Useful Links
There are several websites that provide information, resources and activities that can supplement the Crunch&Sip® School Resource Pack, sent to registered schools.
www.crunchandsip.com.au
The National Crunch&Sip® website, hosted by Western Australia. The site has additional resources used in Western Australia, plus it lists the Certified Crunch&Sip® schools in each state.
www.gofor2and5.com.au
The official website of the Go for 2&5® campaign. The site contains recipes, fact sheets and information about including more fruit and vegetables in your diet.
www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au
The NSW Health Department’s Healthy Kids website. Has background information and fact sheets about healthy eating and physical activity for children, and activities on nutrition and physical activity in schools.
www.freshforkids.com.au
Sydney Market’s website for kids on fruit and vegetables. Contains fruit and vegetable guides, resources for teachers and parents and fun games, jokes and activities for kids.
www.ncahs.nsw.gov.au/tooty-fruity
North Coast Area Health Service’s Tooty Fruity Vegie Project website. The site has lots of parent and teacher information about fruit and vegetables, and increasing the awareness, skills and knowledge about fruit and vegetables in primary schools.
http://gutsychallenge.com/
The Gutsy Challenge encourages children to eat 2 fruit and 4 serves of vegetables each day for a week. Run by the GI Cancer Institute, there are loads of resources to download from their site right now!
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/live_life/index.htm
Live Life Well @ School (LLW@S) is a joint initiative between the NSW Department of Education and Training and NSW Health that aims to get more students, more active, more often, as well as improving students’ eating habits.
And why not have a look around the other sections of the Healthy Kids site – there’s plenty of useful information for all sectors of the school community.
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