Cooking workshops, latest news and research, recipe ideas, online resources, challenges, events and more. No images? Click here Bringing you the latest nutrition information and food ideas to help boost your health and wellbeing. GOLD Cooking WorkshopCooking with Herbs and Spices - Italian Themed In celebration of Queensland Seniors Week in August, we held a cooking workshop at the Brighton Wellness Hub as part of Brisbane City Council's GOLD (Growing Older and Living Dangerously) program. This program is for people living in the Brisbane City Council area, aged 50 years and over. These workshops are an excellent opportunity for participants to add skills to their cooking repertoire in a relaxed and social environment. People with all levels of cooking skills are welcome, as these workshops are a chance to develop new skills and confidence. During this 'Cooking with Herbs and Spices - Italian Themed' workshop, participants made a variety of dishes including tomato and basil bruschetta, berry bruschetta and an Italian pasta salad. With strict COVID safe plans in place as well as all participants and facilitators adhering to social distancing rules and hygiene practices, we were thrilled to be back in the community running this face to face cooking workshop. Check out some photos below! Keep an eye out for our upcoming GOLD cooking workshop in December! Details are up on our website now and bookings open on Wednesday 11th November. You can find more information about our COVID safe plans and policies on our website here. These cooking workshops are proudly supported by Brisbane City Council’s Active and Healthy team. Latest News and ResearchWhat foods are being packed in children's lunchboxes when attending early childhood education and care services? A recent study explored the lunchbox foods packed and consumed by children attending early childhood education and care services in New South Wales, while comparing the serves of foods packed and consumed with nutrition guideline recommendations, as well as the associations between parent characteristics and the serves of food groups packed in lunchboxes. Key findings from this study include:
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Reference: Pearson, N, Wolfenden, L, Finch, M, et al. A cross‐sectional study of packed lunchbox foods and their consumption by children in early childhood education and care services. Nutrition & Dietetics. 2020; 1– 9. https://doi.org/10.1111/1747-0080.12632 The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has just launched a program that encourages primary school kids to eat more veggies. The Taste & Learn™ program is an evidence-based program for Australian primary schools that supports student learning and fosters enjoyment of vegetables to positively impact children’s health and wellbeing. For more information about this program, click here. CSIRO has also released an article about the program here. Recipe IdeaRoasted Pumpkin Hommus This roasted pumpkin hommus recipe is a great homemade dip option. Feel free to mix up the ingredients in this recipe to suit you - you could swap the roasted pumpkin for another vegetable, such as roasted sweet potato, capsicum or cooked beetroot, or even swap the chickpeas for another legume such as cannellini beans! Check out our Instagram account for more food inspiration from the NAQ Nutrition team! Ingredients Online ResourcesHealthy Eating in Australia The NSW Refugee Health Service has recently developed this resource in collaboration with a number of other services and organisations. The videos cover a range of topics related to healthy eating such as the five food groups, accessing healthy food, the importance of food safety and other practical tips to encourage wellbeing. Boost 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. Find out more below! Big Boost ChallengesThe Wellbeing Series The third Big Boost initiative of The Wellbeing Series has launched! Wellbeing, it’s a word that gets used a lot, particularly now, but what exactly does it mean to be a well being? My health for life, on behalf of Health and Wellbeing Queensland for their Boost your Healthy initiative, are answering that question through a series of eight short videos. Each video features a range of well-known Queensland identities, health professionals and everyday Queenslanders, and investigates and celebrates the essential ingredients for living well. Why not take a moment out of your day to check out the videos and discover what it takes to be a well being. To find out more and to watch The Wellbeing Series, click here. Events and Training 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. Upcoming workshops are as follows: Cooking for a Healthy Heart (18 years and over) Mood Foods (18 years and over) KRANK Teens School Holiday Cooking Workshops NAQ Nutrition also hosts cooking workshops as part of the Logan City Council’s KRANK Teens School Holiday program. These cooking workshops are open to people living in the Logan City Council area, aged 12 - 17 years, and are $3 per participant. Upcoming workshops are as follows: Best Ever Burgers (KRANK Teens 12 -17 years) Food Safety Supervisor Course Through COVID-19 we continue to offer food safety supervisor courses. Our 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, with no take home assignments. Click on the following links for more information on the venue, cost and to register for our upcoming courses: Food Safety Supervisor Course for Early Years Settings Food Safety Supervisor Course for 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 |