Softdrinks and other junk food will be phased out of Tasmania's government school canteens as part of a push to improve kids' health, in line with the Tasmanian Government's aim to have Australia's healthiest population by 2025. The School [...]
The Foodbank hunger report2017 found that 15 per cent of Australians have experienced food insecurity at least once in the last 12 months, with three in five of them experiencing food insecurity at least once a month. Dependent children live [...]
Research led by Dr Kylie Smith at the Menzies Research Institute examined the effectiveness of school breakfast programs, interviewing parents, carers, teachers and students at five Tasmanian primary schools. Dr Smith's team found that while the nutritional value of [...]
In an article published in The Mercury on 4 October, Jan Davis, former CEO of the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, writes that rising population and inefficiencies in the food chain must be addressed if people are to be fed. [...]
Heart healthy eating patterns are based on a combination of foods, chosen regularly, over time. This optimal combination can be divided into five categories: Fruits, vegetables and wholegrains A variety of healthy protein sources including fish and seafood, lean [...]
In response to a study by Edith Cowan University on suboptimal vegetable consumption among Australian children, UTAS's Sandy Murray has reminded us of the 2014 Healthy Food Access Basket survey, which highlighted the challenges faced by people who live in [...]
A course to teach people how to prepare healthy, delicious and affordable family meals is coming to the east coast. Red Cross’ Food REDi program is a three-hour session running from 2 August and until 7 September. St Helens Neighbourhood [...]
An article in The Conversation from a few years ago has resurfaced as part of an analysis of how better data access can enable urban planners to ease community weight problems. The article mentioned, written by former Griffith University [...]
Hansen Orchards, in the state's south, has partnered with the Tasmanian School Canteen Association with the aim to make the price of apples in canteens as little as 20 cents apiece. Read the article in The Mercury. [...]
Deakin and Monash university research has found that a meal containing fruit and vegetables costs on average around one dollar more than an unhealthy meal. Three-quarters of primary schools were selling foods like meat pies and hot dogs cheaper [...]