Latest news and research, recipe ideas, online resources, events and more. No images? Click here Bringing you the latest nutrition information and food ideas to help boost your health and wellbeing. Latest News and ResearchHow to actually fix a lost voice, according to science (hint: lemon and honey doesn’t work) With the winter flu season just around the corner, The Conversation recently discussed the efficacy of various home remedies available online to help with a lost voice, including ginger, lemon, salt water gargles and tea with honey. But do these really help? Click here to read the article by The Conversation. Food boxes and meal prep kits are growing in popularity, but are they worth it? Meal kits, also known as food boxes, have soared in popularity over the last few years. A recent article by ABC Everyday breaks down the appeal that these services offer to consumers. Click here to read the article by ABC Everyday. Common questions and answers about growing fruit and veggies Being in lockdown inspired many Australians to start creating veggie patches last year. To help build confidence and knowledge in this space, the team from Gardening Australia has answered some common questions about growing fruit and vegetables over on the ABC Everyday website. Click here to read the article by ABC Everyday. Recipe IdeaGreek Tzatziki + Pita Chips Ingredients Method Check out our Instagram account for more food inspiration from the NAQ Nutrition team! Online ResourcesBoost your Healthy The Boost your Healthy digital hub has been developed by Health and Wellbeing Queensland to provide support, inspiration and ideas to help Queenslanders stay healthy and active during COVID-19. It features content from a wide range of Health and Wellbeing Queensland Alliance Partners who have played a valuable role in supporting the creation of the site. It also offers a platform for people to showcase how they are staying healthy through #BoostCampQld, and the Big Boost will feature a series of challenges to motivate and encourage people to stay healthy at this difficult time. Events and OpportunitiesLive Well Logan Cooking Workshops NAQ Nutrition hosts cooking workshops as part of the Logan City Council’s Live Well Logan program. These cooking workshops are open to people living in the Logan City Council area, aged 18 years and over, and are $3 per participant. Check out the following Live Well Logan session coming up this month: Mood Foods (18 years and over) GOLD Cooking Workshops NAQ Nutrition hosts cooking workshops as part of the Brisbane City Council's GOLD (Growing Older and Living Dangerously) program. The program is for people living in the Brisbane City Council area, aged 50 years and over, and are $5 per participant. Check out the following GOLD session coming up next month: Cooking for a Healthy Gut (50
years and over) First Foods for Infants Nutrition Education Sessions NAQ Nutrition hosts nutrition education sessions as part of Moreton Bay Regional Council’s Healthy and Active program. These sessions are open to people living in the Moreton Bay Regional Council area. Check out the following sessions coming up this month: First Foods for Infants First Foods for Infants These free casual information sessions will provide information for families and carers on feeding their infants, including first foods. Workshops will discuss the importance of infants and children experiencing food texture appropriate to their age and stage of development, which will assist a child’s speech development, oral health and motor skill development. Sessions will also include practical tips on how to make food for infants. Food Safety Supervisor Course Our food safety supervisor courses include industry specific content and are designed with the needs of our students in mind. Our Food Safety Supervisor course:
We provide opportunities for students to complete the course and all assessment in one day at face-to-face training. Click on the following links for more information on the venue, cost and to register for our 2021 courses: Food Safety Supervisor Course for Early Years Settings and Aged Care Settings We also offer this course remotely during COVID-19. If you would like to know more about how you can complete the course remotely please email training@naqld.org. Do you have a question for the Healthy at Home team?You can email your enquiries to healthyathome@naqld.org Have you visited our |