Australia’s Healthy Weight Week
Need some help keeping the momentum of those new year’s resolutions? Next week is Healthy Weight Week (15-21 Feb) and this year’s campaign is encouraging us all to get cooking at home more often.
When cooking at home you can control what goes into your meals and how much you serve up, so you’re more likely to eat healthier foods, like vegetables – and in the right amounts.
But being healthy doesn’t have to mean eating the same boring meals day-in, day-out.
Get inspired with healthy, delicious meal ideas by downloading the Everyday Healthy cookbooks from the Healthy Weight Week website. And make a personal pledge to cook during Australia’s Healthy Weight Week 2016, snap a pic of what you’ve cooked and post it on Instagram before 21 February 2016 using the hashtags #AHWW #cookingchallenge and follow @dietitians_association_aus to be in the draw to win a cooking class with a dietitian and celebrity cook! More info on the comp can be found here.
During Healthy Weight Week we will be kicking off our Move More Challenge, a six week team based walk/run event held every Wednesday between 6.30-8.30am and 4-6pm. Your team of 4 will choose to participate in either the 2km or 4km loop and aim to improve your time each week. We’ll keep track of your times and post them each week so you can keep track of how you’re progressing. Beginning on Weds 17th Feb, with a Dietitian available to answer nutrition questions. Meet at the BBQ Rotunda in Riverside Park. You can download an entry form here, pick one up from Health Promotion at 60 McCrae St or email [email protected]
Do you often stare in confusion at all the different options on the supermarket shelves? Wondering which ones are actually the ‘healthy options’? Come and meet with one of our Dietitian’s while she takes you on a tour of the supermarket! Wednesday 17th February, 2pm. To book your spot please call Health Promotion on 5033 9337. Bookings essential.
We will also be at the Community Tree on Thursday 18th Feb between 10am-12pm cooking up a storm, with taste testing, recipes and more. Come by and say hi and try the delicious samples on offer.
