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Free School Lunch Policy – What we know SO FAR

The Labor Government’s recent announcement about Free Lunches for all state primary school students if they are re-elected later this month has been met with mixed reactions from the tuckshop community. Very little detail has been released on how the program will operate and what it will mean for school tuckshops. QAST has been working behind the scenes to gain some clarity on what this policy means and how it will work. We will continue to work with the Labor

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Washing dishes in the tuckshop

Dishes can pile up quickly in your tuckshop, but they’re actually pretty easy to clean. If you don’t have a commercial dishwasher, most dishes can be easily washed by hand. When you wash your dishes you remove food, dirt, oil, and grime from the surface of the dish. This prevents bacteria, fungus, and other potentially harmful elements from growing on the dishes. Washing dishes also prevents insects, rodents, and other pests that are attracted by the food and leftover waste

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Advocating for a Healthy Tuckshop: What can we as parents do?

Are you passionate about ensuring that your child has access to healthy and nutritious food options at school?   Many don’t realise it, but as a parent, you have the power to ask for a healthy tuckshop that nourishes young minds and bodies. Here’s how you can make a difference and promote positive changes in your school’s tuckshop.  The first step in achieving a healthy tuckshop is to raise your interest with your tuckshop convenor.  Share your ideas and suggestions

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Food Safety During Power Outages

A power outage can spell disaster for a school tuckshop. Not only does it limit how you can serve and operate, but it also puts your cold food and produce at risk. When there is a power outage you need to take extra measures to reduce the risk of food-related illnesses. What to do with cold food when the power goes off? Food can remain safe in your refrigerator and freezers without power for 2 hours Food stored at more

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Involving your school community in tuckshop menu planning

As your customers, it is crucial for parents, students and school staff to have their needs and preferences for the tuckshop menu heard. This should be done in a carefully planned manner, otherwise the community may suggest ideas that are unrealistic due to our equipment or staffing situation, or that do not meet Smart Choices. Community members can feel frustrated if they are given an opportunity to provide feedback but it is not adopted and no explanation as to why

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Planning for Plant Based, Vegetarian and Vegan Diets

A growing number of people are adopting a plant-based, vegetarian or vegan diet, with between 1-12% of the Australian population identifying as or almost vegetarian. The number of people reducing the amount of animal products in their diet or following a flexitarian dietary pattern is also on the rise. What does this mean for tuckshops? Some vegan and vegetarian options offered on tuckshop menus simply remove ingredients from the recipe (like meat patties on a burger) and don’t replace these

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Veggie-Loaded Tuckshop Lunch for under a Fiver Takes Top Title

A healthy twist on a crowd favourite has taken out first place in the Queensland Association of School Tuckshops’ annual Tuckshop Recipe of the Year contest. The panel of judges hailed Bay View State School tuckshop’s Creamy Vegetable Pasta as the state’s best, applauding their clever use of vegetables to create an appealing, nutritious meal for Queensland kids, that doesn’t hurt the hip pocket. The win has proven third time lucky for Thornlands’ dynamic tuckshop duo, Candice Walker and Lisa

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2024 Tuckshop Recipe of the Year – Finalists Cookbook

Our passion is children’s nutrition. On any given weekday, our kids spend just as many waking hours at school as they do at home. Therefore, a healthy school environment is essential to support healthy, happy children. The Recipe of the Year competition is delivered each year by QAST as part of the Healthier Tuckshop Support Program, which is funded by the Queensland Government through Health and Wellbeing Queensland. The competition celebrates and showcases the wonderful work being done in tuckshops

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