The theme, ‘Celebrate culture through food with multicultural family lunchboxes’, encourages everyone to create delicious and healthy lunchboxes as a great way to teach children some positive lifelong habits.
One of Australia’s favourite chefs and multicultural health ambassador, Adam Liaw joins this year’s Multicultural Health Week to help promote healthy eating for adults and children by creating some family lunchbox recipes, as well as providing some healthy eating tips.
Research shows five serves of vegetables are recommended each day for adults for overall health and well-being and to help lower risks of cancer and chronic illnesses.
However, only four out of 100 adults and six out of 100 children eat enough vegetables. Studies reveal children eat about a third of their day’s food at school which is why it is important to add more vegetables to lunchboxes.
The State Government’s Healthy Eating Active Living website is where you can find practical tips, tools, and free programs to help you and your family make simple changes now to live healthier lives in the future. NSW Health also has a range of low cost, easy-to-make recipes for the whole family, including a weekly menu planner.
Minister for Multiculturalism Steve Kamper said that NSW is a diverse and cohesive multicultural society, and the health and wellbeing of our multicultural communities reflects the health and well-being of NSW as a whole.
“Let’s come together to celebrate Multicultural Health Week and use this great opportunity to show support for multicultural communities, celebrate cultural diversity, promote healthy eating and connect with each other through sharing stories and food,” he said.
NSW Health Secretary Susan Pearce said there are a number of engaging resources to help all people, including culturally and linguistically diverse communities, eat in a way that is healthy and budget friendly.
Chef Adam Liaw said that coming from a migrant family, he understood the unique challenges and barriers that multicultural communities may experience in accessing food and practising healthy eating.”
“Whatever your background or culture, the way you eat at home can easily be your inspiration for healthy eating.”
For more visit healthyliving.nsw.gov.au
Make simple changes now to live healthier life
THE importance of healthy eating for culturally and linguistically diverse communities is the focus of Multicultural Health Week 2024 which is encouraging everyone to get together to prepare healthy lunchboxes for work, school, or a day out.