School canteens getting healthy

The best school canteen in the country has been found.

The Kaiapoi Borough School Canteen has been judged the winner in the futurefoods 2006 School Canteen of the Year competition.

The inspired ideas the canteen team came up with included a major water promotion with an iPod as the top prize, 5+ a day month, ‘What’s for Lunch’ pamphlets and information packs for new families.

In 2006 lettuce and pasta salads were introduced to the menu and in 2007 white bread will be withdrawn.

The judges thought Kaiapoi Borough School set a positive example for other schools throughout New Zealand, having proved that school canteens can be healthy, profitable and extremely popular.