Public Health Nutrition from Foodies in the Field

Professor Amanda Lee, of Public Health Policy in the Faculty of Medicine’s School of Public Health at the University of Queensland and Affiliate Professor at the UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health. Amanda is a Senior Adviser with The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre, an Adjunct Professor at Curtin University, Griffith University and the Queensland University of Technology, and Nutrition Consultant for Nganampa Health Council.
In this episode we focus on food pricing and affordability in the Australian context, and the inequity seen within our nation. We talk about why we've seen a dramatic increase in the past two years and what can be done to ensure healthy food remains affordable into the future.
Professor Amanda Lee has more than 35 years’ experience as a practitioner and academic in nutrition, obesity and chronic disease prevention, Indigenous health and public health policy including chairing the NHMRC Dietary Guidelines Working Committee (2008-13), current Chair of Food Standards Australia New Zealand’s Consumer and Public Health Dialogue, member of the Australian Academy of Science’s Nutrition Committee and Co-convenor of the Food and Nutrition Special Interest Group of the Public Health Association of Australia. Globally, she leads the food price and affordability domain of the International Network for Food and Obesity/non-communicable diseases Research, Monitoring and Action Support (INFORMAS).
For further information, check out Amanda's researcher profile at the University of Queensland and the Sax Institute; and Amanda's Twitter.
Key papers related to this episode

• Affordability of Heathy, Equitable and More Sustainable Diets in Low-Income Households in Brisbane before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Affordability of current, and healthy, more equitable, sustainable diets by area of
  socioeconomic disadvantage and remoteness in Queensland: insights into
  food choice
• Dietary Intake, Cost, and Affordability by Socioeconomic Group in Australia
• Achieving Food System Transformation: Insights From A Retrospective Review of Nutrition Policy (In)Action in High-Income Countries
• Rise and demise: a case study of public health nutrition in Queensland, Australia, over three decades

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Host: Sophie Wright-Pedersen
With thanks to Professor Amanda Lee for her time and thoughts
The Foodies in the Field podcast would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which this podcast was made and where Amanda was speaking from, the Turrbal and Yuggera people, as well as where you may be listening from today. We pay respects to elders both past and present and acknowledge that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Is

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Khia De Silva is the Nutrition Manager at the Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation (ALPA). In this episode Khia talks about working as a nutritionist embedded within a retail environment to support the implementation of the ALPA Health and Nutrition strategy across ALPA’s retail businesses in top end Australia.
We talk about balancing nutrition outcomes with financial viability of remote stores and Khia details Healthy Stores 2020, a sugar reduction strategy, within ALPA stores in collaboration with Monash University and Menzies School of Health that led to a reduction of 1.8 tonnes of sugar being purchased across 10 stores in 12 weeks whilst maintaining financial viability of stores. We also go into what other action is needed to support more affordable and accessible healthy food in remote stores.
Links to
- ALPA website, Facebook, Instagram & LinkedIn
- Healthy Stores 2020 website
Contact Khia via LinkedIn

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Host: Sophie Wright-Pedersen

With thanks to Khia De Silva for her time and thoughts

The Foodies in the Field podcast would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which this podcast was made, the Turrbal and Yuggera people, as well as the lands from where Khia was speaking and where you may be listening from today. We pay respects to elders both past and present and acknowledge that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were the first foodies of this nation.

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Maree Thomson is the Managing Director for Hidden Harvest, a local food waste organisation. In this episode Maree talks through their advocacy work with Hidden Harvest, transforming the problem of food waste into delicious opportunities and serving up tasty insights into how we can cook up positive change in our kitchens at home.
For all things Hidden Harvest, visit and connect with their

• Newsletter (+ volunteering opportunities)
• Instagram
• Facebook page & group (share your food waste triumphs, questions and knowledge)
• LinkedIn

You can also connect with Maree via their Linked In profile.

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Host: Sophie Wright-Pedersen
With thanks to Maree Thomson for their time and thoughts
The Foodies in the Field podcast would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which this podcast was made, the Turrbal and Yuggera people, as well as the lands from where Maree was speaking and where you may be listening from today. We pay respects to elders both past and present and acknowledge that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were the first foodies of this nation.

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Miranda Chester is a the School Breakfast Program coordinator at Food Bank Western Australia where she's been working for the last 14 years. In this episode, Miranda talks about how the Healthy Food for All nutrition team at Food Bank WA integrates within the larger organisation, particularly through the various Food Sensations Food and Nutrition Literacy Programs. Listen to Part One for the beginning of our conversation about Food Bank WA, School Breakfast Programs and Superhero Foods resources.
For more information, visit the

• Food Bank WA website linked to all their socials
• Superhero Foods website

You can also connect with Miranda via her Linked In profile.

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Host: Sophie Wright-Pedersen
With thanks to Miranda Chester for her time and thoughts
The Foodies in the Field podcast would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which this podcast was made, the Turrbal and Yuggera people, as well as the lands from where Miranda was speaking and where you may be listening from today. We pay respects to elders both past and present and acknowledge that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were the first foodies of this nation.

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Rowena Yamazaki is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian from YouthBlock - a specialist youth health service in Sydney. For the last 17 years Rowena has led the Yhunger program which aims to strengthen young people's food literacy skills and improve their food security status. Rowena talks about involving youth throughout all elements of food and nutrition programs.
This episode touches on topics that you may find distressing, including the violence, abuse and neglect of children, eating disorders and food insecurity. Please check who’s listening in and skip over these sections or take a break if you need to. Refer to the list of support services below if you need to reach out.

For further enquiries about the resources, evaluation and online training, email Rowena ([email protected]) or call Youthblock (+61 2 9562 5640)
Key links related to this episode

• YHunger Website
• Crawford et al. (2014) Sustaining dignity? Food insecurity in homeless young people in urban Australia
• Crawford et al. (2015) Is something better than nothing? Food insecurity and eating patterns of young people experiencing homelessness
• Yhunger ‘My Food Stories’ co-produced with young people
• Yhunger in youth services (case studies) here and here

Trauma informed care resources mentioned

• Blue Knot Foundation
• Butterfly Foundation
• Inside Out Institute e-learning
• STARTTS
• Youth Health and Wellbeing in NSW Health
• Youth Mental Health First Aid

Other organisations mentioned

• CuriousWorks – community youth arts organisation in Western Sydney
• NSW Refugee Health Service
• Youth Action – peak body for youth services and young people in NSW
• Yfoundations – peak body for youth homelessness in NSW

If you are looking for support services for a young person in crisis

• Ask Izzy website

If you are in distress and need help 24/7 in Australia

• Kids Helpline (1800 55 1800)
• Lifeline (131114)
• 13 Yarn (139276) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners
• Emergency services (000)

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