Guide to Developing Nutrition Standards

Nutrition standards guide developed by Resolve to Save Lives that governments can use to ensure food and beverages purchased, served and/or sold in government settings such as schools, public hospitals, childcare or child development facilities, correctional facilities and government workplaces are healthy and low in sodium.
Healthy School Canteen

Includes resources to support transitioning to healthier school canteens for school leaders, canteen managers, parents, and communities.
Healthy Food and Drink in NSW Health Facilities for Staff and Visitors Framework (2017)

Best practice guidelines for health facilities to use for cafes/cafeterias, vending machines, convenience stores/newsagents, retail premises, and catering.
Resources for Victoria School Operations: Canteens, Healthy Eating and Other Food Services

Resources to assist schools develop healthy canteens. The website includes links to the policy, evaluating changes, food planners, and educational materials.
Learning from Sustainable School Feeding in Brazil

Describes school feeding programs in Brazil. Scientific article on school nutrition programs: Sidaner E, Balaban D, et al. The Brazilian school feeding programme: an example of an integrated programme in support of food and nutrition security. Pub Health Nutr. 2013;16(6):989-94.
Impact of the Food-Labeling and Advertising Law Banning Competitive Food and Beverages in Chilean Public Schools, 2014–2016

Reviews the impact of the national law banning sales of competitive food and beverages in schools, based on Chile’s Law of Food Labeling and Advertising. Results show that availability of foods exceeding cutoffs decreased from 90.4% in 2014 to 15.0% in 2016 after policy implementation.
Guía Para Tiendas y Cafetines Escolares (Guide for school stores and cafeterias)

Guide for administrators of school stores and cafeterias to implement the criteria laid out in the national policy for schools. View the technical standards, Implementation Guide (all in Spanish) and summary of the policy on GINA (English).
School nutrition guidelines: overview of the implementation and evaluation

Describes three methods of evaluating the implementation of dietary guidelines in schools in Slovenia: (i) a cross-sectional survey, (ii) an indicator-based evaluation of menu quality; and (iii) a five day weighted food record of school lunches (output evaluation). The multi-level evaluation suggests that some differences in implementation are attributed to school characteristics; system changes may […]
Malaysia Guide for Healthy School Canteen Management

Standards for foods and beverages served and sold in Malaysian schools. News article on implementation of nutrition standards: Rajaendram R. Ensuring children chomp on healthy treats. The Star Malaysia. 2018 Jan 21. Education.
Healthy Meals in School Programme

Describes program criteria and support available for schools.
Home Grown School Feeding Initiative

Website describes Initiative, which links school feeding programs with local smallholder farms to provide food for schoolchildren.
Monitoring foods and beverages provided and sold in public sector settings

Step-wise framework for monitoring, includes: 1) previous monitoring activities of school food programs, and 2) survey questions for initial assessment.
Whole-of-Government (WOG) Healthy Food and Beverage Policy

Singapore government whole-of-government policy introduced in April 2017; the site provides links to the Whole-of-Government (WOG) Healthier Catering Policy and WOG Drinks Policy
WHO Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative

This initiative created a framework for addressing the double burden of student ill-health and aims to improve coordination among agencies. Refer to ‘NFSI Component 4: Creating a supportive environment’ in the evidence review.
Healthy School Toolkit (2008)

Describes how healthier changes were successfully made in a group of Philadelphia schools and includes specific nutrition standards.
What Works Well Recipe Hub website

Collection of over 100 recipes that meet the UK’s Government Buying Standards and are suitable for children.
Sustainable procurement: the Official Government Buying Standards (GBS) for food and catering services

Mandatory product specifications for government agencies; also see: A Plan for Public Procurement: Food & Catering Balanced scorecard (nutrition criteria, page 17).
South Korea Special Act on the Safety Management of Children’s Dietary Life

Describes nutrition standards for schools. Scientific article on implementation of nutrition standards: Lee SK, Park HK, et al. Nutritional standards for energy-dense low-nutrient density foods for children in Korea. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 2014;23(1):27-33.
Strengthening School Feeding Programmes (2019)

Describes joint work to support school feeding programs in Latin America and the Caribbean. Available in Spanish.
Israel Bans Sugary Drinks, Snacks from School Cafeterias

Describes standards to limit sugar, salt, and fat in Israel’s schools and kindergartens.
Smart School Meals: Nutrition Sensitive National Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean A Review of 16 Countries (2017)

Study of school meals programs in 16 countries, identifying six areas where there are opportunities for improvement. Logic model on page 23.
Seychelles National School Nutrition Policy (2008)

Describes the Seychelles’ efforts to utilize schools as sites for improving the nutritional well-being of all school children. Includes an evaluation tool for schools (page 32).
Set of Recommendations on the Marketing of Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages to Children (2010)

Describes recommendations for marketing food to children, a complementary action to include in food procurement standards.
School food standards: resources for schools

School food standards, with guidance for administrators, a poster example, and a healthy eating checklist.
School policy framework: implementation of the WHO global strategy on diet, physical activity and health (2008)

Guide for policy makers at national and sub-national level to promote healthy eating and physical activity in schools settings.
Scaling-up purchase from Africans for Africa (2014)

Multi-stakeholder initiative by the FAO, World Food Programme, Brazil and the UK, and the governments of each pilot country: Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger and Senegal, to procure food from small farms for schools.
Implementation lessons for school food policies and marketing restrictions in the Philippines: a qualitative policy analysis.

Description of challenges/barriers to consider when implementing procurement policies, particularly within a school setting.
Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity. Implementation plan: executive summary (2017)

Includes standards (page 18) for food standards for healthy school environments for children and adolescents.
Public Procurement of Food for Health: Technical report on the school setting (2017)

Support for translating national school food standards into food procurement specifications. Includes contract evaluation guidance, scoring grid, and logic model.
Policy and Guidelines on Healthy Food and Beverage Choices in Schools and in DepEd Offices

Describes the policy and guidelines on healthy food and beverage choices in schools and in Department of Education offices.