Well I went along to P&C tonight & along with the readers.. the issue of canteen was raised.
Currently our canteen supplies jelly cups, milkyways & these sunface fruit lollies & snakes (Just to name a few things on the "red" list). Now a friend has taken over the role of canteen head honcho & wants to remove these items from canteen. Well everyone bar me pretty much LOL disagrees with her. It was brought up tonight & we got shot down in a big fire ball of flames. It wasn't pretty.
so before I get into the vent part of my post.. Does anyone know if the Fresh Tastes NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy is either just a guide line to be taken on board & adjusted to suit the school or its a MUST FOLLOW & OBEY hard & fast no ifs, or buts about it?
Reason I ask is the argument was the fresh tastes guidelines state that all red foods (lollies etc) must be limited to sale in canteens. By this they mean limited to TWO days a term.
Now the bulk of everyone there tonight said that because our canteen is only open 2 days a week it doesn't matter, its a treat. But to me it doesn't matter the regulations state TWO days a term not 2 days a week.

So who is right? Us or them?

Ok, now for the vent. I knew I was in for a showdown. But OMG. Seriously these women have control issues. I made a (yes smart arse) comment about jumping on an idea as it will make a profit. It was suggested that the students have a vegie patch. one that they can use to learn about what they grow & then take pride in that they are supplying these fresh grown produce in the canteen. Well this was apparently a stupid, time consuming idea. Then someone else said how they heard about these types of things being government funded to set up. So I said "they you go, profit to be made lets jump on it" . Yes it was a smart arse comment but really its true, it will cost nothing to set up if the gov fund it to set up & then we will maek money off selling the items in canteen. well one lady pulled me up on it big time, she spoke over everyone else directing all attention to me & went on at me about P&C not being the place for snide remarks I am going to say inthe corner blah blah blah. So I piped up & said fine, if you let me finish then I will say it for all to hear. The whole evening so far has been discussing profit, its all about making profit, so here we are its funded to set up so it will be profit that comes from it. So lets jump on it. she cut me off again & spent the rest of the night giving me the look of death. Along with her side kick that I apparently offend a few weeks back when I said P&C was hard to join as there is there clicky little group. well that didn't go down well either. But tonight just rang in the tune of click click click! LOL


soooo anyway if someone can give me some facts to rub in their faces about canteen that would be great