A great education starts with kids having the energy and focus to learn and play at school. Increasing nutritious food and drink options in school canteens supports kids energy, focus and engagement in learning and play across the day.
Your school can make a big difference to the health and wellbeing of students by creating a healthy food and drink environment. When children and young people eat nutritious foods in their everyday lives, they can be more alert and interested in activities, which can improve their concentration, memory and learning.
Providing these foods and drinks in schools is a requirement of the Department of Education and Training’s Canteens, Healthy Eating and Other Food Services. Vic Kids Eat Well can help you on your way to meet the school food services policy and provide a healthier environment that supports the children and young people in your care.
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Schools across Victoria are creating healthier food environments by increasing access to nutritious food and drink options across canteens, vending machines and lunch order systems, supported by positive food marketing. By joining the Vic Kids Eat Well movement, your school can also help create a healthy environment that supports children's learning, growth and wellbeing.
Any school that has a food and drink environment, provides foods and/or drinks, and/or has food/drink-based marketing or fundraising can participate in Vic Kids Eat Well.
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What is involved?
Once you register you can be connected with a health promotion professional who will work with you to make healthy changes in your school.
Your school may have already made healthy changes to meet the requirements of the Canteens, Healthy Eating and Other Food Services, or may be just beginning. Work at your own pace and start with the changes that suit your school! Work your way through all the bites and celebrate your success as you go.
Breakfast club bites
We are excited to announce that all Victorian schools can now bring Vic Kids Eat Well to their breakfast clubs with the addition of new school breakfast club bites! School breakfast clubs are a welcoming place students can attend to receive nutritious food to start their busy day of learning and playing with friends. Whether your school already runs a breakfast club or is looking to start one, Vic Kids Eat Well provides support and resources to make it easier to offer tasty and nutritious breakfasts to students.
For more details on the specific steps involved with each bite, check out our resources.
Resources
Foodbank Victoria, in partnership with the Victorian Government, delivers the School Breakfast Clubs Program in government schools across Victoria. By using a variety of products from the School Breakfast Clubs Program menu, schools can meet these 'bites' and make small, achievable changes to creating a more nutritious breakfast club. See the resource here for tips on how the programs can align.
See Foodbank resource
Visit our case studies to see what changes schools have done.
Case Studies
Join now and you can be connected with a health promotion professional who will work with you to take your next steps to creating a healthier school environment.
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