School Nutrition Guidelines for South Australia

The Right Bite strategy provides a guide for food provision, food handling and curriculum in all government schools and preschools in South Australia. Under the strategy, food and drinks are classified according to nutritional value using the below traffic light system.

GREEN category foods and drinks are the healthiest choices - schools and preschools are encouraged to provide as many choices as possible from this category
AMBER category foods and drinks are more processed with some added salt, sugar and / or fat - schools and preschools are encouraged to select carefully from this category
RED category foods and drinks are highly processed, energy dense and nutrient poor - these are banned from sale in Government school canteens and vending machines at all times

The Right Bight strategy bans red category food and drinks from sale in school canteens and in preschools. However, in the case of whole-school celebrations, such as events or fetes, red category food and drinks can be supplied a maximum of twice per term.