Cutting food waste – through social media

Australians who have been economically impacted by COVID-19 are doing it tough. The bills keep coming in and the family still needs to be fed. Yet the average Australian family continues to waste around $3,000 per year on food that isn’t being eaten.

The growing global food crisis

The Commission for the Human Future’s second Round Table Conference on global threats and solutions has called for a worldwide effort to transform global food production to a system that is renewable, healthy and fair to all.

Half a dollar for healthier kids

Fifty cents per child per day is all it would take to improve the nutritional value of food at long daycare centres, according to new research from Edith Cowan University.

Making more out of less

Panic buying has stripped supermarket shelves, and while Australia is well-able to feed itself, people used to eating out might take a leaf out of the book of the Women’s Weekly and think about making more out of less at home.

Curbing Australia’s sweet tooth

We’re hardwired to love sweet things, but too much sugar is leading to an increase in type 2 diabetes. Here’s what individuals and policymakers can do cut our collective sugar intake.

The changing face of the park barbecue

Gathering around the barbecue in public spaces is a time-honoured tradition, but the utilitarian barbecues in our local parks need to change to reflect the diverse needs of our communities.

Eating right this Christmas

Food variety, food quantity, and added social pressure are the three main reasons we overeat during the holidays. A psychologist weighs in on why our brain tells us to overeat during the holidays – and how we can manage those signals.

“Traffic lights” could encourage healthier food choices

The effectiveness of the Health Star Rating system in helping consumers make healthier food choices could be increased by using ‘traffic lights’, new research led by Curtin University has found.

The best place to launch a healthy lifestyle? Your kitchen

Cooking nutritious meals at home is a great way to embark on a healthier lifestyle.

Rethinking Australia’s food security

Australia needs to adopt a more coherent approach to the critically important convergence of food security, climate change and national security.

Food will decide the human future

Our future supply of food is filled with risk, and history tells us that lack of food leads to conflict. In his new book “Food or War” Australian author Julian Cribb calls for a new food system capable of meeting global needs on our increasingly hot and overcrowded planet.

How do we get kids to snack less?

A new study has found that offering children a wide variety and large quantities of snack food encourages them to eat more – and this practice may be contributing to Australia’s weight problem.