Nutrition Bites

These fact sheets are provided during term-time by the West Coast Nutrition Health Promoter at Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health.

They are for use by parents and teachers with primary school children – and replace the previous Healthy Nibbles resource.

2024

• Amazing Apples – December 2024 [1.87MB].
• Recognising challenges that come with diabetes – November 2024 [2.01MB].

• Diabetes Action Month – November 2024 [1.94MB].
• Eat Smart, Waste Less – October 2024 [1.98MB].
• World Iron Awareness Week – October 2024 [1.94MB].

• Bountiful Bananas – September 2024 [619KB].
• Supporting Food Explorers – September 2024 [1.34GB].
• Be a Broccoli Stalker – August 2024 [590KB].
• Warming Winter Leeks – August 2024 [569KB].
• Savy Sandwiches – July 2024 [551KB].

• What’s in Season? – July 2024 [649KB].
• 5 Ways to Wellbeing at Matariki – June 2024 [958KB].
• Brainy Brussels – June 2024 [659KB].
• Ways With Flour – May 2024 [570KB].
• Sustainable Snacks – April 2024 [601KB].

• Meat-free Meals – March 2024 [643KB].
• Healthy Lunchboxes – February 2024 [589KB].
• Wonderful Wheat Biscuits – February 2024 [676KB].
• Speedy Meals – January 2024 [577KB].
• Recharging and Reconnecting – January 2024 [266KB].

2023

• Christmas Summer Nuts and Fruits – December 2023 [669KB].
• Healthy Herbs – November 2023 [560KB].
• Eggcellent Eggplant – November 2023 [594KB].
• Grow Your Own – October 2023 [665KB].
• Rice: Simple and Nice – October 2023 [586KB].
• Healthy Smile Healthy Child – September 2023 [605KB].

• Perfect Asparagus – August 2023 [638KB].
• Canned Vegetables and Fruit – August 2023 [549KB].
• Chickpea Creations – August 2023 [587KB].
• Plentiful Parsnips – August 2023 [656KB].
• Bountiful Bread – July 2023 [595KB].
• Matariki during School Holidays – July 2023 [1.24MB].

• Hydrate for Good Health – June 2023 [549KB].
• Winter Nutrition – June 2023 [594KB].
• Outstanding Oats – May 2023 [624KB].
• The humble onion – May 2023 [580KB].
• Label reading: What to look for in a breakfast cereal – May 2023 [0.99MB].
• CrispySeeds – April 2023 [626KB].

• Holiday fun in the kitchen – April 2023 [562KB].
• Fabulous Feijoas – March 2023 [618KB].
• What to use in place of eggs? – March 2023 [1.30MB].
• Making Meat Go Further – February 2023 [743KB].
• Fantastic Fish – February 2023 [558KB].
• Back To School – January 2023 [592KB].

2022

• New Year’s Resolution – December 2022 [610KB].
• Wellbeing during the holiday season – December 2022 [566KB].
• End Of Year Energizers – November 2022 [869KB].
• What’s Plentiful in November [592KB].
• Diabetes Action Month – November 2022 [575KB].
• After School Snacks – October 2022 [6900KB].