National Nutrition Week

Do you eat enough fruit and veg?

• 91% of Australians are not eating enough vegetables

• 72% say affordability is impacting consumption of vegetables

• Over 1 in 5 people have experienced severe food insecurity in the past twelve months.

• As many as 1 in 5 children in Australia start the school day without eating breakfast.

Try for 5 National Nutrition Week is Nutrition Australia’s annual healthy eating awareness campaign. Australian Health Survey data has found less than 4% of us eat the recommended daily serves of vegetables each day.

Wardell CORE also has a number of programs available to help us all improve our health and make it easier to access those 5 serves of fruit and vegetables every day.

1. Fresh Produce Buyers Group : this volunteer run program offers a fortnightly wholesale priced fresh produce parcels for small to large households and at a sliding scale of affordability.

2. Food Pantry : We offer a selection of subsidised dry goods, pantry staples and grocery items to available to anyone experiencing financial hardship in partnership with Food Bank.

3. Ready to eat meals : We offer a range of tasty, nutritionally-balanced meals to anyone experiencing food insecurity in partnership with Fare Share.

4. Workshops and Education : We offer a range of opportunities to learn about improving meal planning, nutrition, growing your own food, reducing food waste, preserving, home coo