HEALTHY BEVERAGES

HEALTHY BEVERAGE LIST

SENATE BILL 965 ~ Signed into Law September 15, 2005

1. Regardless of the time of day:
• Fruit-based drinks that are composed of no less than 50% fruit juice and have no added sweetener.
• Vegetable-based drinks that are composed of no less than 50% vegetable juice and have no added sweetener.
• Drinking water with no added sweetener.
• Two-percent-fat milk, one-percent-fat milk, nonfat milk, soymilk, rice milk, and other similar nondairy milk.
2. Non-compliant beverages may be sold provided:
• The items are sold by students of the school and the sale of those items takes place off of and away from school premises, or
• The items are sold by students of the school and the sale of those items takes place at least one-half hour after the end of the school day.
3. Updated beverage standards effective January 1, 2006.

1. From one-half hour before the start of the school day to one-half hour after the end of the school day:
• Fruit-based drinks that are composed of no less than 50% fruit juice and have no added sweetener.
• Vegetable-based drinks that are composed of no less than 50% vegetable juice and have no added sweetener.
• Drinking water with no added sweetener.
• Two-percent-fat milk, one-percent-fat milk, nonfat milk, soymilk, rice milk, and other similar nondairy milk.
• An electrolyte replacement beverage that contains no more than 42 grams of added sweetener per 20-ounce serving.
2. Non-compliant beverages may be sold as part of a school event provided:
• The sale occurs during a school-sponsored event and takes place at the location of that event at least one-half hour after the end of the school day, and
• Vending machines, student stores, and cafeterias selling non-compliant beverages are used later than one-half hour after the end of the school day.



3. Non-compliant beverages may be sold not later than one-half hour before the start of the school day and not sooner than one-half hour after the end of the school day.



4. Updated beverage standards effective January 1, 2006 for middle schools.



5. High schools:
   • Commencing July 1, 2007, no less then 50 percent of all beverages sold to students shall meet the above criteria.
     
   • Commencing July 1, 2009, all beverages sold to students shall meet the above criteria.
     

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