Why Nude Food Day?

Nude Food Day is a worldwide initiative developed to encourage kids and parents to eat well and live well, and help eliminate unnecessary packaging and wrapping that goes into schools.

Nude Food is simply food that is not wrapped in foil, plastic or commercial packaging.

The best type of nude food consists mainly of fresh food, so that it is healthy and nutritious PLUS environmentally friendly.

Nude Food:

• Is quite often healthier, since packaged foods can be more heavily processed and often include unhealthy levels of added sugar, sodium and fat.
• Is better for our planet, since there’s less rubbish to go into landfill or get blown around our school grounds.
• Encourages students to think about their impact on the environment (and their health).
• Empowers students to make conscious choices about what they eat and develops good habits that are healthy for their body and the planet.

To pack a Nude Food Lunch or Snack, you will need:

• Cutlery from home is better than throwaway plastic ones
• Plastic or metal drink bottles are recommended for refilling with water
• Reusable containers for putting all of your food, snacks and drinks into
• Lunch boxes that have lots of separate sections can be useful to avoid lost lids or containers

Try to avoid:

• Zip lock or plastic bags, plastic wrap or aluminium foil
• Tetra packed drinks, single serve yoghurts and cheese
• Single use plastic forks and spoons
• Pre-packaged food, i.e. biscuits, snack bars and chips

Tips for Packing Nude Food Lunches:

• Try to involve the kids in helping decide what to take. This will help to avoid uneaten foods being thrown out, plus will save your family money as well. Also, remember to praise your child if they do eat something healthy which is new for them.
• Try to pack the lunches the night before and store in the fridge overnight to avoid the mad rush in the morning.
• If your child normally enjoys chips, yoghurt or other pre-packaged snacks, buy these in a larger format and you can decant these into smaller reusable containers or lunchbox.
• If your child does enjoy chips, why not try making your own veggie versions using sliced beetroot, parsnip or sweet potato and baking in the oven?
• Try to use fruit and vegetables that are in season. Seasonal produce is friendly to the environment as well as to your budget, as less fuels are used to transport it into your supermarket.

You might be amazed with how enthused your child can become about this...

Thank you for voting for us!

The Green Team would like to thank everyone who voted and shared the link to the Brisbane City Council WasteSMART awards.  The voting has now closed, so we just have to keep our fingers crossed and wait for the ceremony on Wednesday 25^th November to find out the winners!

Containers 4 Change

Thank you to those families who have been bringing in containers from home to contribute to our fundraising.  Since the beginning of term 3, we have already raised $390.  To make it easier for you to bring the containers in, Containers 4 Change have provided us with 50 bags for families to collect them at home.  They are located downstairs in the school office.  Half of them have already been taken, so if you’d like one you’ll have to be quick! 

If you’d prefer to take them to the collection point yourself, you can still donate the money to our school by quoting our registration number C10004300.  You can download the attached picture to your phone to have it handy!