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Health Education Research Advance Access published May 19, 2011 by
Claire Drummond1* and Lorraine Sheppard2,3
School canteen guidelines
Canteen guidelines developed in most Australian states and territories apply to all situations where food and beverages are supplied in the school environment [15]. The aims of the guidelines are to provide a framework to support the implementation of sale of healthy food in school canteens. Currently, canteen guidelines refer only to the school canteens in the state or territory in which they were developed, however, National canteen guidelines have been written which harmonize existing State and Territory school canteen guidelines [31]. Canteen guidelines for schools in South Australia were not applicable at the time of this research; however, the position paper explaining the guidelines [32] was available to schools. A few school canteen managers who had seen the position paper was concerned that the guidelines would prevent the sale of the canteens ‘profitable’ foods, such as pies and hot dogs’. Theses comments concur with research [4] indicating a reliance on profits from canteens, vending machines and ‘junk food fundraising’ makes it difficult for schools, particularly secondary schools, to model healthy eating. Currently, many Australian government schools are slowly adopting the state guidelines that support healthy food implementation [33, 34] in school canteens although there is limited evidence showing how effective these food policies are. The recent removal of the healthy food policy in New Zealand schools [11] due to concerns regarding issues such as canteen staffing resources and pressure of maintaining a profit indicates that schools are not receiving the support required from the surrounding system to assist with long-term implementation of a healthy menu. School curriculum
The types of foods and beverages that predominate in school canteens can undermine the health and nutrition curriculum by
Health Education Research Advance Access published May 19, 2011 by
Claire Drummond1* and Lorraine Sheppard2,3
School canteen guidelines
Canteen guidelines developed in most Australian states and territories apply to all situations where food and beverages are supplied in the school environment [15]. The aims of the guidelines are to provide a framework to support the implementation of sale of healthy food in school canteens. Currently, canteen guidelines refer only to the school canteens in the state or territory in which they were developed, however, National canteen guidelines have been written which harmonize existing State and Territory school canteen guidelines [31]. Canteen guidelines for schools in South Australia were not applicable at the time of this research; however, the position paper explaining the guidelines [32] was available to schools. A few school canteen managers who had seen the position paper was concerned that the guidelines would prevent the sale of the canteens ‘profitable’ foods, such as pies and hot dogs’. Theses comments concur with research [4] indicating a reliance on profits from canteens, vending machines and ‘junk food fundraising’ makes it difficult for schools, particularly secondary schools, to model healthy eating. Currently, many Australian government schools are slowly adopting the state guidelines that support healthy food implementation [33, 34] in school canteens although there is limited evidence showing how effective these food policies are. The recent removal of the healthy food policy in New Zealand schools [11] due to concerns regarding issues such as canteen staffing resources and pressure of maintaining a profit indicates that schools are not receiving the support required from the surrounding system to assist with long-term implementation of a healthy menu. School curriculum
The types of foods and beverages that predominate in school canteens can undermine the health and nutrition curriculum by