Lunchbox resources

Preparing safe lunches

Healthy Lunchbox Week 2024

2024 Food Safety Supervisor Courses

November 2023 subscriber webinar recording

Christmas recipes

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The team at Nutrition Australia Qld wish you and your staff a very
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
We look forward to working with you again in 2024.

Our office will be closed from Friday 22nd December and will reopen on Monday 8th January.

In preparation for vacation care and the upcoming 2024 school year, here are some useful visual tools that we have put together to help families pack a balanced, healthy lunchbox using the five food groups. They are great to put on the fridge as a guide when packing lunchboxes with children. Click on the images to download and feel free to share these with families. 

Packing a lunchbox safely is important to keep the food enjoyable and safe to eat. Food poisoning bacteria grow in warm conditions between 5°C and 60°C. This is known as the Temperature Danger Zone. It is important to keep high risk food out of this zone by keeping it cool and securely packed when transporting food. As we head into the warmer months, this is a great reminder to prioritise food safety. 

Here are our top 6 tips when preparing safe lunches:

1. Choose insulated lunch boxes, use freezer packs, or wrap a frozen water bottle
2. Leave lunches in the fridge or freezer until leaving for school
3. Encourage children to keep lunches in school bags, out of direct sunlight
4. Throw away leftovers at the end of the day
5. Try to use containers or other forms of reusable packaging where possible
6. Be cautious about cross contamination when preparing lunches

For more information, be sure to download our Packing Safe Lunchboxes resource!

Food Safety Supervisor Full Course Cost: $385 

This full-day face to face course is available to participants in early years, OSHC, aged care and disability settings and prepares food safety supervisors to supervise and oversee day to day operations and to prevent and recognise food safety hazards through nationally recognised training. 

Upon completion, students achieve a statement of attainment for the following units of competency:

• HLTFSE001: Follow basic food safety practices
• HLTFSE007: Oversee the day to day implementation of food safety in the workplace
• HLTFSE005: Apply and monitor food safety requirements

Upcoming full course dates: 

Tuesday 6th February 2024 9am - 4pm

Tuesday 19th March 2024 9am - 4pm

If these options don’t suit, please don't hesitate to email us at training@naqld.org with your preferred date and time. We also offer private courses at suitable venues for a minimum of 6 people. We will try to accommodate your request if possible.

Food Safety Supervisor Recertification Course Cost: $290 

If you are due to renew your food safety supervisor certificate in light of the new five year requirements, we will be offering many recertification courses in the new year as enforcement commenced in 8th December 2023. 

This 3-hour face to face recertification course is available to participants in early years, OSHC, aged care and disability settings that have previously obtained a food safety supervisor certificate. Please note: you will be required to provide a copy of your previous statement of attainment upon registration in order to confirm your booking. 

2024 DATES COMING SOON!

If these options don’t suit, please don't hesitate to email us at training@naqld.org with your preferred date and time. We also offer private courses at suitable venues for a minimum of 6 people. We will try to accommodate your request if possible.

Topic: Reducing food waste

Over this subscription year we will continue to offer subscribers free live webinars to aid in professional development. Our Nutrition in OSHC dietitians will present for 15 minutes on a topic, with a further 15 minutes for questions and discussion.

Our most recent webinar was on the topic of reducing food waste. If you were unable to join us for this session or would like to share this with your colleagues at your service, check out the video recording below!

Here are three Christmas themed recipe ideas that you might like to create with children this festive season! Please feel free to share these recipes with families.

Banana Snowmen

Watermelon Trees

Strawberry Santas

Do you have a story that you would like to share with us? 

We would love to hear from subscribers and share some of your stories within our Nutrition in OSHC eNewsletter. Feel free to send us an email with your story along with some photos to share! 

For example, this could be a story about:
- Cooking experiences with children across the term or during vacation care
- Harvesting your vegetable or herb garden 
- Favourite recipes at your service 
- New menu items that promote healthy eating
- Upgrading your service's kitchen or dining space
- Your recent NQS assessment and rating score

Online training

We offer a suite of online training programs through our partner In Safe Hands. Click on the following buttons for more information and to register.

Once logged in to the subscriber section of our website, access the following:

Do you have a question for the Nutrition in OSHC team?

Feel free to give us a call (07 3257 4393) or email through your questions to oshc@naqld.org

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