National Nutrition Week is about shining a light on the challenges, and opportunities, within Australia’s food landscape. From supporting children’s relationships with food to reducing waste, strengthening mental wellbeing, and ensuring equitable access to nutritious food, this week is a call to action for communities, policymakers, and organisations across the country.
Nutrition Week Themes
This year, the following key themes will receive focused attention across the week
- Positive Food Experiences for Children & Young People
- Safe, strengths‑based nutrition messaging; enjoyable and inclusive food experiences.
- Food & Nutrition Security
- Acknowledging the rising rates of food insecurity across Australia and the need for fair access to nutritious, culturally appropriate food.
- Mental Wellbeing & Food
- The relationship between food, mood, mental health, and emotional wellbeing.
- Environmental Sustainability & Reducing Food Waste
- Sustainable eating; reducing household and food waste in community settings.
Download our Communication Toolkit for all of your Nutrition Week messaging and social media images.
We encourage organisations, individuals and community groups to:
- Share our campaign social media posts
- Use National Nutrition Week social media graphics
- Share a picture of how you celebrate National Nutrition Week on socials, and tag us! #ConnectedAndNourished #NationalNutritionWeek #NNW2026 #NutritionAustralia
- Place a National Nutrition Week banner in your email signature
- Share campaign messages and articles in your newsletters
- Promote participation in nutrition activities across the week
- Host events in your school, outside school hours care (OSHC) service , early childhood education and care (ECEC) service, workplace or community
- Share and repost expert videos and content from Nutrition Australia socials
- Advocate for positive food environments and food security initiatives within in your settings and community
Ways to get Involved
How can families get involved?
- Enjoy food-based books and songs with children (click here for great book ideas).
- Get crafty with kids through food inspired artwork or activities.
- Host a cook off, or hold a recipe sharing competition. Check out our recipes for ideas!
- Check out our factsheets on reducing food waste, or have a go at making your own compost at home.
- Host a breakfast, morning tea or lunch that celebrates different food cultures.
- Learn about the relationship between food, mood, mental health, and emotional wellbeing.
- Play food-themed quizzes and games.
How can ECEC get involved?
- Share food-based books and songs with children (click here for great book ideas).
- Get crafty with kids through food inspired artwork or activities (check out our website for ideas).
- Learn about how the foods we enjoy are grown, or have a go at growing something together!
- Hold a recipe sharing competition, or encourage children to bring in a copy of a recipe that is culturally meaningful to them to tell the class about.
- Host a morning tea or lunch that celebrates different food cultures. Alternatively, go on a Food Safari and explore food through the lens of a different culture!
- Play food-themed quizzes and games, like Foodie Simon Says or Fruity Chairs.
- Set up a stand with campaign pictures, recipes and food tastings.
- Add a National Nutrition Week banner in your email signature.
- Add a National Nutrition Week focus to your next newsletter –click here to access our template!
- Share the NNW campaign social media posts, or post your own using the National Nutrition Week social media graphics in the communication toolkit.
How can schools and OSHC get involved?
- Share food-based books and songs with children (click here for great book ideas).
- Get crafty with kids through food inspired artwork or activities (check out our website for ideas).
- Learn about how the foods we enjoy are grown, or have a go at growing something together!
- