VIC KIDS EAT WELL
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HEALTHY LUNCH BOXES
PACKING A HEALTHY LUNCH
A healthy lunch can help your child have plenty of energy to learn and play during the day. Packing your child’s lunchbox with healthy foods, including vegetables and fruits, can help kids to learn better, concentrate for longer, and enjoy playtime with their friends.
https://www.healthyliving.nsw.gov.au/healthy-lunchboxes
NUDE FOOD
Nude Food is a popular term in schools and preschools, but what exactly does this mean? Simply put, it's food without excess packaging. Usually, this means food that is not processed, often making it a healthier and more environmentally friendly option. Nude Food reduces the amount of 'stuff' that needs to go in bins to be sent to landfill. Durable, reusable containers are a great way to bring food, as they may last from pre-school through to high school and beyond, providing long term cost savings and environmental benefits.
https://www.wow.sa.gov.au/diy/nude-food
Healthy Lunchbox Week
Healthy Lunchbox Week is almost here! Held at the start of the school term (5-11th Feb), Healthy Lunchbox Week is a Nutrition Australia initiative that helps families access credible lunchbox nutrition information. Monash Health is supporting Healthy Lunchbox Week by helping children get set for the year ahead with well fuelled minds and bodies.
For loads of lunchbox inspiration, visit Nutrition Australia’s Healthy Lunchbox Week website: www.healthylunchboxweek.org.au.
Need inspiration and guidance on what makes a healthy lunchbox?? The team at Monash Health will be hosting a
FREE Webinar – Kids' Healthy Lunchboxes
When: Tuesday 28th February, 6-6.30pm
Topics
Build a balanced lunchbox
Lunchbox ideas
Save money and time
Be a waste warrior
GREATER DANDENONG COUNCIL NEWS
St Joseph's recently hosted the launch of the Council's School Breakfast Resource Kit. Read more on Page 11 Ferbruary Council News.
We will also have a school stall at the Sustainability Festival on Sunday 26th February. We invite famlies to attend this Festival at the Dandenong Market between 10am and 3pm.
https://www.greaterdandenong.vic.gov.au/greater-dandenong-council-news-february-2023
WEB version - FINAL - CGD_CouncilNews_Feb23 (A9407929) (1).pdfBreakfast Resource Kit Promo (1).mp4OUR YEAR 5/6 BREAKFAST PROGRAMME
Belinda Nowakowski is our school Healthy Kids Advisor working for the Greater City of Dandenong.
Belinda helps us to develop our understanding of nutrition and access to healthy food and drinks.
Vic Kids Eat Well believes all children and young people deserve access to healthy and delicious food.
In 2022 we established both a Year 4 and a Year 5/6 Breakfast Club. We have been able to support the City of Greatger Dandenong to promote breakfast clubs in other schools.
Multicultural Lunchboxes
vietnamese lunch box picture.pdfLunchbox checklist
Lunchbox checklist
Follow this link to help children understand which foods make up a healthy lunch box.
https://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/publications/7725?collectionfilter=1
VIC KIDS EAT WELL
Belinda Nowakowski is our school Healthy Kids Advisor working for the Greater City of Dandenong.
Belinda will be guiding our school community over the next few years, and to help increase our understanding of nutrition and access to healthy food and drinks.
Vic Kids Eat Well believes all children and young people deserve access to healthy and delicious food.
Belinda will work with us to
identify a food action / focus (small achievable steps)
support healthy food and drink changes
support incentives for changes made
celebrate our successes
Future Opportunities
Canteen Menu improvements
Greater variety of cultural food choices
Reduced dependence on processed foods
Supporting parents with the online ordering process
Expanding the cooking program through parent involvement
Exploring the opportunities of having a Friday special (Sushi, Fried Rice, Nachos)
Connecting garden produce to the canteen
Identifying a Food Day or event to celebrate (eg Nude Food Day)
We will also explore the possibility of establishing a breakfast cafeteria
You Can find out more about Vic Kids Eat Well at......vickidseatwell.health.vic.gov.au
Garden to Kitchen Program
Miss Bailey’s 3/4 class made Vermicelli Noodle Chicken Salad for their lunch today.
Thank you to the canteen staff and our parent helpers who supervised and supported students as they grated and sliced their fresh vegetables. We were able to use mint and tomatoes from the school vegetable garden. This was our first garden to kitchen session. We look forward to working with all classes over the next few months.
Zucchini Muffins
The Year 1/2 students and children in the school gardening club and kitchen lunch program have been using vegetables grown in our school garden. We grew huge, amazing, delicious zucchinis from which staff have made some tasty muffins for the students to eat.
Prep Students Cut, Peel and Grate their way to make a Healthy Fruit Snack
Each Wednesday between 9.00am and 10.30am a class works with canteen staff and parent helpers to make a healthy lunch (Parent helpers always welcome).
Currently our Prep students are creating Fruit Salad Supreme. Hopefully they will take an interest in helping their parents to prepare a meal at home.
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