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I just went on a little search to see if I could find any actual policy aimed at teachers eating healthy lunches in front of their students. I found this website http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ph/documents/caphs/27301.pdf
ReplyDelete(Which is from Queensland). Basically they are asking schools to create policies based on good role modelling-as well as the usual request for tuck shops to be removed from schools.
Personally I don't believe tuck shops should be removed, there is nothing wrong with teaching children to make the right choices in order to have a balanced diet, particularly as the junk food offered in tuck shops is no different to the food they are exposed to at dairys, supermarkets and possibly even home.
On the topic of tuck shops/school lunches I also came across this survey of NZ schools that was completed by the Greens last year. http://www.greens.org.nz/publications/green-party-school-lunch-survey
It is certainly interesting to see the lack of variety and choice in the offered food, however as I mentioned above-I personally don't think that the removal of the junk food is the solution.