Our school is a Nude Food school! We encourage kids and parents to eat well and live well, and eliminate all unnecessary packaging and wrapping that goes into schools. Essentially, kids bring their food – nude! This will reduce the amount of rubbish that goes into the bins – and that goes into the landfill. It is a very simple concept that works well in other schools and empowers the kids to create change.

During recess and lunch, the students sit to eat their snacks and food and are then sent back to their bags to put away containers and spoons. The advantage for parents is that you can monitor exactly what your child eats or does not eat during the day. See some more tips on preparing school lunches below:

▪ Organise food and drink according to the timetabled breaks and explain to your child  that snack items are
  for the morning break and lunch items for the longer break.
▪ Let your child help prepare healthy lunches and snacks.
▪ Pack food that is ready and easy to eat and not too messy. Pre-cut items such as
  oranges, celery and carrot are ideal.
▪ Use a lunch box that keeps food cool and ensure all items are clearly labelled.
▪ Ensure your child can open containers and packaged food themselves.
▪ Try different types of breads, rolls or muffins for variety.
▪ Limit sweets, chips and treats.
▪ Water could be flavoured with a slice of lemon or orange
▪ St Columba’s is a nut free school, please don’t send nut products with your child