Use FoodChecker to plan healthy canteen menus that meet the Victorian Government’s School Canteens and Other School Food Services Policy.
When you review your school menu in FoodChecker, you will get a summary of your results on screen, plus a detailed PDF report that you can download and save. Your report will contain feedback on where your menu is doing well, and it includes recommendations for healthier changes.
We recommend that you learn more about the School Canteens and Other School Food Services Policy before using FoodChecker. We have provided a very brief summary below:
The Victorian Department's of Education and Training's School Canteens and Other School Food Services Policy classifies foods and drinks based on their nutritional content:
You can learn more about the School Canteens and Other School Food Services Policy here.
Before you begin an assessment, we suggest you have the following:
If a food or drink appears multiple times in a fridge or display case, it must be added to the menu multiple times.
We count the number of ‘positions’ the item takes up, which is the number of times the item is at the front of the display. (It doesn’t matter how many items are in the fridge/case in total.)
Drinks fridge Diet Coke, 1 position = add to menu once |
Display case Berry yoghurt, 1 position = add to menu once |