Healthy Canteens

We are working in schools and sporting clubs to increase healthy food options in these settings.

Children are bombarded with unhealthy food messages every day. It makes it hard for children to know what is healthy and what isn’t. Healthy options in canteens help children easily choose what their bodies need. 

We have been working closely with canteens since 2015. See our report from our early school canteen menu support program.   

How we can help 

• Live Life Well at School. Through this program we help canteens to meet the NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy. For more information on Healthy School Canteens visit the NSW Healthy Canteens Website. 
• Healthy Food Finder. For help in choosing healthy foods for your school canteen please visit the Healthy Food Finder website. This lists foods that are classifed as Everyday or Occasional and advises whether foods meet criteria for the NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy.
• Canteen network meetings. These occur in several locations around the district. These are for canteen managers, volunteers, P&C members, school staff and food suppliers. They are opportunities to share ideas and support one another to run good canteen businesses that supply healthy food to children in our schools. Contact mlhd-hp@health.nsw.gov.au for information about these meetings.
• High schools. The Secondary School Support Service is dedicated to supporting NSW secondary schools to meet the NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy.

  Canteen managers, staff and volunteers can contact the service on 1300 724 850 between the hours of 8:30-4:30pm, weekdays.

Upcoming Canteen Network Meetings 

Town	Location	Date	Time
Zoom online	Zoom online - see agenda Register here.	24 Jun 2020	4.00-5.00pm
Tumut/ Gundagai	TBC	TBC	TBC
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Leeton	TBC	TBC	TBC
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Greater Hume/ Albury	TBC	TBC	TBC
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South West Riverina	TBC	TBC	TBC
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Griffith	TBC	TBC	TBC
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Hilltops/ Temora	TBC	TBC	TBC
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Wagga Wagga	TBC	TBC	TBC
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Schools Achieving a Healthy Canteen 

Congratulations to the schools who have achieved a Healthy Canteen and have had their menu assessed by the Menu Check Service. We encourage schools to maintain their healthy canteen status. Browse the menus from these schools for inspiration for your school's healthy canteen menu. You can see the list of schools below.

Finish with the Right Stuff for sporting clubs

The Finish with the Right Stuff program works with sporting clubs to help their canteens provide healthy food choices for players and spectators before, during and after the game. Find out more about the Right Stuff program.  

Or contact us at mlhd-hp@health.nsw.gov.au to see how we can help you to achieve a healthy and profitable canteen.  

Schools achieving healthy canteen strategy  

Adelong Public School	Lake Wyangan Public School
Albury High School	Lavington East Public School
Albury North Public School	Lavington Public School
Albury Public School	Leeton High School
Albury West Public School	Leeton Public School
Ardlethan Central School	Lutheran Primary School Wagga Wagga
Ariah Park Central School	Maimuru Public School
Ashmont Public School	Mayrung Public School
Barellann Central School	Monteagle Public School
Barham High School	Moulamein Public School
Barooga Public School	Mount Austin Public School
Batlow Technology School	Murray High School
Beelbangera Public School	Murrumburrah Public School
Berrigan Public School	Narrandera East Infants School
Blighty Public School	Narrandera Public School
Boorowa Central School	North Wagga Public School
Coolamon Central School	Parkview Public School
Cootamundra Public School	Pleasant Hills Public School
Corowa Public School	Rankin’s Springs Public School
Deniliquin High School	Red Hill Public School
Deniliquin North Public School	South Wagga Public School
Deniliquin South Public School	Springdale Heights Public School
Edward Public School	St Michael's Primary Deniliquin
Finley Public School	Sturt Public School
Forest Hill Public School	Tabletop Public School
Franklin Public School	Temora High School
Glenroy Public School	Temora Public School
Goolgowi Public School	Temora West Public School
Griffith East Public School	The Rock Central School
Griffith High School	Thurgoona Public School
Griffith North Public School	Tocumwal Public School
Griffith Public School	Tooleybuc Central School
Gundagai Public School	Tullibigeal Central School
Gundagai South Public School	Tumbarumba High School
Hanwood Public School	Tumut High School
Hay Public School	Turvey Park Public School
Hay War Memorial High School	Ungarie Public School
Henty Public School	Uranquinty Public School
Hillston Central School	Wagga Wagga Public School
Howlong Public School	Wakool Burraboi Public School
Hume Public School	Walla Walla Public School
James Fallon High School	Weethalle Public School
Jerilderie Public School	West Wyalong Highschool
Jindera Public School	West Wyalong Public School
Junee High School	Willans Hill School
Junee Public School	Wyalong Public School
Khancoban Public School	Yanco Public School
Kooringal High School	Yenda Public School
Kooringal Public School	Yoogali Public School
Lake Albert Public School	Young High School
Lake Cargelligo Central School	Young North Public School
	Young Public School