Vic Kids Eat Well

27/05/2026

🌽✨The winner is…. the Elote Corn Shaker Cup! 💃

Congratulations DS Kids Hub Outside School Hours Care at Noble Park Primary School, supported by Monash Health.

Easy. Affordable. Feel-good food.

🍽️✨ Elote Corn Shaker Cup, serving 20 hungry kids!

Ingredients:

- 1 kg corn kernels
- 2 large capsicums
- 1 bunch fresh coriander
- 2 cups reduced fat Greek yoghurt
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 tsp paprika
- Optional: feta cheese, crumbled

The beauty of this recipe is how adaptable it is – use produce from your veggie garden, or whatever you have on hand!

Steps:

• Chop capsicum and coriander
• Mix yoghurt, lemon juice and paprika
• Put prepared corn and feta in small bowls
• Spoon corn, capsicum, coriander, feta and yoghurt sauce into jar (or bowl)
• Shake it up (or stir in bowl)

Now eat and enjoy! 😋

👀 If you're part of Vic Kids Eat Well and have a recipe that kids at your school, sports club or Outside School Hours Care enjoy, we'd love to hear about it! Share it in the comments or tag Vic Kids Eat Well in your post.

🤸 Thank you to all the community organisations that entered the Vic Kids Eat Well x Little Food Festival Feel Good Food competition.

Read the full DS Kids Hub case study here: https://bit.ly/3Rw813g

Join Vic Kids Eat Well for free and get resources, support and rewards: https://bit.ly/4wMH23l

Cancer Council Victoria
Victorian Department of Health
National Nutrition Foundation
Healthy Eating Advisory Service

21/04/2026

Vic Kids Eat Well enjoyed all of Little Food Festival's foodie fun at Fed Square over the school holidays🥕🌽

⭐️ A huge shout out to DS Kids Hub, an Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) service at Noble Park Primary School, winners of the Vic Kids Eat Well x Little Food Festival “Feel Good Food” competition. This state-wide search uncovered Victoria’s favourite feel‑good food for kids. Their colourful winning dish, the Elote Corn Shaker Cup, wowed the crowd 🌽✨

👩‍🍳👦 On the day, a brilliant group of volunteer kids joined the Vic Kids Eat Well team and Fruit Nerd Thanh to prepare the nutritious and practical winning recipe live on stage 🙌

🌱 Next up, Vic Kids Eat Well hit the festival on tour with Costa Georgiadis Official celebrating the joy of colourful and nutritious fruit, veggies and gardens. We loved visiting National Nutrition Foundation, Veggies First_es, and A better choice! 🍎🥬🌻

💚 It was fantastic to see the public health and food sectors come together in front of thousands of children, young people and families.

🥗 From in‑season, veggie‑packed canteen meals 👉 to local produce for learning breaks 👉 or simple additions like cut fruit for half‑time sports snacks 🍊– the festival showcased practical ideas for nutritious food environments.

Schools, clubs and community organisations across Victoria can join Vic Kids Eat Well for free 👉 https://bit.ly/3rDJaee

Cancer Council Victoria
National Nutrition Foundation
Victorian Department of Health
Healthy Eating Advisory Service

13/04/2026

There are only two days to go until Australia’s iconic food festival for kids makes a tasty return to Fed Square, from 15–16 April! 🎉🍎

Catch us on stage on 15 April at 11.30 am as we showcase our winning Feel Good Food entry. 🍎🥗

See you there!

Little Food Festival
Cancer Council Victoria
Victorian Department of Health
Healthy Eating Advisory Service
National Nutrition Foundation

Our biggest and best stage program is here.

You can pull up a chair and watch cooking demonstrations from Carisma Poatoes & Simon Toohey, or find a spot to dance and play with Junkyard Beats. Learn about feel good food with Vic Kids Eat Well, how Melbourne Victory fuel up for game day with AIA and so much more.

Check out the program on the LFF website via the link in our bio.

07/04/2026

These school holidays, join us at Little Food Festival – Australia’s first and only food festival created just for kids! 🎉🍓

The Little Food Festival is on for two jam-packed days of foodie fun on 15 – 16 April.

We’re excited to take to the stage on 15 April, where we’ll celebrate and showcase our winning Feel Good Food entry. It's a veggie-packed, colourful and delicious snack kids will love. 🍎🥕

Come along and join the fun, we'd love to see you there!

Cancer Council Victoria
Victorian Department of Health
Healthy Eating Advisory Service
National Nutrition Foundation
Fed Square

01/04/2026

Looking for tasty and colourful breakfast ideas? TeamKids Cranbourne East Outside School Hours Care Service has added breakfast smoothies to their menu and the kids are loving it!

