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Supercharge Your Gut Health & Mental Wellbeing With Fresh Spring Produce

Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 11:05 am | 5 A Day

AUCKLAND, 25th October 2023: Fresh avocados mark the arrival of spring with sweet tangelos later in the season, giving us a new opportunity to boost mental well-being and gut health. Growing scientific evidence shows what you eat has a direct influence ... More >>

Autumn Feijoa Crop Provides Great Nutritional Value

Monday, 27 March 2023, 6:48 am | 5 A Day

Auckland, Monday 27th March 2023: Just in time for cooler temperatures across Aotearoa, the annual feijoa crop is now in good supply. Bursting with flavour and nutritional value, feijoas are a Kiwi favourite and a staple of lunchboxes throughout the autumn ... More >>

Easy, Healthy Lunchboxes Every Day Of The School Year

Monday, 10 January 2022, 10:29 am | 5 A Day

Auckland, Monday 10th January 2022: With the start of the 2022 school year not far away, thousands of parents across Aotearoa will be stepping up once more to the daily challenge of filling the kids’ lunchboxes. Health and wellbeing is a top priority ... More >>

Free Fruit & Vegetables In Schools More Crucial Than Ever Before

Monday, 7 December 2020, 1:18 pm | 5 A Day

AUCKLAND, Monday 7th December 2020: A record 26 million servings of fresh fruit and vegetables will be given to low decile school children next year, with calls to expand the initiative in light of last week’s alarming Poverty Monitor 2020 ... More >>

Fresh Fruit & Vegetables Centre Stage this Xmas

Tuesday, 10 December 2019, 11:46 am | 5 A Day

AUCKLAND, 10 December 2019: It is hoped more Kiwis will be opting to include a colourful grazing platter packed with delicious fresh produce as their centrepiece for this year’s Christmas table. The 5+ A Day Charitable Trust General Manager, Paula Dudley, ... More >>

Free Fruit & Vegetables In Schools Receives Top Marks

Wednesday, 7 August 2019, 10:55 am | 5 A Day

AUCKLAND, Wednesday 7th August 2019: Kiwi parents and school principals overwhelmingly back the Fruit & Vegetables in Schools (FIS) initiative and new research shows there’s a strong desire for the Government-funded scheme to be expanded. More >>

Feijoa Season is Here

Friday, 12 April 2019, 9:24 am | 5 A Day

It’s time to celebrate New Zealand’s feijoa season, adding variety and a nutritional punch to Autumn’s fruit bowls and lunch boxes. New Zealand Nutrition Foundation Chief Executive Sarah Hanrahan says people tend not to eat enough fruit and feijoas ... More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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