Secondary school canteens in Australia: analysis of canteen menus from a repeated cross-sectional national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The current study aimed to assess the nutritional quality of Australian secondary school canteen menus.

Design

Stratified national samples of schools provided canteen menus in 2012-2013 and 2018, which were systematically assessed against a 'traffic light' classification system according to the National Healthy School Canteen Guidelines. Items were classified as green (healthiest and recommended to dominate canteen menus), amber (select carefully) or red (low nutritional quality, should not appear on canteen menus), and pricing and promotional strategies were recorded.

Setting

Australia.

Participants

Canteen menus from 244 secondary schools (2012-2013 n 148, 2018 n 96).

Results

A total of 21 501 menu items were classified. Forty-nine percent of

SUBMITTER: Haynes A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11574832 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature