Healthy eating advice hotline… a step in the right direction for Aussie kids

Aug 19, 2011

National Nude Food Day, is proud to play a part in combatting the growing epidemic of childhood obesity. The key messages, schools resources and interactive learning that Nude Food Day offers to Australian, and now New Zealand school students, helps to educate our kids and give them the tools and knowledge they need, to make healthy food choices. They learn how the choices they make, impact both their mental and physical wellbeing.

Nude Food Day welcomes and supports the Victorian Government’s $40m war on childhood obesity, the first tactic being a healthy eating advice hotline for early childhood services and schools. It’s a great step forward with Baillieu’s government examining a fat-fighting ministry of food style program, similar to that of Nude Food Day supporter and celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. Jamie’s message to Australians to get involved can be viewed at nudefoodday.com.au.

“We congratulate the Victorian government on their recently announced Victorian Healthy Eating Advisory Service. We know the value of enabling parents to better educate their children early in life about making healthy food choices. In National Nutrition Week 16 - 22 October, Nutrition Australia, along with our partner, Nude Food Movers, will be providing educational tools and fun strategies to promote messages that will support this initiative,” says Aloysa Hourigan, National Spokesperson for Nutrition Australia.

It’s exciting to see that by key influencers, government, schools and families working together, we can - and will – make a difference to the future of our kids!