Childhood obesity is the target of a joint project between design students from the University of Canberra (UC) and their culinary contemporaries at the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT).
The partnership aims to develop healthy food options for sports canteens in the ACT as part of ACT Health’s It’s Your Move initiative.
MLA for Murrumbidgee, Chris Steele said ensuring children had access to healthy food at weekend sport was a priority for the Government.
“We know that obesity is a complex issue and there is no simple solution to tackling it,” Mr Steele said.
“Our environment, including shops, workplaces, schools and media, influences food and drink preferences … it’s important to consider innovative ideas that can influence the environment to promote healthier food and drink options.”
He said CIT students were tasked with coming up with food solutions, while UC students developed the packaging designs for the products.
Mr Steel said the top solutions were presented to ACT Ministers, design professionals and representatives of well-known food brands.
“I would like to thank the University of Canberra and CIT, who collaborated with the ACT Government to bring this great project to life,” he said.
“We would now welcome interest from local companies to get behind these young entrepreneurs and support the production of these healthier products for the marketplace.”
