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Front of Pack Labelling

Posted by:Kelly Crawford | Wed 30 November 2011 | 0 comments

Front of Pack Labelling (FOPL) has been getting a decent amount of media attention lately as the government is likely to announce its stance on the matter in response to a commissioned report and prior to the federal-state food ministers’ meeting. The push for front of pack labelling is based on... Read More

Pay Rates Update

Posted by:Chris Tate | Wed 23 November 2011 | 0 comments

FairWork Ombudsman Determination – School Canteen staff are employed under the Fast Food Award 2011 Read More

HKA Visits the Outback

Posted by:Liz Copping | Mon 31 October 2011 | 0 comments

During Term 3 Healthy Kids again visited the outback. Healthy Kids partners with the NSW Outback Division of General Practice (ODGP) situated in Bourke. The Healthy Outback Kids project involves putting a fruit and vegetable garden in the local primary schools. Read More

Sweet Success for Apple Crunch

Posted by:Rebecca Brennan | Thu 22 September 2011 | 0 comments

The Big Apple Crunch at Denistone East Primary School was a huge success this morning. Hundreds of Denistone East students, parents and teachers gathered around to crunch on an apple in celebration of Healthy Kids Fruit ’n’ Veg Month. Read More

Child Obesity: Playing the Blame Game

Posted by:By Amelia Fellows | Fri 16 September 2011 | 1 comments

Australians like to eat. And it turns out we’re really quite good at it. Perhaps a little too good considering we’re in the grips of an obesity epidemic. Experts say we’re not getting any lighter and, alarmingly, the younger generations are following in our footsteps. Read More

Jenn Madz - WINS GOBI DESERT RACE

Posted by:Rebecca Brennan | Mon 20 June 2011 | 3 comments

To many of us it sounds like madness, running for six days across the scorching Gobi Desert. But for Jenn Madz a nutritionist at Nestle, she can't wait for the 250km race... Read More

US Farewells The Food Pyramid

Posted by:Kelly Crawford | Thu 09 June 2011 | 0 comments

Michelle Obama’s announcement of “MyPlate” last week as the replacement for the Food Guide Pyramid evoked memories for me. Australia has been using a model similar to a plate for quite a few years now and I am happy to see the US move in the plate direction. Read More

Education Minister Opens the Door for Obesity

Posted by:Jo Gardner | Mon 02 May 2011 | 1 comments

Soft drinks, lollies, hot chips, salty pizza and fatty burgers, do we want the school canteen to mirror fast food outlets? New Education Minister, Adrian Piccoli, stated that he “would be reluctant to dictate to schools what they should have in their canteen.” Read More

Expo Success

Posted by:Rebecca Brennan | Fri 25 March 2011 | 0 comments

The 2011 Healthy Kids Expo was a huge success. Held last Tuesday 15th March, hundreds of school canteen managers from across the state enjoyed taste testing healthy foods from 40 food manufacturers, watching cooking demos, attending seminars and... Read More

The Biggest Loser Lies

Posted by:Grace Bolger | Thu 03 February 2011 | 4 comments

The new trainer from the Biggest Loser, Tiffany Hall, recently spoke about nutrition while being interviewed on the Nova breakfast radio program. The ideas and advice provided by Tiffany were inaccurate and misleading, and akin to a ‘fad diet’ Read More

Back to School

Posted by:Carol Frith | Mon 24 January 2011 | 0 comments

The last week in January means 'Back to School' preparations - uniforms, shoes, bags and books. Back to School also means that your school will soon be receiving the Healthy Kids 2011 Annual School Canteen Buyers’ Guide. Read More

NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) Survey

Posted by:Jo Gardner | Fri 14 January 2011 | 0 comments

Information is being released from the 2010 NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) Survey. What it has found is that overweight and obesity remains a big issue. Read More

Christmas Cheer

Posted by:Grace Bolger | Tue 21 December 2010 | 0 comments

It is important to think of our health at this time of the year, as it is very easy to over-indulge in lots of treats, be less active, and miss out on sleep with all of the frivolities of the time. This goes for adults as well as kids. Read More

Healthy Kids Breads are GREEN for Sodium

Posted by:Jane Dibbs | Thu 25 November 2010 | 0 comments

Salt in Bread - Today the George Institute released their findings on salt levels in bread and found many still contain levels that are not healthy. Read More

End of the Year

Posted by: | Fri 19 November 2010 | 0 comments

We have reached the time of the year when we have to think about winding up canteen operations for the Summer holidays. Read More

Fruit and Veg Month

Posted by:Cath Ritter | Tue 02 November 2010 | 0 comments

After two years of successfully running Fruit ‘n’ Veg Week in NSW, this year the event expanded to Fruit ‘n’ Veg Month in order for HKA and the Cancer Council NSW to include the Sydney Markets great Canteen Campaign. Read More

Inadequate Design Standards

Posted by:Jo Gardner | Tue 19 October 2010 | 1 comments

Healthy Kids Association has received many calls from schools regarding issues around the adequacy of canteen refurbishments being done through the ‘Building the Education Revolution Scheme’. Read More

Small Costs Make a Big Difference

Posted by:Serena Copley | Fri 08 October 2010 | 0 comments

There are some things in canteens that only cost us a small amount, but when you add up these small costs they can make a really big difference at the end of the year. Read More

Canteen Wages - Lots of Changes

Posted by:Sarah Stanton | Thu 30 September 2010 | 6 comments

Due to the recent wage changes for canteen staff the School Support Team have been busy handling a lot of enquires to assist in this process. So, why has there been a change to canteen wages? Read More

Snacks That Need No Oven

Posted by:Kay Ellison | Tue 21 September 2010 | 5 comments

Whilst out and about visiting high schools throughout NSW, I have come across some canteens that do not have an oven. Some of these canteens are struggling to come up with recess and lunch snack ideas that can be prepared without an oven that still fit Fresh Tastes Read More

HKA Update by Jo Gardner

Posted by:Jo Gardner | Fri 17 September 2010 | 0 comments

Things have been busy at Healthy Kids with lots of changes afoot. We hope you find this new website helpful – drop us a line to tell us what you think and suggest more information to add. If you want to keep up to date on children’s nutrition make sure you sign up to the e-newsletter. Read More

Natural Slushies

Posted by:Ellen - Thirroul Public School Canteen Committee | Fri 10 September 2010 | 7 comments

The children at out school love their slushies and although they are made of 99% fruit juice, the remaining 1% is filled with nasty E numbers. We would like to sell a DIY slushy, made with fruit juice only. Does anyone have a recipe... Read More

To Re-heat or Not to Re-heat?

Posted by:Jennifer Madz | Sun 29 August 2010 | 1 comments

To heat or not to heat, that is the question. There wouldn’t be a wintery day that goes by without a child coming up to the canteen to ask if we could heat up their lunch for them. The issues with that are endless, and that’s just from a food safety point of view. Read More

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