Fresh Tastes @ School Newsletters

This issue provides information about healthy eating and good nutrition in schools and the Nutrition in schools policy.

• Menu guide for 'heat and serve' canteens and canteens with limited equipment(PDF 314kB)
• New look Healthy Kids website
• Recipes for canteens with limited equipment
• Canteen inspection fees update.

This issue promotes the Kids Design Challenge for secondary schools where students learn about healthy eating and the NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy.

It also includes:

• An A3 Canteen Menu Planner (PDF 186kB) flyer 
• Information about occupational health and safety in the canteen
• Strategies for 'greening up' the canteen menu
• Information about Fruit and Vege month.

This issue highlghts the NSW Farmers' Association AppleQuest program.

It also provides information about:

• healthy menu ideas that require only a handful of simple equipment to prepare
• what to consider when investigating the purchase of new canteen equipment
• diabetes and school canteens.

This issue highlights the launch of the Intelligent Food Guide, and provides updates on recent regional canteen workshops and healthy fundraising ideas.

It also includes information about:

• School canteen RED days
• Local council food business inspections
• Healthy eating posters for secondary schools.

This issue highlights teaching programs that link to healthy canteens, food hygiene and safety information and practical tips for operating a part time canteen.

It also includes:

• Good news from Griffith
• Information about nutrition programs that promote fruit and vegetable consumption
• Useful web links and contact information.

This newsletter provides useful information for school canteens about the Self Assessment Tool and Action Planner, sent to all NSW public schools Term 4, 2007.

It also includes:

• An article about canteen networks
• Good news from Bathurst school canteens
• Information about support services available to school canteens
• Recipe ideas and replacements for confectionaries.

This edition of the Fresh Tastes Newsletter features articles on promoting and sourcing fresh fruit and vegetables in school canteens.

It also includes:

• A case study from Cudgegong Public School
• Useful equipment to help canteen staff prepare fresh fruit and vegetables
• Recipe ideas
• Tips for canteen operators when choosing commercial products.

This latest edition of the Fresh Tastes Newsletter features an article on Promoting drinks that fit in with the green segment of the Canteen Menu Planning Guide.

It also includes:

• a case study from Meadowbank Public School
• information on recruiting volunteers
• frequently asked questions
• Healthy Kids website update.

This edition is a special four page issue which includes encouraging information about the impact of the Healthy Canteen Strategy in schools.

There are two inserts:

• Food Safety in School Canteens Fact Sheet (PDF 679kB)
• Important information regarding the ban of sugar sweetened drinks for 2007 (PDF 1MB)

Also covered in this edition are:

• Food allergies and the canteen
• Dulwich Hill Public School profile
• Buronga Public School profile
• Burn awareness
• Healthy Active Grant.

Introduces the Fresh Ideas for a Healthy School Canteen recipe file and the 'Come into my Canteen' DVD. This issue provides good news stories from schools successfully implementing the Strategy.

Introduces the Fresh Tastes Tool Kit. Some commonly asked questions around the strategy implementation are discussed. This issue provides information about the NSW TAFE course designed to assist canteen staff in acquiring the skills and knowledge necessary to implement the Strategy. There is an article clarifying where the NSWSCA nutrient criteria and Fresh Tastes criteria sit. Case studies from two schools who are successfully introducing Fresh Tastes are included.

Introduces the Canteen Menu Planning Guide and describes some of the activities being conducted by the Fresh Tastes team in relation to the Strategy. Ideas for phasing in new foods and important strategies in relation to money matters are provided.

Introduces the Fresh Tastes strategy and addresses some of the early frequently asked questions. These include the Strategy requirements, the implementation timeline, the support materials and how to prepare for the Fresh Tastes approach.