National Nutrition Foundation

24/11/2025

Our Healthy Eating Advisory Service team recently visited the Cancer Council Victoria office to connect with colleagues from Cancer Council Victoria and the Achievement Program.

It’s always fantastic to come together, share ideas and explore new opportunities to support healthier food and drink environments across Victoria. Collaboration like this helps us create practical, meaningful change where it matters most — in the communities we all serve.

21/11/2025

A fresh little number to kickstart your weekend!

This Pak Choy Salad brings together crunchy vegetables, crisp apple and Asian herbs with a punchy coriander lime dressing.

Check out the recipe by our friends at VEG Education on the Healthy Eating Hub: https://buff.ly/ZhsL5YU

21/11/2025

Ricky and Andie recently attended the Monash Health Promotion Awards, a fantastic event celebrating the people and programs driving community health and wellbeing.

Ricky proudly represented the Healthy Eating Advisory Service, delivered by National Nutrition Foundation, and presented the Healthy Eating Priority Award to Holy Family Catholic Primary School Doveton. 👏

The school was recognised for creating an inclusive, hands-on environment where students grow and cook their own produce, achieving four “Bites” through the Vic Kids Eat Well framework and partnering with Myuna Farm to expand their garden space. 🌱

A big thank you to Monash Health for hosting such an inspiring evening!

20/11/2025

🎉 Congratulations to our freshSNAP team for delivering a fantastic webinar yesterday supporting teachers to confidently integrate food education across all subject areas!

We’re so proud of their work bringing educators together to explore practical, cross-curricular ways to make food education fun, relevant and easy to teach.

The session also celebrated an exciting milestone - the launch of freshSNAP's new free, self-paced online professional learning course for teachers!

A huge well done to Romi and Alex for leading the development and delivery of this work, and a big thank you to Sam for helping to facilitate the session.

Know a teacher who’d love to bring engaging food learning to life in their classroom? The free 'Fuel Your Classroom' course is now available here: https://buff.ly/VTZ2nFF

17/11/2025

Andie shares that food is more than fuel it’s about connection, tradition and creating memories in the kitchen. 🍳

✨ Discover how experimenting with flavours and enjoying the process can make mealtimes meaningful, nourishing and fun.

🔗 View the full blog here: https://buff.ly/gJe4dbg

15/11/2025

We’re proud to support early childhood services with FoodChecker, a free all-in-one menu planning tool designed for long day care. FoodChecker helps services and cooks plan nutritious, balanced menus that meet the guidelines, taking the guesswork out of healthy eating.

The latest update introduces instant menu feedback, giving services real-time results and practical suggestions in just seconds, making it easier than ever to plan meals that nourish children to learn, play and grow.

Learn more about the latest updates: https://buff.ly/iQ3Yg7s

14/11/2025

Hey parents! The National Nutrition Foundation is excited to share a free and practical guide just for you: the Parent Guide: Creating Healthy Food Environments at Home and School developed by Freshsnap - Fresh School Nutrition Advisory Program!

Why you’ll love it:

1. It helps you build a nourishing food environment at home and supports healthy habits at school too.

2. Packed with simple, actionable tips to make nutritious choices easier for your family.

3. It shows how you as a parent or caregiver can collaborate with your child’s school to create a better food culture around learning and growth.

Take a look: https://buff.ly/XjrGSFa

13/11/2025

Our Freshsnap - Fresh School Nutrition Advisory Program team had a fantastic time visiting a local primary school to deliver their new Year 3 cross-curricular lessons!

Students loved exploring how different foods fuel their bodies through hands-on activities that make learning about food fun, practical and memorable.

Teachers can access everything from lesson plans and activity sheets to classroom resources - all free to download from the freshSNAP website.

👉 Explore the resources at freshsnap.org.au

12/11/2025

The recent NEPHU Local Food Environments report found that lower socio-economic areas in Melbourne's north-east face a significant imbalance between healthy and unhealthy food outlets, even when supermarkets are included.

This inequity shapes what’s available, affordable and ultimately what ends up on our plates.

That’s why we need stronger planning, policy and funding levers that prioritise local food access, support independent greengrocers and cultural grocers, and empower councils to design healthier, more sustainable food environments.

Because everyone deserves access to nutritious, culturally appropriate and affordable food — no matter where they live.

👉 Read the report: https://buff.ly/wFlGYER

11/11/2025

It’s Food Safety Week!

We’re excited to highlight our practical resource “Love Food Storage”. Designed to help households save money, reduce food waste and keep food fresh and safe.

Why it matters for Food Safety Week:
• Storing food correctly supports safety and trust in what we eat.
• From fridge temperature tips to pantry best practice, this resource covers simple changes with big impact.

🔗 Access the resource here: https://buff.ly/1eKpsVP

10/11/2025

Get summer ready with this creamy white bean dip! It is perfect served with wholemeal pita bread and mixed vegetable sticks for a healthy, crowd-pleasing platter!

Get the full recipe + extra tips for flavour variations on our website: https://heas.health.vic.gov.au/recipes/white-bean-dip/

This creamy white bean dip is perfect served with wholemeal pita bread and mixed vegetable sticks for a healthy, crowd-pleasing platter!

Get the full recipe + extra tips for flavour variations on our website: https://heas.health.vic.gov.au/recipes/white-bean-dip/

07/11/2025

🤤 So good. No other comments.

Get the recipe: https://buff.ly/Qa1fm3I
An easy one to get on the table for dinner tonight 😉