They’ve used their Vic Kids Eat Well activation voucher to purchase a blender, making it easy to whip up flavour-packed smoothies with the kids each morning. What a great way to include fun and food-focused activities!

Is your organisation looking for support to get started on Vic Kids Eat Well? Find out how we can support you here: http://bit.ly/4bWVb4p

Cancer Council Victoria
National Nutrition Foundation
Healthy Eating Advisory Service
Monash Health

12/03/2026

Small steps lead to big flavours at Kyneton Primary School!

Kyneton Primary School is showing how little changes can spark a whole lot of excitement in the canteen. With support from Vic Kids Eat Well and Health Promoter Kylie Stafford from Omnia Community Health, canteen manager Sarah Lockhart has teamed up with students to create tasty, veggie‑packed menu options the whole school is loving.

From veggie-filled pasta bolognese to homemade baked beans and seasonal soups, the canteen is becoming a place for food, connection and fun.

Students play a huge role in shaping the menu too. They drop ideas into the suggestion box, name new items and even share recipes from home.

“Students want to feel included and like they’re part of the process. When it is their idea, they’re more likely to try something new,” Sarah said.

👏 Huge shoutout to Sarah, Kylie and the Kyneton Primary School community for leading the way!

Read the full case study here: https://bit.ly/4b4mIBX
Learn how schools can join Vic Kids Eat Well for FREE: https://bit.ly/3rDJaee

Cancer Council Victoria
National Nutrition Foundation
Healthy Eating Advisory Service
Victorian Department of Health
Achievement Program

11/03/2026

🌟 Monthly member highlight: Yarram Secondary College! 🌟

Fruit and veg are taking centre stage at Yarram Secondary College and we’re loving it!

The canteen team has introduced more fruit and veg based snacks, using fresh produce straight from their kitchen garden. Options like zucchini slices, mini apple and pear muffins and vegetable soup have been big favourites with students.

Fresh fruit and fruit cups are also available in the canteen for students to grab for free, giving everyone easy access to a nutritious bite. Any extra garden produce is frozen for future meals or used in classes as part of their Paddock2plate program, helping the school make the most of every harvest.

👏 Well done, Yarram Secondary College. We’re celebrating all the great steps you’re taking!

Schools can join Vic Kids Eat Well for free here: https://bit.ly/3CLwtSZ

Cancer Council Victoria
National Nutrition Foundation
Healthy Eating Advisory Service
Victorian Department of Health
Yarram & District Health Service

18/02/2026

Have you shared your Feel Good Food yet? There’s still time!

We’re partnering with Little Food Festival to find nutritious snacks and meals that make Vic kids smile!

Schools, outside school hours care services and sports clubs: this is your chance to showcase dishes that matter – good, honest food that’s affordable, seasonal, simple to make and loved by kids.

The winning organisation will receive a $300 kitchen voucher and have the opportunity to be featured LIVE on stage at Little Food Festival in April 2026.

Entries can highlight:
• Equity and accessibility – affordable, seasonal ingredients
• Creativity – fun twists or presentations that get kids involved
• Sustainability – local produce, cultural stories or smart ways to reduce waste

Don’t miss out – entries close 4 March 2026.

Submit your entry here: https://bit.ly/45E6kFb

Cancer Council Victoria
Victorian Department of Health
National Nutrition Foundation
Healthy Eating Advisory Service

03/02/2026

The new school year is here and it's the perfect time to refresh your school or service menu with simple and healthy meal ideas that kids enjoy. 🥗

👀Looking for inspiration?
Hear from Canteen Manager Leigh Simpson at Kingsley Park Primary School as she shares her must-have ingredients that are a big hit with students and staff.

Want to join the movement? Find out how you can join for FREE 👉https://bit.ly/3snOqTj

Cancer Council Victoria
Victorian Department of Health
National Nutrition Foundation
Healthy Eating Advisory Service
Bayside Health Peninsula

28/01/2026

📣 Calling all schools, outside school hours care services and sports clubs: Vic Kids Eat Well is excited to partner with Little Food Festival. Together, we’re on the hunt for Vic kids’ favourite snack or meal to celebrate the joy of “Feel Good Food”.

The best “Feel Good Food” entry wins a $300 kitchen voucher with the option to be profiled LIVE on stage at the Little Food Festival in April 2026!

Share your school, outside school hours care service, club or community organisation’s top nutritious snack or meal served to kids.

We’re celebrating dishes that matter – good, honest food that’s affordable, seasonal, simple to make and loved by kids.

👉Click here to enter and read the terms and conditions: https://bit.ly/45E6kFb

Entries close 4 March 2026.

Cancer Council Victoria
Victorian Department of Health
National Nutrition Foundation
Healthy Eating Advisory Service