The GREEN category includes food and drinks The YELLOW category includes food and The RED

The RED category includes food and drinks

that should ALWAYS be available in the drinks that should be SERVED CAREFULLY. not recommended in the canteen menu.
canteen. These may be served ONCE or TWICE a week
only in smaller servings and should be less
List of Food and Drinks under GREEN
prominent in the canteen menu.
category:
 Milk (unsweetened) List of Food and Drinks under YELLOW
 Safe and clean water category:
 Fresh buko water  100% Fresh fruit juice
 Milled Rice  Fried rice
 Brown Rice  Bread (using white refined flour)
 Corn  Biscuits
 Oatmeal  Banana cue, camote cue, Turon, Maruya
 Whole wheat bread  Pancakes
 Cassava  Waffles
 Boiled sweet potato  Champorado
 Boiled saging na saba  Pancit
 Corn, binatog  Arroz caldo
 Boiled peanuts  Sandwiches (chees,egg,chicken fillings,
 Suman etc.)
 Puto  Butter, margarine, mayonnaise (use
 Fishes sparingly)
 Shellfish  Processed food such as burger patties,
 Small shrimp chicken nuggets, tocino,tapa, etc.
 Lean meats  Stir-fried noodles
 Chicken without skin
 Nuts
 Eggs
 Fresh fruits, preferably those in season
Green, leafy and yellow vegetables
 Food products with Nutrition Facts shall be evaluated using the cut –off points for the categories in
NUTRITION FACTS UNDER
GREEN CATEGORY
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
 Contains wide range of nutrients
 Saturated fat is less than 3
grams per serving
 No trans fat
 Added sugar is less than 10
grams per serving
 Sodium is less than 120mg per
serving
Tables 1, 2 and 3.
NUTRITION FACTS UNDER
YELLOW CATEGORY
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
May contain some nutrients but at
the same time contains:
 Saturated fat is more than 3-5
grams per serving
 No Trans fat
 Added sugar is more than 10
grams but less than 20 grams
per serving
 Sodium is more than 120mg-
200mg per serving
NUTRITION FACTS UNDER
RED CATEGORY
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
 Saturated fat is more than 5
grams per serving
 Contains trans fat no matter
how insignificant the amount is
 Added sugar or total
carbohydrates is more than 20
grams per serving
 Sodium is more than 200mg per
serving