About Fresh Tastes

Fresh Tastes supports ACT primary schools to make healthy food and drinks a bigger part of everyday life for Canberra’s kids.

Children who have a healthy diet are better placed to learn, participate, attend school and carry healthy eating habits into adulthood.

Benefits

From 2014 to 2021, 87% of ACT primary schools participated in Fresh Tastes - reaching around 42,000 students.

Fresh Tastes:

improved the food and drink culture of participating schools
increased demand and positive attitudes for healthy foods and drinks within schools
increased opportunities for teachers to undertake high quality professional learning
helped schools embed nutrition education
was a successful model, contributing to sustainable outcomes in schools.

Schools can access support from Fresh Tastes.

You can access:

Fresh Tastes Strategy – more details about Fresh Tastes and its model.
Healthy Canberra: ACT Preventative Health Plan 2022-2025 – find out more about the ACT Government’s commitment to improve the health and wellbeing of every student in Canberra. Fresh Tastes is just one of many ACT Government initiatives in school settings that is helping our community live healthier, more active lives.
Fresh Tastes Interim Evaluation Report (2020) – used to track and monitor the effectiveness of Fresh Tastes.

If you would like more information, have a suggestion or complaint about Fresh Tastes, contact us at:

ACT Health
Fresh Tastes, Health Promotion
2-6 Bowes Street
Phillip ACT 2606

TTY users - phone 13 36 77, then ask for 13 2281
Speak and Listen users - phone 1300 555 727 then ask for 13 2281
Internet Relay Users - connect to the National Relay Service, then ask for 13 2281.