Real food, grown right, cooked right

Sharing a meal with family and friends is one of the best things you can do in life to make a difference to your children’s and your family’s health, wellbeing and nutrition.

Good Choices

• Buy fresh fruit and vegetables, preferably regeneratively farmed or organic

• Choose protein from natural food sources; meat, fish, seafood, eggs, dairy and plant protein sources, e.g.

  • Buy grass fed beef; grain fed beef has been raised in feed lots.

  • Buy free range chicken eggs and pork

  • non-GMO soy products, legumes (beans, peas and lentils), nuts and seeds.

Shopping

• Eat produce that’s in season and shop at  your local farmers market or green grocer. If you eat local and buy local you reduce ‘food miles’ and support your local growers, plus the produce is more likely to be fresh and in season.

• Ask your retailer about the farmers who supply them and how they grow your food

• Cook with fresh produce and avoid processed foods

Cooking

• Buy just enough. By planning and cooking cleverly you will use everything and prevent

  food waste.

• Everything in moderation. You can eat those special treats, even fats and sugars, but just not that often. Food needs to be fun and enjoyable but keep the balance.

• If you’re buying tinned or processed food, read the ingredient label. If there is something in there that isn’t a natural food or you’re unsure about it, don’t buy it.