Momentum is building for better school food in Australia. Let’s think outside the lunchbox together and reimagine what this can look like!
What We Do
THE SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM
It is time for a fairer, healthier and more delicious way to feed children at school. We pilot a way to make this happen!
THE CANTEEN TRANSFORMATION
We train canteen managers to cook good food from scratch and provide resources and support to help your school canteen be a better version of itself.
Good nutrition changes lives
KIDS WHO EAT WELL AT SCHOOL
ACHIEVE BETTER ACADEMIC
RESULTS AND ENJOY
BETTER MENTAL HEALTH.
ON AVERAGE, STUDENTS
CONSUME 37% OF THEIR
ENERGY INTAKE FOR THE DAY
DURING SCHOOL HOURS ALONE.
SCHOOLS CAN HELP CHILDREN
DEVELOP AND SUSTAIN
HEALTHY EATING HABITS
THAT CAN LAST A LIFETIME!
What schools are saying about The School Food Project
“It is amazing now to see students and staff enjoying a large range of nutritious canteenmade meals throughout the week. Walking through classrooms and the playground at lunch time with the waft of freshly made chicken teriyaki or the crunch of the ever-popular Ramsgate Beach Box is a delight to see”
“We used to sell frozen foods, chips toasties, flavoured milk. Now that we have the new menu everything is made on the premises which is fabulous. It’s going very very well and I’ve had parents come up and actually say how wonderful it’s going. And they’re really quite surprised. The kids have embraced it.”
“To walk around the playground and see the children who previously had no fruit or vegetables tell me they enjoy eating rainbow fruit kebabs, wholemeal bread, fresh salads on rolls – it completely warms my heart.”
“The School Food Project has great ideas for including more fresh food on the canteen menu and supporting school canteens to meet the NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy.”
CHAD PARTRIDGE
Health Promotion Education Officer,
Central Coast Health Promotion
Health Promotion Education Officer,
Central Coast Health Promotion
“Every day our children are offered delicious meals that support learning and wellbeing, made from scratch with whole ingredients. It’s been a great success.”
“Each week, we get the most amazing feedback from the children, but we don’t need it, we can see from their empty plates that the food we are growing and serving has the tastes they want. The parents can have a day off the lunchboxes knowing their kids are eating well at a price they can afford.”
“It’s a beautiful menu. It is amazing. And I’m surprised, with cucumber, carrot and tomatoes, normally kids don’t go for that, but they’re loving it. And its popular and it’s growing.”
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“We used to sell frozen foods, chips toasties, flavoured milk. Now that we have the new menu everything is made on the premises which is fabulous. It’s going very very well and I’ve had parents come up and actually say how wonderful it’s going. And they’re really quite surprised. The kids have embraced it.”
“To walk around the playground and see the children who previously had no fruit or vegetables tell me they enjoy eating rainbow fruit kebabs, wholemeal bread, fresh salads on rolls – it completely warms my heart.”
“The School Food Project has great ideas for including more fresh food on the canteen menu and supporting school canteens to meet the NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy.”
CHAD PARTRIDGE
Health Promotion Education Officer,
Central Coast Health Promotion
“Every day our children are offered delicious meals that support learning and wellbeing, made from scratch with whole ingredients. It’s been a great success.”
“Each week, we get the most amazing feedback from the children, but we don’t need it, we can see from their empty plates that the food we are growing and serving has the tastes they want. The parents can have a day off the lunchboxes knowing their kids are eating well at a price they can afford.”
“It is amazing now to see students and staff enjoying a large range of nutritious canteenmade meals throughout the week. Walking through classrooms and the playground at lunch time with the waft of freshly made chicken teriyaki or the crunch of the ever-popular Ramsgate Beach Box is a delight to see”
“It’s a beautiful menu. It is amazing. And I’m surprised, with cucumber, carrot and tomatoes, normally kids don’t go for that, but they’re loving it. And its popular and it’s growing.”
