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From the Green Team

We love nude food! 

It’s great being back at school and seeing healthy, rubbish free lunchboxes. Reducing packaging has important environmental benefits while saving our school money on waste disposal. 

Take a look at these great examples…

If you need some inspiration check out this website, 

https://www.healthylittlefoodies.com/healthy-lunchbox-ideas-week-1/

and join the nude food revolution for healthier, waste-free school lunches.

TIPS for packing Nude Food lunches

• Let children make their own lunches. Consider packing lunches the night before and storing them in the fridge overnight to avoid the morning rush.

• Discuss with your child what they like to eat and how much. Bin audits show large quantities of unopened packaged foods (single-serve yogurts, cheese sticks, sandwiches, uneaten fruit and fruit boxes are being thrown away. This costs your family money as well as creating unnecessary waste.

• Cut up fruit and vegetables and pack them in reusable containers so that children can eat some and save the rest for later.

• Encourage your children to bring home uneaten food to eat later. Discuss with your child how much they can reasonably eat in one day. Sometimes children throw uneaten food away because they don’t want to upset the person who packed the lunch. If you’re not sure how much they can eat at school, start small, e.g. a piece of fruit and a sandwich, and build it up if they are asking for more.

• If your children have chips, savoury biscuits, or other snacks, try buying a larger bulk pack and have your children put the same quantity into a reusable labelled container that they bring home each day. It’s also cheaper!

• Remember to pack a drink bottle filled with water.

Now that the weather is warming up it is a great opportunity to start getting active!

It’s also time for students to show off their artistic skills and help us celebrate riding, walking, skating and scooting to school by designing a fun new sticker for National Ride2School Day 2021.

The winning sticker design will be used on official National Ride2School Day stickers and shared in schools across Australia. Plus, the winning student will receive a brand new BYK bike and a healthy breakfast for their school!

HOW TO ENTER:

Print the competition template and complete your design. Simply show us your favourite way to get to school (ride, walk, scoot or skate) by drawing in the box.

Make sure you fill out all the details at the top of the page. Submit your design to your class teacher. Entries will be collated and sent in by the Green Team.

Competition closes Friday 4 December 2020.