Buyers' Guide
The Healthy Kids School Canteen Buyers Guide is published each year in January and a Supplement in July and sent to schools across Australia. The Buyers’ Guide gives you :
- Healthy products to stock in your school canteen
- Products that have been categorised GREEN and AMBER for you
- Information on product pack and serve sizes
- Company contact details
The Buyers’ Guide provides a comprehensive list of colour coded GREEN and AMBER Healthy Kids Registered Products with company contact details for product orders. Most products listed fit all State Canteen strategies. Products that are not suitable in your state are indicated within the product category heading.
You can also browse the Buyers' Guide online by using the blue 'Buyers' Guide' panel to your right.
If you can't find your current Buyers' Guide you can use this order form to order a new set.
How to Search
There are several ways you can search the online Buyers' Guide.
To search by category you must select both the category and the subcategory, then hit the 'GO' button.
To search via company, select a company name from the drop down menu and then hit the 'GO' button.
You can also search using a keyword. Enter your keyword into the 'keyword' field, such as 'cereal' or 'fruit juice' then hit the 'GO' button.
What is the Healthy Kids Product Registration Scheme?
The Healthy Kids Association has been promoting healthy food choices through its Product Registration Scheme since 1993.
Healthy Kids Association has developed its own Nutrient Criteria, which is based on the Fresh Tastes @ School Strategy guidelines. The Healthy Kids Nutrient Criteria are more comprehensive. Food products are assessed against the Healthy Kids Nutrient Criteria and, if they pass, are allocated a GREEN or AMBER rating, representing the best commercial products available for school canteens. As a part of the Registration Scheme, Healthy Kids runs a Compliance Program that undertakes laboratory testing to ensure nutrition information panels are correct and to ensure that all products are correctly represented as GREEN or AMBER.
All registered Healthy Kids Products are published in the Healthy Kids School Canteen Buyers’ Guide which is mailed out at the beginning of Term 1 to schools across Australia and is also available online.
The Healthy Kids Product Registration Scheme is a highly regarded and trusted program assisting schools across Australia to make healthy choices, easy choices.
Advertising in the Buyers’ Guide
All advertisements in this publication promote foods that have gone through the rigorous registration process and meet the Healthy Kids Nutrient Criteria. Only currently registered products are permitted to advertise in Healthy Kids publications.
Companies with registered products are permitted to display the Healthy Kids Registered Product Logo under licence. The Healthy Kids Registered Product Logo is a well-recognised symbol which identifies that a product has met the Healthy Kids Nutrient Criteria and is an actively Registered Product. Products with the Healthy Kids Registered Product Logo are the approved better choices for school canteens.
All advertising material appearing in Healthy Kids Publications or displaying the Healthy Kids Registered Product Logo is assessed for accuracy as a part of the Compliance Program.
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