Wellness Program
Alternatives to Food as Rewards, Celebrations, and Fundraising
Alternatives to Food as Reward from Connecticut State Department of Health
Food-Free Celebration Ideas from the Massachusetts Public Health Association
Alternative Fundraising Ideas Things to Sell and Do
Non-Food Alternatives from Iowa State University and Action for Healthy Kids
Sweet Deals: School Fundraising Can Be Healthy and Profitable from the Center for Science in the Public Interest
Snack Items in Compliance with SPS Wellness Policy (For Classroom Celebrations)
NEW! How Do I Know if a Food Meets the Guidelines? View a sample Nutrition Facts Label. An example of figuring calories from fat and saturated fat is included.
Updated July 2007:
- Trail Mix
- Granola
- Low Fat Muffins
- Low Fat Puddings
- Low-fat Popcorn
- Fig Newtons
- LaChop Fortune Cookies
- Trix Cereal Bar
- Salsa Cup
- Sugarfree Jello--numerous flavors
- Angel Food Cake w/ Fruit Topping (purchased cake)
- Pizza Dippers
- Bosco Mozz Stix 7" - 2 each
- Vegetarian Pizza
- Bageler - Cream Cheese/Cinnamon Sugar
- Bageler - Cream Cheese
- Yogurt
- Yogurt Parfait Banana Splits
- Gogurt - Yogurt Push Up
- Sherbet
- Twin Pops
- Hiland Soft Serve Choc 4% gal
- Hiland Soft Serve Vanilla gal
- Vanilla Ice Cream Cup
- Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich
- Fruit Popsicles
- Shape-ups (100% fruit juice)
- Fresh Fruit
- Dried Fruits
- Frozen Fruits--many choices
- Raisins
- Fresh Vegetables--carrots, broccoli, celery, etc.
- Canned fruits--packed in water
- 100% fruit juices--numerous flavors
- Dasani Water
- Minute Maid Juice
- Nestea
- Powerade
- Aquafina
- Lipton Tea
- Crystal Light - Lemonade or Peach
- Snapple 100% Juice Drink Asst Flavors
- Vegetable Juice (i.e. V-8, etc)
- Gatorade
Listings by Manufacturer Names:
Dannon:
Creamy Fruit Blends-
- Strawberry-blueberry
- Strawberry-Banana
- Raspberry
Danimals-
- Strawberry
- Vanilla
Dole:
Fruit Cups or Fruit Cups in Gel
Fruit Flurry-
- Pineapple
- Pineapple-mango
- Strawberry-banana
Frito Lay:
Cheetos-
- Baked Crunchy
- Baked Crunchy Flamin’ Hot
- Baked Fantastix Chili Cheese
Doritos-
- Baked Cooler Ranch Baked Nacho Cheese
- Baked Nacho Cheesier Light Nacho Cheesier
- Reduced Fat Cooler Ranch
- Reduced Fat Nacho Cheesier
Sunchips-
- Original
- Harvest Cheddar
Flat Earth-
- Apple Cinnamon Grove Baked Fruit Crisp
- Farmland Cheddar Baked Veggie Crisp
Lays-
- Baked KC Masterpiece BBQ
- Baked Cheddar & Sour Cream
- Baked Original
- Baked Sour Cream & Onion
- Light-Original
Munchies-
- Kid’s Mix
Rold Gold-
- Classic Tiny Twists
- Heartzels
Ruffles-
- Baked Sour Cream & Cheddar
Stacy’s-
- Pita Chips (Parmesean Garlic Herb, Cinnamon Sugar, Simply Naked)
- Soy Thin Crisps (Sticky Bun or Sweet Barbecue)
General Mills:
Fruit by the Foot-
- Berry Tye dye (reduced sugar)
Nature Valley-
- Brown Sugar Granola bar
- Cinnamon Granola bar
- Honey Granola bar
- Peanut butter Granola bar
Sunkist Fruit Snacks-
