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FreshSNAP (fresh School Nutrition Advisory Program) is delivered by National Nutrition Foundation with funding from the Department of Health Western Australia. FreshSNAP is a FREE state-wide service that supports the creation of a whole of school healthy food and drink environment in WA primary and secondary schools.
We support all members of the school community including canteen staff, teachers, school leadership and parents through our resources, recipes, online training and advisory service.
Yes. As of January 2024 the Healthy Food and Drink Policy has been incorporated into the Department of Education’s Student Health in Public Schools Policy. You can view the requirements at Student Health in Public Schools Procedures, Appendix B. Healthy Food and Drink.
There are now more food and drinks classified as GREEN! The freshSNAP team are here to guide and support you through the changes.
Canteen/food service menus must meet the following requirements:
- GREEN items – account for a minimum of 60% of the menu
- AMBER items – account for a maximum of 40% of the menu, with savoury commercial products that are AMBER items offered on a maximum of two days per week:
- Where an AMBER item has been reclassified as a RED item it may be included on the menu and included in your AMBER count and is referred to as a selected RED item. These items may only be offered on the same two days a week as AMBER savoury commercial products.
- This cannot be applied retrospectively. Once a RED item has been removed from a menu, it cannot be re-introduced.
- RED items are not on the menu (other than those included in your AMBER content as outlined above).
- These requirements apply to all foods and drinks supplied by the school.
- It is the responsibility of the school principal that these requirements are adhered to.
- The policy applies to all public primary and secondary schools in Western Australia.
The Department of Health Western Australia has developed a new WA School Food and Drink Criteria to classify food and drinks provided in WA schools according to the traffic light system: GREEN, AMBER, or RED. The WA School Food and Drink Criteria underpins the Student Health in Public Schools Procedures, Appendix B. Healthy Food and Drink.
To assess a product, recipe or full menu visit FoodChecker.
FoodChecker is a one-of-a-kind digital tool which supports WA schools, residential colleges and boarding houses in creating healthy food and drink environments. This FREE online tools allows you to search for products and view their classification against the WA School Food and Drink Criteria.
Our comprehensive suite of freshSNAP.ed curriculum materials have been developed for Kindergarten to Year 10 and align with the Western Australian and Australian Curriculum. Included in the resources are hundreds of engaging lesson plans and activity sheets.
We can also support teachers by providing professional development sessions, online training and our free advisory service is available to answer any of your questions.
FreshSNAP offers free training for canteen staff, teaching staff and university students. These sessions can be offered in person or online depending on participant numbers and content topics. Sign up to our mailing list to stay up to date with upcoming public training sessions or contact the team today to discuss your requirements.
Yes, all FreshSNAP services are free of charge.
It might seem like there are a lot of changes, the freshSNAP team is here to support you and are just a phone call or email away. You can contact us by calling (08) 6182 2260 or emailing freshsnap@nnf.org.au
