Nutrition

Nutrition

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Purpose:

Healthy nutritional habits are essential to the growth and development of children. The development of a nutrition policy will assist us in influencing the long term nutritional choices of our school community, thereby helping to improve the general health of our students.

Aims:

To integrate nutrition education into the school curriculum at all levels.

To develop within students an informed appreciation of healthy eating habits.

To increase awareness of the benefits and importance of offering, learning about and eating a balanced, varied and healthy diet.

To support and encourage our school community to develop the skills, knowledge and attitudes needed to make healthy food choices.

To provide opportunities for the school community to make healthy food choices that are easy, fun and enjoyable.

To encourage individual responsibility for good health by developing an understanding of how good eating habits improve general health.

To ensure that any foods provided by the school are consistent with a healthy eating philosophy.

To encourage families to provide students with healthy lunches and snacks.

Implementation:

All grades to complete a health unit each year which will include lessons relating to healthy foods and healthy eating.

The supplier of lunch orders will provide a good selection of nutritious, tasty and attractive foods and the school community will be encouraged to make lunches for children at home or order through the school.

All teachers will provide a “Snack Attack” time which will allow students to eat fresh fruits and vegetables during class time.

Students will have access to their own water bottles during class lessons.

Teachers will not regularly give unhealthy foods to students as rewards.

Students who appear to be provided with inadequate lunches will be monitored and followed up by the Well Being Officer or Principal/Assistant Principal.

The school will continue to involve all students in the Vegetable Garden and Orchard project.

The Breakfast Program will be continued and promoted to all students.

Liaise with Bayside Community Health Services to promote benefits of healthy foods throughout the school community by providing nutrition education programs for parents including practical sessions on preparation of nutritious snacks and lunches.

The school will involve itself in local strategies designed to raise an awareness of, or to promote healthy food.

Food and drink will not be taken onto Adventure Playgrounds.

Chips and similar foods, fizzy drinks, chewing gum and lollies are not to be brought to school, excluding birthdays.

Evaluation:

This policy will be reviewed as part of the school’s three-year review cycle.