Battle of the bulge: the mission to overhaul school canteens

Rebecca Vukovic

By Rebecca Vukovic
Published February 6, 2015

Many people will celebrate the new year by making a new year’s resolution. The most popular, according to worldwide polls, is ‘I resolve to lose weight and get fit’. Given the latest statistics indicate that one in four children in Australia are classified as being overweight or obese, attention is now being turned to schools to teach and role model healthy eating habits.

There are also many people working to improve the standards of food served in school canteens, including Sarah Wilson, author ...

This story appeared in the February 2015 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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