Additive Education

We have provided the following resources to help you (your family and your community) avoid nasty additives. Please refer to Our Services to see how we can help you become more aware of what additives are affecting our children and how you can reduce the number of nasty additives in your diet.

SAFE Canteen Newsletter
The SAFE Canteen Newsletter is designed to help people make changes to the food at their school, kinder or child care centre. To subscribe to the SAFE Canteen Newsletter, click here and include some information about your particular situation.

Fourth Edition - June 2008
Third Edition - December 2007
Second Edition - May 2007 with attachments A Good Canteen Checklist and Felafel Recipe
First Edition - September 2006

Easy First Steps Towards Additive Free
Some very simple changes in your eating and shopping habits can reduce your consumption of unnecessary and unsafe food additives and greatly improve health, behaviour and performance. This list of Easy First Steps Toward Additive Free shows you how easy it is to start making SAFE decisions when buying foods.

Food Intolerance Cartoon
Food intolerance is a serious matter, but this cartoon helps explain food intolerance in a funny, comical way - great for kids to colour in!!

Additive Free in the Classroom
Help your school or kindergarten stay additive free in the classroom with simple ideas on how to use non-food treats rather than colour and flavour filled lollies!!!