PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH
Welcome to our peer-reviewed publications page, showcasing our team's collaborative research efforts. Here, you'll find works that highlight our commitment to advancing in our field. Each publication reflects our dedication and innovative thinking. Explore our insights and discoveries that push research boundaries.
A scoping review of Australian nutrition resources for feeding children under 5 years of age
This review identified and appraised Australian open-access online resources relating to feeding and nutrition during the first 5 years of life.
Nutritious Tools: Open access education and digital repository for early childhood nutrition
Your one-stop shop for trustworthy, expert-verified nutrition advice to help feed children under 5.
Cultural considerations in childhood nutrition: Insights from Australian migrant families
Scoping of Australian nutrition resources for early childhood found 46 translated resources and no culturally adapted resources for Mandarin speaking families (~2.8% of the population). It is important for families from all cultural backgrounds to have equitable access to evidence-based nutrition resources that are considerate of language and culture. As part of a larger project—the Grow&Go Toolbox—a range of new resources were co-designed with consumers.
Nutrition resources for the under 5's in Australia: a scoping review
The first 5 years plays a crucial role in children's in establishing feeding skills and eating habits. The scope of consumer-facing nutrition resources that is currently available for this age group is unclear.
Supporting practitioners to deliver personalised nutrition for the under 5's: A new open access digital tool
Delivering personalised food and nutrition information to clients verbally is not new for dietitians. However, the provision of specifically tailored nutrition education resources for clients or communities has relied on health professionals creating their own resources that are relevant to their clients' dietary practices and food environment.
Co-designing childhood nutrition resources with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and health professionals
This research was conducted as part of a larger project that co-designed a web-based hub for nutrition resources for children under five (the Grow & Go Toolbox). A national scoping of all open access nutrition resources for children <5 yrs retrieved only 98 culturally tailored for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
The Grow&Go Toolbox: Using design thinking to co-create digital nutrition resources for Australia
Early childhood is a critical window when children establish their relationship with food and eating. They learn social and behavioural skills in conjunction with physiological and developmental changes. Access to quality, evidence-based, helpful nutrition and child development information is a priority for those providing food to young children.
Childhood nutrition: Concerns, access, and trustworthiness of online nutrition information
Early childhood is an important time for eating behaviour development. Parents and carers frequently search for supportive nutrition information online but report decision fatigue and want support from health professionals to find credible nutrition information online. This work builds on previous scoping of Australian nutrition resources for young children.