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Education and tools for canteen managers to increase vegetables in primary school canteens and vegetable consumption by children (MT22006)
This project is engaging primary school canteens across Australia through a range of initiatives to boost the consumption of veggies at school and create long-term healthy eating habits.
22 August 2023
Veggies take root in school lunch menus
Veggies take root in school lunch menusAustralian kids are set to get a healthy boost following the launch of a national initiative to get more veggies on school lunch menus and transform students’ attitudes toward getting their daily serves.
21 August 2023
Sustainable and healthy nuts for life (HN22001)
This project funds the Nuts for Life program, which aims to reduce the gap between Australia’s current average daily consumption of 7 grams of nuts per person per day and the recommended consumption of 30 grams.
12 July 2023
Learning from the past to amplify community vegetable education programs of the future (VG22003)
This project evaluated the impact of past initiatives to increase demand for vegetables so that a framework could be developed for industry to ensure the design and deliver of effective future programs.
1 May 2024
Increasing awareness of the health benefits of Australian olive products (OL22001)
This investment is educating health and foodservice professionals about the health benefits of olive-based products.
11 July 2023
Online resource for mushroom health and nutrition science for healthcare professionals (MU22006)
This project is creating the MUSHRoom (Mushroom Science and Health) online platform that is a one-stop-shop for research and resources on the nutrition and health benefits of mushrooms.
3 July 2023
Tools and interventions for increasing children’s vegetable knowledge (VG16064)
This investment identified new ways of supplying vegetables to children and helped growers better serve the key consumer market of families with young kids.
31 January 2023
Scientific basis for a mushroom food group in the Australian Dietary Guidelines (MU22001)
This short project is reviewing and collating the scientific evidence base to support mushrooms (fungi) being classified as a separate food group within the Australian Dietary Guidelines.
5 December 2023
Evaluating existing and potential ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) health claims for mushrooms (MU22004)
This project summarised the nutrition content and health claims that can be made about vitamin D in mushrooms that meet the Food Standards Code so that mushrooms can be credibly and legally promoted as a key source of vitamin D to consumers.
17 April 2023
Nutritional analysis of across horticulture commodities (ST19036)
This project provided new composition data that reflects current growing conditions for horticulture commodities.
14 October 2022