Healthy Eating Incursions & Activities
Learn It. Build It. Eat It!
Bringing healthy eating to life through fun, interactive experiences for schools, holiday programs and community groups.
Discover how our hands-on programs help children learn about food, make informed choices and create their own balanced lunchboxes.
Watch our video to find out more!
OPTION 1
The Lunchbox Detectives
Healthy Eating Incursion
Learn it. Build it. Eat it!
A fun, interactive 45-minute incursion combining healthy eating education with a hands-on lunchbox challenge.
Children learn about food groups, balanced choices and food safety before creating their own lunchbox.
Fully facilitated by The Shared Lunchbox.
OPTION 2
Build Your Own Lunchbox
Healthy Eating Activity
Keep the learning going!
A flexible, hands-on activity where children select fresh foods and create their own balanced lunchbox.
Perfect as a standalone activity or a weekly/monthly follow-on to the incursion.
Facilitated by us or your team.
1. The Lunchbox Detectives - Healthy Eating Incursion
Learn it. Build it. Eat it!
A fun, hands-on 45-minute food and nutrition incursion for primary school students in Years 3–6. Through interactive activities and challenges, students explore food choices, nutrition and food safety before building their own fresh lunchbox to enjoy.
Incursion Details
Duration: Approximately 45 minutes
Year levels: Grades 3–4 or Grades 5–6
Group size: Designed for school class groups
Location: Delivered at your school
Food: All ingredients and lunchboxes supplied
Lunch: Included – Each participating student creates their own lunch
Price: Available upon enquiry
Incursions are quoted based on student numbers, location and program requirements.
🥗 Grades 5–6
Investigate. Interpret. Justify.
Older students take the investigation further:
✓ Analysing meals using the five food groups
✓ Serves and portions
✓ Reading ingredient lists and nutrition panels
✓ Allergens and food-date information
✓ Food safety and storage
✓ What influences our food choices
The Lunchbox Challenge:
Students plan, select and build their own lunchbox — and consider why they made their choices.
Curriculum Connections —
Lunchbox Detectives is designed to support learning within the Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0, with connections to:
Health and Physical Education
Food and nutrition, health information, food choices, safety and wellbeing.
Design and Technologies
Food preparation, decision-making and applying food knowledge in a practical context.
Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0 – Design and Technologies
Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0 – Health and Physical Education
🍎 Grades 3–4
Explore. Sort. Build.
Students become Lunchbox Detectives as they explore:
✓ The five food groups
✓ Variety and balanced choices
✓ Serves and portions
✓ Simple food safety
✓ How our preferences influence food choices
The Lunchbox Challenge:
Students put their learning into action by selecting ingredients and building their own balanced lunchbox.
2. Build Your Own Lunchbox Activity
Keep the learning going!
Healthy eating doesn’t stop after one incursion!
Our Build Your Own Lunchbox Activity gives children the opportunity to put their knowledge into practice, explore new foods and build confidence in making healthy choices.
Perfect as a follow-on from The Lunchbox Detectives or as a standalone activity for schools, holiday programs and community groups.
One-off, weekly or monthly activities
Facilitated by us — we supply the food, equipment and guide the activity.
OR
Facilitated by you — we provide the food, equipment and supporting resources for your teachers or program leaders to deliver.
Children choose from fresh sandwiches, wraps, seasonal fruit, vegetables and healthy snacks to create their own balanced lunchbox.
One incursion can spark curiosity. Regular activities help keep the learning going!
Bring your own lunchbox! Children are welcome to bring a clean lunchbox from home to help reduce single-use packaging and waste. Alternatively, we can provide one.
🛡️ Designed With Schools in Mind
✓ Registered food business
✓ Public liability insurance
✓ Working with Children Clearance
✓ Ingredients and equipment supplied
✓ Dietary requirements collected before the session