WA primary school canteens to get healthier menus after new data reveals Australia’s nutrition gaps

Key points

• Western Australian primary school canteens are set to be given healthier menus after new national data showed fewer than 5 per cent of Australians aged 2 and over eat the recommended amount of vegetables, legumes and beans. The National Nutrition Foundation report also found about $9.2 billion of health spending went on nutrition-related risks such as obesity.
• Discretionary foods made up almost a third of average daily energy intake.
• The foundation's freshSNAP program, supported by the Australian Department of Health, works with more than 200 school canteens across WA.