Schools

In Australia, schools and school canteens are more committed than ever to providing kids with the right food and drinks.

The classroom and canteen are ideal places to help kids learn about healthy food and drink choices and the importance of regular physical activity.

In Australia, each state government currently has its own school canteen policy, however a National School Canteen Strategy is currently under development. The state-by-state policies are based on recommendations from the Australian Dietary Guidelines (.pdf 1.7mb) and aim to help teach children healthy eating habits. School Canteen Associations in each state then use these government policies to develop specific food criteria for including food and drinks into their buyers guide or products lists. Most school canteen policies group food and drinks into three main categories – ‘green’ foods to eat most, ‘amber’ foods to eat moderately, and ‘red’ foods to limit or eat occasionally. This is often referred to as the ‘traffic lights system’.

Buyer’s Guides

Buyer’s Guides and registered product lists that help schools stock healthy food and drink choices. It is voluntary for schools to use the Buyer’s Guides or product lists, and for companies to register products with them.

What are we doing?

 To make supplying the ‘right’ stuff to school kids even easier, National Foods has registered a number of products with the main Buyer’s Guides and products lists.

We also provide resources for schools outlining which foods and drinks are registered with the Buyer’s Guide or product lists, and/or are classified as green or amber. From plain and flavoured milks, to yogurts, dairy snacks, fruit juices and water, there’s plenty of great tasting, nutritious items to choose from, and more on the way!

More Information

To find out more about your state school canteen guidelines, and to see which food and drinks National Foods has registered with Buyer’s Guides, click on the links below:

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