Supporting Healthy Choices: A Framework for Voluntary Action

Annex B

Guidance on Healthier Meal Deals

The following guidelines are set with the aim of rebalancing meal deals, especially where customers include school-age children and young people. Meal deals available for breakfast, lunch and/or dinner should all be considered.

Guiding Principles:

• Meals should be based around starchy carbohydrates such as bread, potatoes, rice and pasta
• Meals should contain a portion fruit and/or vegetables
• Items included should not be high in fats, salt or sugars

Combination:

Examples of foods to include:

Note: All items included should meet the criteria set out in Annex C

• Sandwich (Annex C, category 28)
• Prepared salad dish that includes starchy carbohydrate (Annex C, category 27)
• Heated takeaway dish (Annex C, category 25)
• Baked potato (Annex C, category 8)
• Vegetable based soup (Annex C, category 26)
• Yogurt (Annex C, categories 20, 21)
• Portion of fruit or vegetables (Annex C categories 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
• Drinks (including full fat milk) (Annex C, categories 19, 22 and 23)
• Breakfast cereal (Annex C, category 13)
• Ready meal (Annex C, category 25)
• Frozen vegetables (Annex C, category 4)
• Whole grain bread (Annex C, category 7)
• Canned fruit (Annex C, category 2)
• Salmon (Annex C, category 14)
• Potatoes (Annex C, category 8)