Category: Built environment – effecting health and food choices
Superfood or Super trickery to the unaware Consumer
Superfood or Super trickery to the unaware https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPGnBkH3fBg&feature=player_embedded
The Power of Media – Baby Carrots vending machines
Not only does healthy snack food help the consumer, it helps the farmers too!
How to help improve peoples Food choices
People are more likely to make healthy choices when choices are easily available; built environments that support healthy eating are crucial Education along will not change eating behaviour; nutrition is also influenced by social and built environments Know where your … Continue reading
Marketing – Promotion – the Perils within the Built environment
One cannot escape – Food marketing •Marketing of energy-dense confectionery, fast food and other unhealthy food choices is a major feature of the urban landscape •Proliferation of billboards, illuminated signs, corporate livery on transport vehicles, retail signage, transit stop signage, … Continue reading
Australian Healthy Eating Guide
Australian Guide to Healthy Eating Enjoy a wide variety of nutritious foods from these five food groups every day and Drink plenty of water. Five Food Groups in Australian Guide to Healthy Eating are: 1. Grain (cereal) foods, mostly wholegrain … Continue reading
Fast food outlets impact with in the built environment
The built environment and fast food Fast food outlets are more prominent in disadvantaged localities Fast food close to schools and child care centres – definate increase in obesity in children Drive throughs Branding Food accessibility “There is a logical … Continue reading
Food processing and Distribution
Food processing is influenced by: Food production/ supply of raw materials National or state standards or regulations Corporate food or nutrition polices Subsidisation and Taxation Geographical location, land zoning and infrastructure Workforce availability International competition, innovation and research and development … Continue reading
Community Gardens within the built environment
Community gardens “The link between exposure to community gardens and farmers’ markets, with increased consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables, is obvious although difficult to quantify. Markets and gardens also facilitate community interaction and physical activity. They are an extremely … Continue reading
Food Security – within built environment
What is food Security? Food security exits when all people, at all time, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and Nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life 4 dimensions … Continue reading