SWAP IT Sweet 

SWAP From These Types Of Sometimes Foods

SWAP FROM...
Roll-ups Fruit sticks  Breakfast based bars
Muesli bars  Chocolate bars Sweet biscuits
Cakes/pastries Dairy desserts  

SWAP To These Types Of Everyday Foods

Looking for some sweet everyday snack ideas that require no preparation? See below for some easy options.­ 

Fruit

Fresh whole fruit

For example, apples, bananas, mandarins 

Dried fruit store bought snack packs (in small amounts) 

  • Sultanas 
  • Dried apricots 
  • Dried prunes 

Tinned/ Canned Fruit in natural juice – store bought single serves 

  • Two fruits 
  • Peaches 
  • Mangoes 
  • Pineapple 
  • pears 
  • apricots 
  • Rock melon and fruit salad in natural juice tubs 

Ensure you choose fruit that is in natural juice only, not syrup. Remember to be mindful of the size and choose the smallest portion. 

Yoghurt snacks:

Reduced fat squeeze pouches and mini tubs (no added sugar): Greek style yoghurt, natural yoghurt, fruit yoghurt (no added sugar)

Custard snacks:

Reduced fat plain custard pouches and mini tubs. 

Looking for some sweet everyday snack ideas that require little preparation? See below for some easy options. 

Fruit

Buy large containers of dried, tinned or stewed fruit and repackage into small containers. 

Dried fruit (in small amounts)- sultanas, prunes, apricots, apple and figs.  

When buying tinned or stewed fruit, such as two fruits, peaches or pears, ensure you choose fruit that is in natural juice only, not syrup. 

Custard

Buy large tubs of reduced fat custard and repackage into smaller containers.  

Yoghurt

Buy large tubs of reduced fat yoghurt and repackage into smaller containers or reusable squeeze pouches.

  • Reduced fat tubs (no added sugar):  Greek style yoghurt, natural yoghurt, fruit yoghurt (no added sugar) 

Cereal

Buy large packs of cereal and repackage into smaller containers e.g. Wholegrain cereal bites

Project Partners

SWAP IT was developed by NSW Health and the University of Newcastle in collaboration with our partners and stakeholders – including Health and Education, schools (teachers, principals), multicultural and Aboriginal Health, industry partner Audiri and parents. Implementation and scale up support provided by NSW LHDs and the following partner organisations as part of externally funded scale-up trials:

Whilst brands may be depicted in these images and videos, SWAP IT and Good For Kids has no affiliation and do not endorse any specific food brand. We do not warrant that the information we provide will meet individual health, nutritional or medical requirements, or individual school policy.

Artwork: "The heart of a child" by Lara Went, Worimi Artist.