Build awareness and knowledge Members of the school community may need to become aware of the connection between nutrition and health and the role of the canteen in encouraging healthy food choices. Awareness raising can be achieved in a variety of ways using appropriate physical and human resources from the wider school community. Investigate canteens in other schools, particularly those that have a policy of selling nutritious foods. Gather ideas about nutritious canteen foods and ways of promoting new products. Find out what people think Run a school canteen survey.
Students can help design the survey and collect results.
Teachers could help students have them completed and returned. Arrange discussions for parents, teachers and students in a variety of settings. Use regular newsletters to invite comments. Try to build agreement about canteen management and menus. Canvass views about what the canteen is, or should be selling.