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​Healthy eating supports growing minds and bodies and helps children do their best at school.​

School canteens can play an important role in helping kids create healthy habits – for life. 

​The benefits of having a healthy school canteen

A healthy canteen supports student wellbeing by:

• ​providing healthy food and drink options
  
• offering fewer foods and drinks that are less healthy
  
• encouraging them to drink water
  
• reinforcing healthy eating messages taught in the classroom. 

The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Healthy School Canteen Strategy helps make the healthy choice the easy choice.

​Support for your school and licensed canteens

All ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Government schools with a canteen must follow the Healthy School Canteen Strategy. Non-government schools with a canteen are also encouraged to follow it.

Find the six steps for creating a healthy school canteen in our ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Healthy School Canteen Strategy: Food and Drink Criteria​.

Healthy Food Finder​ is an online tool that canteen staff and volunteers can use to search for packaged foods and drinks to sell in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø school canteens. For free support and guidance with making your school canteen a healthy one, contact the Healthy Food Information Service.

Phone: 1800 930 966
Email: healthyfood@health.nsw.gov.au
Business hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
For more information about the strategy, visit ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Healthy School Canteens​.