Queensland school tuckshops still opting for unhealthy choices

School tuckshops are in dire need of a MasterChef makeover, as pies and pizza continue to dominate menus.

Three years after the Queensland Government promised a tuckshop revolution, many struggle to produce fresh and innovative meals, instead relying on nutritionally poor favourites.

Parents are now calling on the Government to fund chefs and caterers to run school canteens to counter an over-reliance on packaged foods.

Of 50 Queensland primary school menus inspected by The Sunday Mail, 38 sold pies, 39 sold hot dogs, 41 offered pizza and 43 had sausage rolls.

How to pack your kid's lunchbox Dietician Tania Ferraretto shows how to make a fun and exciting lunch for your child – check out you tube video:

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From: The Sunday Mail (Qld) May 30, 2010