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Healthy Menus
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Healthier Venues
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When we assessed our canteen menu with the help of the WA School Canteen Association
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we found that we didn't have many healthy options
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and that we were serving a whole lot of fatty sugary
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unhealthy foods. As a club, this was a huge wake-up call
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and we decided that we wanted to put our children's
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and our own health first by increasing the healthy foods we had on offer on our
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menu
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while reducing the unhealthy ones.
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So our first step was to contact the Healthy Canteens team.
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They offered us some great resources and support
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to take on the challenge of creating a healthier canteen.
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They worked with us to create great new menu
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which was profitable, time-efficient and minimised wastage.
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So I didn't realise how easy it would be to make healthy changes.
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I was worried we would have to get rid of our biggest seller, chips.
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But all we had to do was reduce the portion sizes.
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This was easy. We went from large chip buckets
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to smaller paper bags. We got more serves from one frying basket
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and we increased our turnover.
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The new menu was widely accepted by not only the athletes but also the parents and
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spectators.
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Switching to a healthier menu can increase your profits 10 to 15 percent.
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Belmont Oasis promotes fitness and healthy living.
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However, an assessment of our menu found that three quarters of our food offering
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was classified as unhealthy. The Healthy Canteens team
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provides us with great ideas to promote healthy options and gives us advice on how to
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structure our menu for
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adults and children. I can't stress enough how easy it was for my staff to make these
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healthy food changes
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and was well received by the community. We were worried about the wastage of our new fresh
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foods
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but we fixed that by serving fresh fruit salad one day and using the leftovers in smoothies the next.
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We've always made salad.
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Now we just make one big salad in the morning and use it across our menu and as a side salad for the
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rest of the day. And you know what? It's still profitable. Gradually all the
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small changes have added up
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with our healthy foods almost doubling and our unhealthy foods almost halved.
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I encourage other leisure centres and sporting clubs
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to get support from the Healthy Canteens team to change their menu.
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It's all free and it's tailored to your needs. The health of our community
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is everyone's responsibility.
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The Healthy Canteens team can help your sporting club or leisure centre in the Perth Metro area.
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Book a free menu assessment: 9251 4100 or email healthycanteens@health.wa.gov.au
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Produced by
South Metropolitan Health Service