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08/10/2013With the NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy due to become compulsory at the end of 2019, it’s never been more important to ensure you have access to the right
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Healthy Kids News & Advice
Food Industry & the NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy
06/04/2021
Whether the school canteen market is a space you already work in or would like to work in in the future, being familiar with the NSW Healthy School Canteen
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canteen corner
08/10/2013
Welcome to Canteen Corner. Here you'll find a wealth of resources, information and downloads for successfully running a school canteen.
Use the "Canteen Corner" menu above, or the green menu
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High School Workshops
01/07/2020
Healthy Kids conduct food, nutrition and health workshops to complement the Australian curriculum for years 7-12. These can be online or face-to-face.
The current topics are:
General nutrition and foodFood Technology
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Take action on fussy eaters
02/04/2017 Healthy Eating, Help for ParentsWe know that establishing good eating habits in children fuels growth and development, but refusing new food tastes and textures can often leave parents at a loss. Healthy Kids
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The School Canteen Market
08/10/2013
School canteen menus differ from other food services as each state/territory has a set of guidelines/policies which determine what can and cannot be sold.
The canteen has the very important
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Three things that make buying organic hard… and what to do about them
17/02/2015 Healthy Eating, Help for ParentsFollowing these tips on buying, sourcing and storing organic foods will lead to smart picks within your budget.
Organic foods are not new, nor are they strictly necessary in a
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Webinar: Running a profitable healthy school canteen
18/05/2021
This webinar is an introduction to canteen profitability and covers topics such as the Key Profit Drivers, Revenue, Expenses and Cost Control, Recipe Costing, Price Setting, and Record Keeping.
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ACT National Healthy School Canteen Guidelines
14/07/2014
Schools in the Australian Capital Territory follow the National Healthy School Canteen Guidelines, which aims to help canteen managers across Australia to make healthy food and drink choices for school
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Balancing Your Menu
28/02/2022
Calculating your menu balance involves counting all the Everyday and Occasional foods and drinks available in your school canteen. This includes items listed on the menu, displayed on the
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