Nutrition and Healthy Eating
National Healthy School Canteens Project
This page contains information on the National Healthy School Canteens Project.
The importance of good nutrition and healthy eating, particularly for children and young people, is well recognised. Schools play an important role in providing an encouraging environment for healthy food choices.
Under the Australian Better Health Initiative, funding has been provided for a National Healthy School Canteens Project. This Project aims to assist school canteens to provide healthy food choices and consequently, promote good health through healthy eating to reduce levels of obesity and chronic diseases later in life. Flinders Partners has been contracted by the Department to undertake this Project which will see the development of a nationally consistent approach to making healthy food available in school canteens.
The Project consists of three components: a national food categorisation system for school canteens; training materials for canteen staff; and an evaluation framework. This Project will build on existing models that are currently being implemented by a number of State and Territory governments and will encourage a nationally consistent approach to promoting healthy food through Australian school canteens.
The States and Territories will be responsible for implementation of the project following its development. Implementation will not be mandatory.
The resources are available in pdf below:
- Guidelines for healthy foods and drinks supplied in school canteens (PDF 3400 KB)
- National Healthy School Canteens Quick Reference guide (PDF 2167 KB)
- National Healthy School Canteens Quick Pocket Guide (PDF 3608 KB)
- Healthy kids need healthy canteens! - 3 categories - poster (PDF 1857 KB)
- Healthy kids need healthy canteens! - 2 categories - poster (PDF 1857 KB)
- National Healthy School Canteens - Food Safety Fact Sheet (PDF 332 KB)
- National Healthy School Canteens Participant's Workbook (PDF 3083 KB)
- National Healthy School Canteens Trainer's Manual (PDF 4753 KB)
- National Healthy School Canteens Evaluation Toolkit (PDF 2059 KB)
The PowerPoint presentations are available below:
- Program Briefing Part A (PPT 5225 KB)
- Program Briefing Part B (PPT 4524 KB)
- Canteen Manager Training Part A (PPT 3999 KB)
- Canteen Manager Training Part B (PPT 7477 KB)
For information about healthy eating tips and nutrition for different ages, visit our Healthy Weight web pages.
For further information please email PHD Frontdesk.
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