Woods Julie, Bressan Alex, Langelaan Corrina, Mallon Angela, Palermo Claire
School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Vic. 3125, Australia.
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Monash University, Level 1, 264 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill, Vic. 3168, Australia.
Health Promot J Austr. 2014 Aug;25(2):110-5. doi: 10.1071/HE14009.
Since 2005, all states and territories across Australia have progressively introduced policy guidelines to promote nutritious food sales in school canteens. This study aimed to assess the compliance of school canteens with their state or territory canteen guidelines.
School canteen menus from a convenience sample of online government school websites were assessed for compliance with guidelines for the inclusion of foods meeting the criteria for 'red' ('not recommended' or 'only occasional - no more than twice per term'), 'amber' ('select carefully') and 'green' ('always on the menu', 'everyday', 'fill the menu' or 'plenty'). The costs of a salad and a regular pie were also collected where present.
A total of 263 school menus were sourced and assessed (4% of government schools). Western Australia was the most compliant, with 62% of menus adhering to the state guidelines; compliance in other jurisdictions ranged from 5-35%. Compared with primary schools, a higher proportion of secondary schools offered 'red' items on the menu (P<0.05). The mean cost of a regular pie (A$3.17 ± 0.51) was significantly cheaper than the cost of a salad (A$4.2 5 ± 0.82) (P<0.001). A range of discretionary food items were present on a large proportion of menus.
This study found that the majority of school canteens were not complying with relevant state or territory guidelines, particularly those schools in which no monitoring or enforcement of the guidelines was conducted. SO WHAT? Monitoring and enforcement by those responsible for the policy, together with efforts to build the capacity for schools and manufacturers to improve the food supply, may increase compliance.
自2005年以来，澳大利亚所有州和领地都逐步出台了政策指南，以促进学校食堂销售营养食品。本研究旨在评估学校食堂对其所在州或领地食堂指南的遵守情况。
从在线政府学校网站的便利样本中获取学校食堂菜单，评估其是否符合指南要求，包括列入符合“红色”（“不推荐”或“仅偶尔食用——每学期不超过两次”）、“琥珀色”（“谨慎选择”）和“绿色”（“始终在菜单上”、“每天供应”、“丰富菜单”或“大量供应”）标准的食品。如有提供，还收集了一份沙拉和一个普通馅饼的价格。
共获取并评估了263份学校菜单（占政府学校的4%）。西澳大利亚州的合规情况最佳，6
