Healthy eating benefits almost every aspect of your health. UWA provides information and events to help you and your colleagues to order and prepare healthy foods and drinks.
Further information
- National Health and Medical Research Council - Australian Dietary Guidelines (2013)
- Healthier Workplace WA healthy catering resources
- Department of Health Western Australia – nutrition
- Nutrition Australia
Healthy eating educational events
Healthy catering guidelines
By providing healthy catering at University meetings and events you can help to make healthy choices, easy choices, and to contribute to a workplace environment that supports good health and wellbeing. Your actions can make a positive difference to your health and that of your colleague, students and invited guests.
What is healthy catering?
The Australian Dietary Guidelines recommend eating a variety of nutritious foods from the five food groups each day and limiting our intake of foods containing saturated fat, added salt, added sugars and alcohol.
Overall, aim for the following when planning catering for events:
- Plenty of vegetables, salads, fruit, wholegrain breads and cereals
- Moderate amounts of animal foods (meat, fish and dairy) and go for low-fat and skinless varieties
- Include foods that are served fresh, steamed, stir-fried, lightly grilled, oven baked or poached. Minimise fried and heavily char-grilled foods
- Use healthier (unsaturated) fats e.g. olive, canola, sunflower oils and margarine
- Minimise or avoid extra foods e.g. sweet biscuits and cakes, fried foods, cordial and/or soft drinks
- Consider whether you really need to supply alcohol at your event. Ensure that any alcohol provided is done so in accordance with relevant University policies:
- Ensure that water is readily available and promoted
- Also consider serving sizes, dietary requirements and food safety.
Choosing and liaising with a caterer
Healthier food and drink suggestions
Other considerations
Please direct any queries to [email protected].
University information
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