In recent years, levels of overweight and obesity in children and young people have increased dramatically. Overweight and obesity is usually a result of excess energy intake through eating too much food or the wrong type of food, combined with doing too little physical activity or being inactive for too much of the day.

The ‘Smart Choices” Strategy for Queensland Schools is all about offering healthy food and drink choices to students.

Coolum School used this strategy when making decisions about food choices for our students. It reaches further than the tuckshop, to also include school excursions, school camps, fundraising, classroom rewards, school events, sports days and curriculum activities.

In the Smart Choices strategy food and drink selection is divided into three categories – GREEN, AMBER and RED.

Download a poster to learn more about Green, Amber and Red categories.