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The team at Nutrition Australia Qld wish you and your family a very
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Our office will close on Wednesday 22nd December 2021 and will
reopen on Monday 10th January 2022.
Latest News and Research
Christmas Food Safety
Food is central to Christmas celebrations, however many Christmas foods come with a higher risk of food poisoning. With foods sitting out on a bench or table for longer periods of time in the temperature danger zone, and leftovers coming in and out of the fridge in the days after Christmas, we need to take extra care with food safety.
This new factsheet has some useful tips on how to keep your food safe for family and friends this Christmas. Click here or on the image below to download.
The Christmas foods you can stock up on now
The ABC recently looked at foods that you can purchase in the lead up to Christmas. If you want to avoid the mad rush on Christmas Eve, it's good to start planning early. You can read the full article here to find out some tips and tricks.
A festive feast of fish and fruit: the creation of the Australian Christmas dinner
A traditional British meal of roast turkey and plum pudding may have once dominated Australia’s Christmas tables, but as our population has become more diverse, so has our menu. It would now be a rare house where prawns and a bowl of cherries did not make an appearance. But how did this distinctively Australian Christmas spread get its start? You can read the full article by The Conversation here.
Christmas this year feels more pressured than ever - here's how to cope
The festive season comes with certain stresses at the best of times and this year it may feel especially high-pressured. The last two years have been really challenging for everyone, but this Christmas it feels as though we have some kind of normality in our lives again. You can find the full article from the ABC here for some strategies on how to manage.
Christmas Recipe Ideas
Strawberry Santas
Ingredients
10 strawberries
1 banana, peeled
1/3 cup spreadable cream cheese
20 currants
Method
1. Slice off the green leafy stem of the strawberry and discard.
2. Slice off a 1cm thin slice of the bottom of the strawberry.
3. Slice off a 1cm thin slice of the banana.
4. Place the spreadable cream cheese in a small piping bag or zip lock bag and cut off the tip.
5. Place the strawberry slice on a flat surface and pipe some cream cheese on top. Place the banana slice on top and press down to stick. Pipe a little more cream cheese on top of the banana slice and place the remaining strawberry on top as a hat.
6. Pipe a small ball of cream cheese on the very tip of the strawberry hat.
7. Pipe a tiny about of cream cheese on two currants and stick them on to the banana slice as eyes.
8. Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 10 strawberry santas in total.
9. Serve immediately or place in the fridge until ready to eat.
Makes 10.
Banana Snowmen
Ingredients
10 skewers
3 bananas, peeled
5 strawberries, stems removed
1 carrot
10 green grapes
1 tablespoon spreadable cream cheese
50 currants
Method
1. Slice the bananas into 1.5cm thin slices – you will need 30 slices in total.
2. Slice the strawberries in half – you will need 10 halves in total.
3. Slice a few 0.5cm thin slices of carrot and cut into small triangles – you will need 10 small triangles in total.
4. Thread three banana slices onto a skewer, followed by a strawberry half, then a grape.
5. Place the spreadable cream cheese in a small piping bag or zip lock bag and cut off the tip.
6. Pipe a tiny amount of cream cheese on two currants and stick them onto the top banana slice as eyes on the snowman’s head.
7. Pipe a tiny amount of cream cheese on a small triangle of carrot and stick it onto the top banana slice as a nose on the snowman’s head.
8. Pipe a tiny amount of cream cheese on three more currants and stick them onto the other two banana slices as buttons on the snowman’s body.
9. Repeat with the remaining skewers and ingredients to make 10 banana snowmen in total.
10. Serve immediately or place in the fridge until ready to eat.
Makes 10.
Watermelon Trees
Ingredients
¼ of a cut watermelon
½ cup yoghurt
1 punnet blueberries
1 tablespoon pepitas
Method
1. Slice the watermelon into wedges, approximately 2cm thin slices. You will need 10 triangle shapes in total.
2. Cut off the watermelon rind to leave a tree trunk on each slice.
3. Place the yoghurt in a small piping bag or zip lock bag and cut off the tip.
4. Place the watermelon slices on a flat surface and pipe some yoghurt onto each one as tinsel or decorate as you wish.
5. Decorate with blueberries and pepitas as you wish.
6. Serve immediately or place in the freezer until the yoghurt is firm.
Makes 10.
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!
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 in January:
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 when bookings open on Monday 13th December at 9am.
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.
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