of the traffic light system to classify food and drinks in sport and recreation centres for visitors, employees, and customers. This can include:
- food and drink retail outlets such as cafeterias, cafes, coffee shops, kiosks (including mobile food outlets) and coffee carts
- other on-site retail outlets that mainly sell foods and drinks (such as convenience stores)
- food and/or drink vending machines
- catering provided by the organisation for meetings, functions and events
- catering provided by the organisation for an external user group
- fundraising activities and reward incentives
Written and reviewed by dietitians and nutritionists at Nutrition Australia, with support from the Victorian Government.
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