School Canteens and Fruit + Veg

School canteens can help children make healthier food choices. By offering children the opportunity to select healthy food that features fruit and vegetables, canteens can help schools create an environment where healthy eating messages are reinforced.

Fruit + Veg information for school canteens

This booklet offers lots of ideas for delicious, healthy fruit and vegetable snack and lunch items as well as ways of presenting and preparing vegetables and fruit that are appealing to children. Ways of introducing new menu items, canteen competitions and other ways of promoting vegetables and fruit special menus during Fruit + Veg Week are also included.

Fruit + Veg information for school canteens booklet (602kb, pdf)

Linking schools with fruit and vegetable retailers

This booklet outlines some ideas and approaches for teachers, school canteens and retailers to work together to increase the consumption of fruit and vegetables.

Linking schools with fruit and vegetable retailers (320kb, pdf)

Go for your life Healthy Canteens Advisory Service

The Department of Human Services has established a 'Go for your life' Healthy Canteens Advisory Service, funded by the Victorian Government’s Community Support Fund, which aims to support schools with primary school-age children to provide and promote healthy food choices. Click here for more details!

Department of Education & Training guidelines for canteens

These guidelines also provide guidance to canteens.

Department of Education & Training Guidelines for Canteens (131kb, pdf)

Fruit + Veg recipes for 30

A recipe booklet specially designed for canteens or class teachers. These healthy and tasty recipes give quantities suitable for groups of 30.

Fruit + Veg recipes for 30 (169kb, pdf)