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Frequently asked questions

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​We have put together a list of questions and answers which can assist in further understanding the Smart Choice strategy.

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About the strategy

Implementing Smart Choices

Can we have more than one Red occasion on the same day? For example, can we have a disco, class party and cake stall on the same day that all involve Red food and drinks.

You cannot have three Red occasions (eg. disco, class party and cake stall) either on a specific day, or across the term. You can have no more than two RED occasions per term. These occasions can be on the same day or spread across the term. There are many ways to make special occasions compliant with Smart Choices by offering Green and Amber foods and drinks. If you offer only Green or Amber foods and drinks on your special occasions, you can have as many of these occasions as you like.

Classification of food and drinks

How is jelly classified under Smart Choices?

All jelly, jelly sticks, jelly lollies and puddings including frozen products fit into the Red category of the Smart Choices food and drink spectrum. Jelly should not be included on tuckshop menus.

Nutrient criteria

Why isn't there a sugar level in the nutrient criteria?

The 'Occasional' (Red) food and drink criteria table does not include a total sugar criteria. To keep the criteria as simple as possible and to ensure that foods containing naturally occurring sugars such as dairy products and fruit were not disadvantaged, no specific sugar criteria have been included. However, by setting a limit on the total kilojoule content of the product, the amount of sugar that can be added is limited. All types of confectionery, and many snacks and sugar sweetened drinks will fall into the Red category.

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Last updated 11 February 2020