Menu Planning Tag

26 Jan Are consumers being misled by baby food?

Posted at 09:50h in Healthy babies and children by Margaret McLachlan

By Alison Pask, Registered DietitianI was shopping for a friend over Christmas and the shopping list asked for a weeks’ worth baby food and snacks. The family I was shopping for are a busy family and rely on convenience and packaged foods for their young...

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19 Jan Eating well while flatting at University

Posted at 11:56h in Resources, Healthy Education by Margaret McLachlan

Barriers to eating well while flatting at University can be overcome by planning and finding simple ways to make healthy eating a priority. Registered Dietitian Alison Pask offers some tips for those embarking on this stage of life.Food choices are fundamental to achieve wellbeing, especially...

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09 Aug Five Meals for a Family of Six for $50

Posted at 09:19h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

All FreshChoice supermarkets in West Auckland have changed their aisles to make shopping for healthy food easier and they also provide recipe ideas for large families cooking on a budget. Each week at FreshChoice in Ranui and Glen Eden, a new recipe book appears in the ‘Local...

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26 Jun Kids’ Choice menu endorsement programme

Posted at 11:49h in Healthy Community by Kim Tucker

Kids’ Choice is a menu endorsement programme run by the Heart Foundation for food services that offer healthier choices to children.  Recipes on children’s menus that meet our criteria will be eligible to have the Kids’ Choice logo (above) printed next to them on the...

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12 May Big Change Starts Small

Posted at 15:05h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

The Big Change Starts Small campaign is on  TV, radio, online, outdoor and social media - this is extending the national conversation on childhood obesity. To find out more and see great resources click here...

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23 Feb Fuelled4life Packaging Ideas for School Canteens

Posted at 12:18h in Healthy Education by Kim Tucker

Packaging healthier food items in a more attractive way for school canteens. We understand that you are time poor and students are after food items that are less messy, easy to carry and that they are able to eat on the run....

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14 Dec Healthy Food and Drink Policy for the Health Sector and Other Organisations

Posted at 13:16h in Advocacy by Alison Pask

The Ministry of Health has worked with District Health Boards (DHBs) to develop a National Healthy Food and Drink Policy for the health sector. A similar policy has also been developed that other organisations can use (2016)....

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08 Nov Hospitality Hub

Posted at 11:40h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

This hub by the Heart Foundation provides information, resources and tools relevant to all food service sectors which will help with the development of healthy foods....

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04 Nov Te Mahi Kai

Posted at 13:40h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Te Mahi Kai is a practical five day train the trainer course designed for kaiawhina/community workers to learn more about healthy eating and how to prepare healthy affordable meals for whānau (2013)....

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04 Nov Canterbury School Canteen Network

Posted at 11:38h in Healthy Education by Alison Pask

The Canteen Network was developed in Canterbury to support canteens trying to make healthy changes to their menus (2012)....

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