Bringing you the latest nutrition information and food ideas to help boost your health and wellbeing.

The team at Nutrition Australia Qld hope you had a Merry Christmas
and a great start to 2022!

Our office is currently closed and will reopen on Monday 10th January 2022.

Latest News and Research

Concerned about overeating? Here's what you need to know about food addiction

The Conversation recently explored the topic of food addiction. For many of us, eating particular foods can be comforting: a pick-me-up during a hard task; a reward after a long day at work; a satiating end to a lovely dinner. But some people have a compulsive and uncontrolled urge to eat particular foods, especially hyper-palatable “junk” foods. This can impact on their day-to-day functioning, and their ability to fulfil social, work or family roles. Read the full article here.

Why your fruit bowl may not be keeping your fruit fresh

If you keep all your fruit in a bowl or on the kitchen table, you're not alone. What you might not know is the humble fruit bowl is unlikely to be the best way to store a variety of different fruits. "Different fruits have competing interests" says Thanh Truong, a fruiterer and cook based in Melbourne. You can read the full article by the ABC here for the best tips to keep your fruit fresh.

Top 10 recycling tips

Recycling is a simple way you can help reduce your waste to landfill, reduces the need to harvest new raw materials, keeps material in circulation for longer, saves energy, reduces greenhouse gases and saves money. You can recycle a lot more than you think! Brisbane City Council is committed to making Brisbane cleaner and greener by reducing waste to landfill. You can read their top 10 recycling tips here.

Recipe Idea

Rice Paper Rolls

Rice paper rolls are a fresh and tasty lunch or dinner idea, that are quick and easy to prepare. Simply soak a rice paper sheet in a bowl of warm water until softened and place on a clean, damp tea towel. Place desired fillings along one edge of the sheet, fold in the two sides and roll it up firmly. Here we've got our fillings ready to go - cooked prawns, chicken, rice noodles, carrot, cucumber, capsicum, bean sprouts, fresh coriander and mint!

Check out our Instagram account for more food inspiration from the Nutrition Australia Qld team!

Online Resources

Workplace Wellbeing Online Series

The team at Nutrition Australia Qld are excited to announce the launch of our Workplace Wellbeing Online Series to help create more supportive organisational cultures, especially with our ever-evolving locations of workplaces. Each series includes five short pre-recorded presentations that delve into the most recent nutritional information translated into practical tips for your workplace. And at the end of the series, you will have access to our Accredited Practising Dietitian to answer any of your questions through a live Q&A at a time chosen by you. These bite-sized webinars are perfect to play during staff meetings and safety briefings. Click here to find out more!

This series delves into how what we eat impacts our mental and physical health

This series explores the dietary patterns that drain our energy levels

Boost your Recipes

The team at Nutrition Australia Qld have been busy behind the scenes working with our friends at Health and Wellbeing Queensland to help launch their new hub of nutritious and delicious recipes, which aim to inspire the home cook in all of us. Boost your recipes and share with your friends and colleagues. Click here to find out more!

Queensland Healthy Kids Menu

Healthy Kids Menu is an innovative healthy eating initiative from Health and Wellbeing Queensland (HWQld) designed to improve the availability and promotion of healthier food and drink on kid’s menus at cafes, restaurants, hotels, and clubs.

The initiative outlines a set of nutritional guidelines to help venues make healthy food and drink options more readily available to children. HWQld will be offering individualised support to help businesses to do this in a realistic and sustainable way. Click here to find out more!

Boost your Healthy

The Boost your Healthy digital hub has been developed by Health and Wellbeing Queensland (HWQld) to provide support, inspiration and ideas to help Queenslanders stay healthy and active during COVID-19.

It features content from a wide range of HWQld 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 Opportunities

KRANK Teens School Holiday Cooking Workshops

Nutrition Australia Qld 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. Check out the following KRANK Teens session coming up this month:

Sushi Cooking Class
Thursday 20th January 10am - 11:30am
The Little Vege Patch – 121 Barbaralla Drive, Springwood
Learn the art of preparing delicious healthy sushi. Enjoy your creation at the end with the group. Click here for more information and to register.

Moreton Bay Regional Council Libraries

Nutrition Australia Qld hosts nutrition education sessions at Moreton Bay Regional Council libraries. These sessions are open to people living in the Moreton Bay Regional Council area. Check out the following sessions coming up in 2022:

Healthy Lunch Boxes
Saturday 29th January 2022 11:00am - 12:00pm
Albany Creek Library - 16 Ferguson Street, Albany Creek 4035
Click here for more information on how to register for this session.

Healthy Lunch Boxes
Saturday 5th February 2022 11:00am - 12:00pm
Burpengary Library - 121 Station Road, Burpengary 4505
Click here for more information on how to register for this session.

Healthy Lunch Boxes
Friday 11th February 2022 10:30am - 11:30am
Strathpine Library - 1 Station Street, Strathpine 4500
Click here for more information on how to register for this session.

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:

Meets the requirements of nationally recognised training
Prepares food safety supervisors to supervise and oversee day to day operations and to prevent and recognise food safety hazards
Early years and aged care courses are specifically designed for those working with vulnerable populations

We provide opportunities for students to complete the course and all assessment in one day at a face-to-face training.

Keep an eye out for our 2022 courses! Click on the following link for more information on the venue, cost and to register when details become available:

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.

*NEW* Food Safety Supervisor Recertification Course

Has it been a while since you or your staff completed a Food Safety Supervisor Course? We are now offering Food Safety Supervisor recertification training!

Our recertification course is a condensed refresher course (3 hours) and is for those staff who already hold the Food Safety Supervisor qualification (for the vulnerable populations units of competency) and who are wanting to update their skills and knowledge. Upon successful completion of the training, students will receive a Statement of Attainment with the units of competency HLTFSE001, HLTFSE005, HLTFSE007.

Click here for more information or email training@naqld.org to find out more.

Do you have a question for the Healthy at Home team?

You can email your enquiries to healthyathome@naqld.org

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