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Improving wellbeing through healthy eating

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        • Working with catering providers
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        • Organisations without vending machines
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        • Healthy vending ideas
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        • Food service agreement template
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    Latest news

    • Victorian Government announces healthy and high-quality foods in public hospitals and health services

      16 April 2021
    • New toolkit leads the way in reducing sugary drinks at community facilities

      7 April 2021
    • New training: Securing management support to implement Healthy Choices

      22 March 2021

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    FoodChecker

    Find out if your long day care menu meets the Menu planning guidelines for free using FoodChecker!

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    Menu planning

    The meals and snacks that children eat in child care can play an important role on their growth and development.

    We can help your early childhood education and care service to offer foods and drinks that support young children's nutritional requirements.

    Select your service for relevant food and drink guidelines:

    • Long day care
    • Family day care
    • Outside school hours care
    • Pre-school and kindergarten
    • Menu planning for babies
    • Government guidelines

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