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Downloadable POP Messaging
Here are a variety of POP messages that can be posted in your school cafeteria. Just click on the appropriate link below.
Tip: Laminate your point of purchase messages for durability and longer use.
Grains
- Choose whole grain bread products more often! ex. wheat, rye, pumpernickel
- Start your day off right….choose a cereal with fibre!
Vegetables and Fruit
- Hungry? Have an extra serving of hot vegetables
- Are you really hungry? Add salad to your lunch!
- Replace fries with plain potatoes, hot vegetables or a salad. GREAT taste with less fat!
- Tired of eating the same thing? Try a new vegetable today!
- Fresh fruit and fruit salads - delicious nutritious desserts
- Nature's candy! Try sweet and juicy fruit
- Enjoy a variety of fruits and vegetables each day!
- Choose dark green and orange vegetables and fruit
- Choose a variety of vegetables…each offers its own nutrient benefits
Milk Products
- Quench your thirst with ice cold milk! Choose 2% M.F. or less
- Give skim milk a try and get all the nutrition without the fat
- Choose lower fat cheese - 20% Milk Fat or Butter Fat (M.F. or B.F.) or less
- Did you know? 1 cup (250 ml) whole milk is like drinking skim milk plus 2 pats of butter!
- Compare the fat contents of milks. There's a big difference!
Meat and Alternatives
- Lean roast beef, ham, turkey or chicken breast are great sandwich choices!
- Trim your meats of visible fat - it's part of healthy eating
- Try beans or chick peas instead of meat
- Increase your fibre intake by adding chick peas, kidney beans or lentils
Entrees
- Today's entrée is nutritious and delicious!
- Enjoy broiled, baked or steamed foods as part of lower fat meals
- Try your fish baked not battered - a great choice with less fat
- Chicken without its skin - lowers the fat!
Snacks
- Share a large muffin with a friend
- Have you had a fresh fruit today? It's an easy fast food snack
- Raw vegetables provide a snack with a low fat crunch
- Enjoy fibre filled breakfast cereals. Compare the dietary fibre content
Beverages
- WATER! An 'energy free' way to quench thirst and replenish body fluids
- Looking for something chocolaty? Try 1% M.F. chocolate milk
- The world's best thirst quencher: WATER
Other
- Ask for sauces and gravies served on the side. How much to use? YOU decide!
- Dress up your salad? Use a light hand when pouring!
- Extra hungry? Add soup to your lunch!
Adapted by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, Comprehensive School Health Department, from materials available through the Nutrition Resource Centre, OPHA