Step up for Bridge to Brisbane with Podsquad’s healthy recipes
As proud sponsor of the Sunday Mail Transurban Bridge to Brisbane, Health and Wellbeing Queensland is sending in the squad – Podsquad – to help Queensland families build healthy habits together.
The cute and colourful Epipods will help support you and your children to get active, one hop, skip and jump at a time, in a free, engaging and interactive app.
If you are preparing for Bridge to Brisbane or want to support your family’s health and wellbeing journey, Podsquad may be a great way to start.
Planting the seeds for healthy habits
Did you know that what you put on your plate has an impact on your physical health and can influence your mood?
Physical health and mental wellbeing go hand in hand, and eating a variety of nutritious foods is one of the best things you can do to boost your body and mind, topped up with water throughout the day.
By taking on Podsquad’s healthy eating activities and challenges, and enjoying Health and Wellbeing Queensland’s recipes, you and your family will be on the path to planting the seeds for life-changing healthy habits.
Plate up plenty of produce
Vegetables have a place on the plate of every family meal. These nutritional powerhouses are packed with fibre, vitamins and minerals, and can help us manage weight, type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Focus on consuming a wide variety of everyday foods, and follow these top tips for boosting your nutrition:
- Add an extra serve of fruit and vegetables, such as tomato on a sandwich or steamed vegetables with dinner.
- Buy tasty in-season vegetables, as a great source of minerals, vitamins and fibre.
- Swap highly processed carbohydrates with wholegrains for a fibre boost, for example, choose wholegrain or wholemeal bread instead of white bread, brown rice instead of white, and swap sugary cereals for wholegrain options.
- Include sources of healthy fats in your diet, like fish, especially oily varieties like salmon, sardines and anchovies, nuts and seeds, olive oil and other plant-based oils, and avocado.
- Stay hydrated by drinking water throughout the day, including with meals. Try swapping sugary drinks for water.
- Plan and prepare meals together. Encourage everyone in your family to have a say and take charge, like choosing which veggies to add to meals.
- When possible, involve everyone in food prep – for little ones, this may be helping to set the table or stir ingredients.
Be inspired by some of our Health and Wellbeing Queensland’s veggie-packed recipes like roasted vegetable frittata, veggie burgers or cauliflower fried rice.
Small, sustainable changes can help build healthy habits over time – and make a big difference to your health and wellbeing in the long run.
For more great ideas to get kids healthy and active visit playpodsquad.com.au or download Podsquad for free on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
Explore more Health and Wellbeing Queensland recipes today.