Bringing you the latest nutrition information and food ideas to support your workplace's health and wellbeing.
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Bringing you the latest nutrition information and food ideas to support your workplace's health and wellbeing.
The team at Nutrition Australia Qld hope you had a Merry Christmas and a great start to 2022!
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.
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!
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!
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!
Do you have a question for the Healthy at Work team?
You can email your enquiries to healthyatwork@naqld.org
Nutrition Australia Qld/NT
12/212 Curtin Avenue West
Eagle Farm QLD 4009
Ph: (07) 3257 4393
www.naqld.org
