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Food&ME® Nutrition Education Resources

Food&ME (Kindergarten – Year 6) resources are nutrition education resources that are linked to version 8 of the Australian Curriculum and align with the Australian Dietary Guidelines. The Food&ME (Preschool) resources are linked to version 1 of the Early Years Learning Framework and the National Quality Standards. All resources align with the Australian Dietary Guidelines (2013) and the National Healthy School Canteen Guidelines (2014), and each resource has 3 or 4 modules with a combination of:

  • teacher notes with an accompanying PowerPoint presentation
  • learning activities
  • student toolkit
  • food preparation activity.

Food&ME is made up of 5 nutrition education units. Access the Google Drive links for:

This page is part of the Fresh Tastes program which was an initiative from 2014 – 2021 focusing on creating and embedding a healthy food and drink culture in ACT primary schools. The information provided here as a part of Fresh Tastes aims to align with the Australian Dietary Guidelines (2013) and the National Healthy School Canteen Guidelines (2014).

While this content has not been actively maintained or updated since program completion, it is relevant, evidence-based, and offers valuable information and insights.