In recent years, Australia has seen increasing levels of overweight and obesity in children and young people. Overweight and obesity are usually a result of eating too much food, or the wrong type of food, combined with doing too little physical activity.
Fresh Tastes NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy requires all NSW government schools to provide a healthy, nutritious canteen menu in line with the Australian Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents.
The Canteen Menu Planning Guide with Communication Kit, the Fresh Tastes Tool Kit, the Fresh Ideas for a Healthy School Canteen recipe file and the 'Come into my Canteen' DVD have been developed to assist schools in implementing the Strategy.