Parents of primary school aged children in the Parkes and Forbes area now have the opportunity to participate in Cancer Council’s new, free and community-based nutrition program, Eat It To Beat It.
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New figures highlighted by Cancer Council NSW reveal that more than 90 per cent of adults in the Western region are not eating the recommended five serves of vegetables a day, with more than 50 per cent not eating the recommended two serves of fruit a day .
The program focuses on increasing your family’s fruit and vegetable intake but also covers:
• The latest nutrition recommendations for a healthy life for your family.
• How many serves of fruit & vegetables are recommended to maintain a healthy balanced diet and how much is a ‘serve’.
• Tips on how to save money while eating healthy food.
• Meal budgeting and menu planning.
• Strategies to deal with fussy eaters.
• Fast and easy, family-friendly recipes and snack ideas and much more.
“Maintaining a healthy weight is the single most important way to prevent cancer behind smoking.
The program aims to educate parents about how eating well can be easy for the whole family,” Cancer Council’s Community Programs Coordinator, Fiona Markwick said
“New data from the UK shows the more fruit and vegetables you eat the better chance you have at avoiding cancer, with vegetables shown to be particularly effective at reducing your risk of cancer death.”
“The program provides parents with training, skills and resources to help them include more fruit and vegetables in their family’s daily diet,” Fiona said.
Eat It To Beat It is delivered through primary schools, running short information sessions for parents that include a free show bag packed with easy lunch box ideas for their children.
“Fruit and vegetables are essential to everyone’s diets, and Eat It To Beat It aims to show mums and dads how to be healthy in an easy and cost-effective way,” she said.
“Getting your two serves of fruit and five serves of vegetables can seem like a challenge: but Eat It To Beat It shows just how simple it can be.”
It is due to wonderful community support through fundraising events including Relay For Life, Daffodil Day, and Cancer Council’s Door Knock appeal and Footpath Fundraising campaigns that Eat It to Beat It can be run in the Parkes & Forbes communities.
For more information on the program and how your school or family can sign up contact Fiona Markwick on phone 6392 0800 email fionam@nswcc.org.au or visit www.eatittobeatit.com.au