Healthy eating made easy

Inverpine village residents were in for a treat when our Research Institute and Central Catering teams stopped by to share their top tips for healthy eating.

Research Officer and dietitian Zoe Selby visited the village in June to run a Healthy Eating and Nutrition session as part of the Be Healthy and Active program. The session focused on sharing tips with participants about healthy eating habits, basic nutrition principles and how to get the most out of meals every day.

Following the session, residents were invited to sample meals and desserts from our Wholesome Fare range, which is cooked and prepared by the Central Catering team. The range offers nutritionally balanced frozen meals and desserts to village residents and clients throughout South-East Queensland, with our Central Catering team currently providing more than 1,000 meals every month.

Village Manager Solie Cochrane said feedback from the session was very positive with many residents commenting they had learned a few things they did not know about how to maintain a heathy and nutritious diet.

“Zoe’s presentation was so engaging and residents were impressed with all the helpful information explained so clearly,” Solie said.

“They were also impressed with the quality and taste of the Wholesome Fare samples, with many attendees purchasing some frozen meals to try at home.”

Zoe said as well as providing helpful advice, the session gave residents the opportunity to learn from each other.

“Many residents are in similar situations wanting to make easy and convenient meals for one to two people, so by coming together for this session they were able to share their own tips and tricks,” she said.

Our Be Healthy and Active program supports village residents, Home and Community Support clients and community members by offering free, practical advice across 12 health and wellness topics. Now in its ninth year, Be Healthy and Active has delivered 1,450 sessions to 37,000 participants in retirement villages, community venues and online throughout Australia.

Featured image: Village Manager Solie (centre) and Assistant Manager Renee (right) welcomed Zoe, Corey and Kelly to Inverpine village in June.  
Inline image 1: Corey from our Central Catering team was on hand to serve samples of the Wholesome Fare range to residents.