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Type: Resource package When to use this resource: Description: The FOODcents program can be run as a FOODcents is an education program that aims to one-off session, or as several sessions. help families save money on their groceries and Activities can be run for groups or to achieve a healthy diet at the same time. individuals, and for existing groups who The program is based on the simple fact that the already meet regularly. Community foods that are healthiest are also generally the FOODcents workshops can be designed cheapest per kilo to buy - fruit and vegetables, to cover topics such as healthy wholegrains and cereals. Meat and processed eating, food budgeting, cooking and a foods actually cost more per kilo as do cakes, supermarket tour. sweets and other ‘snack’ foods. The program can be run with a healthy This resource package was created as part of eating, healthy weight and physical the FOODcents for Aboriginal and Torres activity focus, which enables participants Strait Islander people in WA program which is to learn how to make changes to the way an adaptation of the Health Department of they spend their food budget to achieve WA’s mainstream FOODcents program. It a healthy diet and lifestyle and to save includes: money on their food bill. • an educational manual - a guide for people who wish to run a FOODcents program, Producer: containing ideas for sessions, activities to do North Metropolitan Area Health Service, Perth in your sessions, and background information. Activities in the manual include ‘healthy To order copies of this resource foods’, ‘healthy dollars’ and ‘cook-up’ Not available in hardcopy. Various resources can • the Deadly tucker cookbook - recipes are be downloaded from: easy to prepare and low in cost. The cookbook has colour step-by-step http://ww w .healthyfutu r e.health.wa.go v .au/ photographs, and lists of ingredients, cooking Health_topics/ASTI-FOOD/AFC-Home.htm utensils and equipment needed Cookbook order form: http://ww w .healthyfutu r e. There is now also an online FOODcents advisor health.wa.gov.au/Health_topics/ASTI-FOOD/ training program which consists of seven fun, ASTI_FC-order.pdf easy to follow, interactive modules.The modules are designed for those without a nutrition View website: FOODcents qualification. They cover essential background program information on nutrition and the FOODcents http://ww w .foodcentsp r ogram.com.au program.