Vending machines
Follow these tips to ensure your vending machines fit with the Guidelines:
- regularly check that GREEN foods are always available
- food and drinks from the RED category should not be stocked or promoted
- use Resource 2: Commonly supplied food and drink guide and read nutrition information panels on products to select better options
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talk to your supplier about healthier options that may be available.
Catering
If you have a food licence and a trained canteen team, you could organise to cater in the local community. Perhaps your club or association already rents its facilities for other events. As well as promoting the healthy lifestyle message and your organisation's profile, it could also raise money. Discuss your ideas with the relevant committee or members.
Expanding your canteen
It might be time to expand your canteen. Consider fundraising, approaching a local business or investigating government funding programs to obtain new equipment or bigger facilities. For information on funding and award opportunities, visit the Active Healthy Communities website www.activehealthycommunities.com.au.
You could also consider nutrition, food preparation or catering training for your volunteers.
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