Table 3 Summary of website and app content and characteristics (Objective 3)
Name, country | Affiliation / developer | FEATURES | Mobile App Rating Scale (0–5) | ||||||||||||
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Interactive lunch box builder | Person-alisation | Lunch box recipes/ ideas | Nutrition info (lunch box or general) | Games and/or quizzes | Video or audio content | Social commu-nity | Links to further info | School / canteen relevant info | Engagement | Functionality | Aesthetics | Information quality | Overall score | ||
WEBSITES | |||||||||||||||
Healthy Lunch Box[1] [46] Australia | Cancer Council New South Wales | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||||
Go For Your Life - Weigh up your lunch [47] Australia | Dept of Health Victoria | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.0 | |||||
Healthier Lunches for Children [48] United Kingdom | London Borough of Islington | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | ||||
The Zero Waste and Healthy Lunchbox [49] Canada | NWRSC Solid Waste Service | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | ||||||
Healthy Lunch Box[2] [50] N/A | Individual developer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | ||||
Make Healthy Normal: Healthy School Lunch Box [51] Australia | Dept of Health New South Wales | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.8 | ||||||
Healthy Kids Association: Packing a healthy lunchbox [52] Australia | Healthy Kids Association | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | |||||
Nutrition Australia: Healthy lunchbox week [53] Australia | Nutrition Australia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 | |||||
Healthy Kids NSW: Lunch Box Ideas [54] Australia | Ministry of Health New South Wales & others | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | ||||||
Nestle Healthy Active Kids: What makes a balanced lunchbox? [55] Australia | Australian Institute of Sport & Nestle | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | |||||
Healthy Eating Advisory Service: Healthy lunchboxes [56] Australia | Healthy Eating Advisory Service & Nutrition Aust | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | |||||
QLD Education: A healthy start to school tool kit [57] Australia | Dept of Education Queensland | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 2.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | ||||
WA School Canteens: Packing healthy lunchboxes [58] Australia | School Canteen Assoc Inc. Western Australia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 2.3 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | ||||
TAS Health: Healthy kids lunchboxes [59] Australia | Dept of Health & Human Services Tasmania | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | |||||
SA Health: Healthy lunchboxes [60] Australia | SA Health | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 2.5 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | |||||
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The Ultimate Mix-and-Match School Lunchbox [63] United States of America | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | |||||
LaLa Lunchbox [62] USA | Lala Lunchbox, LLC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | |||||
Kids Foods [61] Vietnam | Individual developer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 2.4 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||||||
Change4Life Smart Recipes [64] United Kingdom | Public Health England | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | ||||