Tuck Shop- Using school-grown produce in the canteen.
By Ashton Ducas
Food preferences are developed in childhood. By promoting and encouraging healthier food choices during childhood, it is anticipated that healthy eating habits will be carried through to adulthood and may help prevent chronic diseases later in life. In 2010, the Australian Department of Health ‘National Healthy School Canteens Guidelines’ highlighted the importance of promoting healthy foods through Australian school canteens for education and to role model healthy eating habits ("Department of Health: 2010 National Healthy School Canteens Guidelines", 2013).
The focus of this domain is to encourage the development and reinforcement of healthy eating patterns at school and promote a balanced healthy eating pattern. Students are encouraged to take a central role in working in the tuckshop to promote healthy eating practices at a young age throughout their schooling. Step 1: Look at the current canteen menu your school provides and look to modify and develop, to incorporate a wider variety of healthy foods. If your school currently has a vegetable garden:
Report on how this will be beneficial for the school.
("School gardens and the canteen - Healthy Kids", 2016) If your school is looking to start up a school garden, or rejuvenate an existing one, you may be eligible to apply for a grant or resource support. Contact the following organisations for more information:
Speaking with other schools that have had success in incorporating produce can also be beneficial. Timeframe: Week 4 Responsible: P&C President, Volunteers |
Step 2:
Establishing an available source of fresh fruits and vegetables from a school or community garden. ("Grab 5! Action Pack: Ideas bank 5", 2005). Communicating with canteen manager changes to be implemented. Source recipes from an array of different cultural backgrounds. There are several online resources that can accessed to do these, these sights include:
Students who are making healthy choices during recess/lunch get a sticker for their class. At the end of the term a prize will be given. Student committees are also responsible for a suggestions box in the canteen for foods they'd like to see or recipes they'd like the tuck shop to incorporate into the menu. Timeframe: Week 10 (End of Term) Responsible: Book Recycling Sub-Committee Step 3: Set up a rotation roster for students in year 5/6 to work in the Tuck Shop. This will be apart of their community service hours that reflects the Melbourne Declarations Education Goal of encouraging all children to become active and involved citizens. Cross Curriculum priorities can also be met in maths as children develop the ability to give accurate change and use real money. The student committee that is responsible for monitoring healthy eating amongst peers can motor the healthy consumption of meals throughout the school. Students who are making healthy choices during recess/lunch get a sticker for their class. At the end of the term a prize will be given. Student committee is also responsible for a suggestions box in canteen for foods they'd like to see or recipes they'd like the tuck shop to incorporate into menu. Timeframe: Term 2 Week One-Week Two Responsible: Teachers Year 5/6 and Student Committee Step Four: Educating children about heathy eating in class should be a priority in ensuring students have adequate knowledge to make nutritious choices. If students are educated about why healthy eating is important then they're more likely consciously make the right choices. Timeframe: Term 2 Weeks 1-10 Responsible: Step Five: All left over foods can be donated to families in the school community that are in need or organisations that outreach to people in the community. Timeframe: Term 3 Responsible: P&C and parent volunteers to create a sub-committee under the P&C umbrella. http://www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au/ http://www.abca.org.au/ How will you track progress and know you have succeeded? Food trackers are available at (http://www.nourishinteractive.com/nutrition-education-printables/category/44-printable-tracker-food-diaries-kids-healthy-goals-tracking-sheets-new#tracking-sheet-printables) for students to be able to track there progress. Monthly, before school assemblies, the children team that are responsible for encouraging healthy eating with gather the menus. prizes will be handed out to the children who have eaten the most nutritious food for the month. ("Printable Healthy Habits Goals Tracking Sheets for Kids - Eating Healthy, Nutrition Goals Kids' Food Intake Diary Cards, Physical Activity Fitness Goals Trackers- Weekly Charts", 2016) Similarly, a whole class approach can be utilised as well to ensure students are accountable in a group scenario for what they consume. A ‘Food Diary’ found at (http://www.healthyeating.org/Portals/0/Documents/Healthy%20Eating/Food_Diary.pdf) can be used to monitor that class’ intake. |
Teaching Resources
- http://www.nourishinteractive.com/nutrition-education-printables/category/44-printable-tracker-food-diaries-kids-healthy-goals-tracking-sheets-new#tracking-sheet-printables
- http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/primary/pdhpe/phc/nut006.htm
- http://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au
- https://www.healthyactivekids.com.au
- http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/timetoteach/cogs/unitses1.htm
- http://lrrpublic.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/lrrSecure/Sites/LRRView/6450/index.htm?Signature=(ac50cc35-9441-476d-b647-e37a4348f76e)
- http://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/campaigns-programs/crunchsip.asp
References
Department of Health | 2010 National Healthy School Canteens Guidelines. (2013). Health.gov.au. Retrieved 12 May 2016, from http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/phd-nutrition-canteens
Grab 5! Action Pack: Ideas bank 5. (2005). Sustainweb.org. Retrieved 12 May 2016, from http://www.sustainweb.org/g5ap/idea5.php
School gardens and the canteen - Healthy Kids. (2016). Healthy-kids.com.au. Retrieved 16 May 2016, from https://healthy-kids.com.au/school-canteens/managing-a-canteen/school-gardens-and-the-canteen/
Printable Healthy Habits Goals Tracking Sheets for Kids - Eating Healthy, Nutrition Goals Kids' Food Intake Diary Cards, Physical Activity Fitness Goals Trackers- Weekly Charts. (2016). Nourish Interactive. Retrieved 12 May 2016, from http://www.nourishinteractive.com/nutrition-education-printables/category/44-printable-tracker-food-diaries-kids-healthy-goals-tracking-sheets-new#tracking-sheet-printables
Beattie, W. (2015). Tips For Healthy Kids Lunches. Retrieved from http://www.atlantichealinghemp.com/2015/04/24/tips-for-healthy-kids-lunches/
Department of Health | 2010 National Healthy School Canteens Guidelines. (2013). Health.gov.au. Retrieved 12 May 2016, from http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/phd-nutrition-canteens
Grab 5! Action Pack: Ideas bank 5. (2005). Sustainweb.org. Retrieved 12 May 2016, from http://www.sustainweb.org/g5ap/idea5.php
School gardens and the canteen - Healthy Kids. (2016). Healthy-kids.com.au. Retrieved 16 May 2016, from https://healthy-kids.com.au/school-canteens/managing-a-canteen/school-gardens-and-the-canteen/
Printable Healthy Habits Goals Tracking Sheets for Kids - Eating Healthy, Nutrition Goals Kids' Food Intake Diary Cards, Physical Activity Fitness Goals Trackers- Weekly Charts. (2016). Nourish Interactive. Retrieved 12 May 2016, from http://www.nourishinteractive.com/nutrition-education-printables/category/44-printable-tracker-food-diaries-kids-healthy-goals-tracking-sheets-new#tracking-sheet-printables
Beattie, W. (2015). Tips For Healthy Kids Lunches. Retrieved from http://www.atlantichealinghemp.com/2015/04/24/tips-for-healthy-kids-lunches/
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