Queensland Government
Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing

GREEN - Have plenty

GREEN food and drinks are healthy choices because they are excellent sources of important nutrients, are low in saturated fat and/or added sugar and/or salt and help avoid intake of excess energy (kilojoules).

Examples of GREEN food include:

Snacks

  • reduced fat cheese with crackers
  • low-fat yoghurt
  • plain or fruit scones or pikelets
  • plain, un-iced fruit, nut and/or vegetable based breads, buns, or loaves (i.e. raisin, date, banana bread). Raisin and cinnamon toast are big favourites for winter sports!
  • air popped popcorn
  • all types of fruit - fresh, dried or canned in natural juice
  • crunchy vegetable sticks served with dips like hommus, guacamole, salsa or tzatziki
  • plain unsalted nuts.

Meals

  • sandwiches on a variety of breads like pita, wraps, Turkish, bagels - choose wholemeal or wholegrain varieties where available.  Use a variety of fillings like egg, lean chicken, tuna, baked beans or cheese, and always include some fresh vegetables like lettuce, tomato, cucumber or capsicum
  • jaffles with the same fillings or even sweet jaffles with canned apples, cinnamon and sultanas
  • burritos and tacos with lean meat and/or beans, reduced-fat cheese and salad
  • lean meat burgers served on wholemeal or wholegrain buns with plenty of salad
  • baked potatoes with baked beans, reduced-fat cheese, natural yoghurt, tuna or salad
  • sushi
  • high fibre breakfast cereal served with low-fat milk.

Drinks

  • water
  • low-fat plain milk
  • flavoured low-fat milk with artificial sweetener.

It is important to make sure GREEN food and drinks:

  • are clearly displayed i.e. at the front of the counter
  • are always available
  • make up at least 50 per cent of your separate display areas.

The diagram below shows an example of how you might set up a 2-door 5-shelf drinks fridge:

Tips:

  • Remember extensive menus are not expected in club canteens. Simpler menus with fewer items require less work and less stock.
  • You may already provide GREEN options, you just might need to promote these further or display them more prominently.