Springdales Senior Secondary School possess a Hygiene Canteen in its campus which makes the School Food Environment Healthier.
The environment can work a strong consequence on people's food decisions. In order to help the students to make more healthy food choices and to develop healthy eating likes...
We follow a daily diet chart in our school, under which students have to bring a prescribed lunch which is nutritious for their health. Our school canteen follows the same and provides nutritious food to the students. There is no place of junk food in school canteen.
For healthy mind It is important that the school food environment should be appropriate by keeping food service area, food display areas and equipment clean and tidy. This ensures and reassures students that the canteen items are fresh and safe to eat. Our school canteen creates a welcoming environment by keeping the area and furniture around the canteen clean, tidy and inviting. The canteen area is well decorated by students of different classes with art works, posters and signs. Key messages, daily diet meal and specials on the canteen walls are displayed in our canteen. We make use of empty space and highlight certain items with food display stands. We make sure that our canteen staff has food handling training with proper dresses like aprons, gloves and hats while serving.
An attractive and easy to read menu creates interest in the students.
Food preferences are developed in childhood. By promoting and encouraging healthier food choices during childhood, it is anticipated that healthy eating habits will be carried through to adulthood and may go some way to help in life...