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The Lindfield Public School canteen is run and funded by the P&C. The current menu complies with the Healthy Schools Guidelines issued by the NSW Department of Education. The department classifies food into three categories – green, orange and red. The majority of items on the LPS canteen menu fit into the green category (these are now marked on the menu with a smiley face) and the remainder fit into the orange category. There are some red items, such as pythons, which are only served on Specials Days. Gluten free items are also available. In developing the menu, the P&C need to balance what kids want to eat with what parents want to serve. Some members of the school community have expressed concerns about the ‘healthiness’ of some of the items on the menu. In response, the P&C has developed this survey to assess the extent to which these views are shared by the broader school community. Please select your responses to all questions on each page and then click the ‘next’ button at the bottom of the page to move to the next questions.
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1. On average, would you say you use the school canteen for a lunch order for your child...?
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2. Which of the following would you say is your main reason for using the canteen?
You can select up to two responses.
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3. Overall, how satisfied are you with the LPS canteen?
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4. Thinking about the canteen menu, in principle, do you think it should be left up to parents and children to decide what to buy or do you think the canteen menu should be revised to remove some or all of the items that some parents say are unhealthy?
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5. Follow is a list of items on the canteen menu which some parents have expressed concern about. For each item, please indicate whether you believe it should stay on the menu, be removed from the menu altogether, be available less frequently, or whether you do not feel strongly about it.
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| 5a. Are there any other items on the canteen menu that you believe should stay, be removed or be available less frequently? | | |
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6. If you do have concerns about some items on the canteen menu, which of the following are your main concerns?
You can pick up to two responses
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7. If more healthy items were added to the canteen menu, would you use the canteen more frequently?
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| 7a. Can you suggest more healthy food choices that your own child or children would be willing to eat that could be added to the canteen menu?
Note that these suggestions will be evaluated by the canteen committee taking into account a range of factors including equipment and time required for preparation. | | |
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7b. Are you prepared to pay approximately 30% higher prices at the canteen in order to cover the costs of providing healthier food options? This would cover both the higher cost of this type of food and the associated wastage from stocking food options which are poor sellers.
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8. Currently, children in Years 3 to 6 can make over-the-counter purchases of items such as snack foods, drinks, frozens (iceblocks), hot milo, slushies, hot cheese rolls and hot garlic bread.
Some parents have suggested that the canteen should operate on an order-only basis for all children. In your opinion, should children in Years 3-6 be able to make over-the-counter purchases, or should the canteen operate on an order-only basis?
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9. Which of the following best describes you...?
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10. Which of the following best reflects your family situation?
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| 11. Thank you for participating in this survey. Is there anything else that you would like to say or think we need to hear on this or other topics? | | |
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