- Reduced sugar
Team Cheerios-
- Whole Grain Strawberry Cereal Bar
Yoplait-
- Non-fat or Low-fat Yogurt (Cherry, Cherry Orchard, Mixed Berry, Peach, Plain, Strawberry-banana, Strawberry)
- Trix Yogurt (Raspberry Rainbow, Strawberry-Banana bash, Watermelon burst)
Chex Mix-
- Traditional
- Cheddar
Immaculate Snackfoods:
Organic Kids-
- Choca Doodle Doos (Chocolate Chip Oatmeal)
- Doo Hickeys (Oatmeal Raisin)
J&J Snackfoods:
California Natural 100% Juice Bar-
- Cherry
- Orange
Luigi’s-
- Sherbet (chocolate, grape, lime, orange, raspberry)
- Juice bars (cherry or watermelon)
Minute Maid-
- Juice Bars (blue-raspberry, cherry, grape, green apple, orange, pink lemonade, strawberry, fruit punch)
Mrs. Goodcookie-
- 51% WW Themed Cinnamon Grahams
- Belly Bears Chocolate Graham Crackers
- Jungle Crackers
- Chocolate Chip Graham Crackers
- Cinnamon Graham Crackers
- Honey Graham Crackers
- Icee Cookies
- Star Spangled Cookies
SuperPretzel-
- 51% WW Regular Baked Pretzel
- 51% WW Soft Pretzel Rod
- Cinnamon Bun Stick
- Cinnamon Raisin (no icing)
- Soft pretzels (without salt)
- Star Theme Pretzel (without salt)
Kellog’s:
Austin-
- Zoo Animal Crackers
- Reduced Fat Cheese with Cheese Crackers
Cheez-It-
- Reduced Fat Crackers
- 100-Calorie Packs
Famous Amos-
- Low Fat Iced Ginger Snaps
Kashi-
- Chewy Granola Bars (Honey Almond Flax or Trail Mix)
Keebler-
- Graham Crackers (Apple Cinnamon, Chocolate, Cinnamon Crisp, Cinnamon Grahams with Calcium, Original, Honey Graham with Fiber, Honey Grahams with Calcium, Original with Calcium, Low-fat French Vanilla grahams, Low-fat Original with Calcium)
- Bug bites cinnamon grahams
- Scooby-doo graham sticks
Nutri-Grain bars-
- Apple cinnamon
- Blueberry
- Raspberry
- Strawberry
Special-K Bars-
- Vanilla Crisp
- Strawberry
Kozy Shack:
Jammin Gels-
- Cool berry burst
- Fruit punch fusion
Poppin Pudding-
- Ballistic banana
- Crazy chocolate
- Very vanilla
Nabisco:
Animal Crackers
Wheat Thins-
- 100-Calorie Packs
Honey Maid-
- 100-Calorie Packs
- Cinnamon Graham Sticks
Planters-
- 100-Calorie Pack Peanut Butter Cookie Crisps
Kraft-
- 100-Calorie Pack Kraft Cheese Nips
Chips Ahoy-
- 100-Calorie Pack Thin Crisps
Oreo-
- 100-Calorie Pack
Teddy Grahams-
- Cinnamon
- Chocolate
Back to Nature-
- Crispy Wheat Baked Snack Crackers
Cornnuts-
- Crunchy Toasted Original
- Ranch
- Nacho Cheese
- Barbecue
Quaker:
Chewy Granola bars-
- Cookies & Milk
- Low-fat Oatmeal Raisin
- Peanut butter & Chocolate Chunk
Fruit & Oatmeal Bars-
- Apple Crisp
- Cranberry-Orange
- Strawberry
Quakes-
- Cheddar Cheese
Snyder’s of Hanover:
- Mini Pretzels
Sugar Foods:
Super Snax-
- Blazin’ Hot Pretzel Poppers
- Cheezy Nacho Pretzel Poppers
- Cool Ranch Pretzel Poppers
- Zesty Pizza Pretzel Poppers
- Cinnamon Toast Bites
Otis Spunkmeyer:
Low Fat Muffins-
- Banana nut
- Blueberry
Reduced Fat Cookies (2 each)-
- Chocolate Chip
- Raisin
- Butter Sugar
- Carnival
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