Dietitians Helping you get Smart about Food
Good nutrition is part of the Nestlé heritage and in Australia we have been providing nutritious food and beverages for over 90 years. Nestlé has always maintained a commitment to advances in nutrition and is continuing this through its partnership with the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA).
The DAA is the leading nutrition focused body in Australia with over 3,400 member dietitians who play an important role in promoting good nutrition and have an active interest in what Australians eat and how it affects their health.
The DAA does not receive government funding and values the Nestlé partnership as one way to help bring about the changes needed to help Australians toward healthier eating.
Nestlé is aware of the important role Accredited Practising Dietitians (APDs) play in promoting good nutrition.
In addition to its work with the DAA, Nestlé provides support for the professional development of APDs in Australia. This is being done through initiatives such as the Curtin Nutrition Newsletter, which Nestlé sponsors, workshops on international Nestlé research in specialist areas and through funding specific research projects in collaboration with the AIS Department of Sports Nutrition.
Nestlé has also provided assistance with the maintenance of the consumer section of the DAA website called Smart Eating for You, which provides 'Smart Eating' Tips and Recipes which are simple and practical and offers advice on how to make healthy changes to eating habits.
Increasingly, nutrition is becoming more important to the general public and Nestlé want to be able to respond with nutritional messages that are accurate and applicable to the foods that are produced.