The SnackwiseSM Nutrition Rating System developed by Columbus Children's evaluates the nutritional quality of processed vended snack foods for ten nutrition parameters: calories, fat, saturated and trans fat, fiber, sugar, protein, calcium, iron, and vitamins A & C. Snack foods are rated according to whether the nutrition parameter contributes positively or negatively to a snack food's nutrient balance as either green-best choice, yellow-choose occasionally, or red-choose rarely.

SnackwiseSM includes point of sale materials to help schools promote and student's select smarter snack choices.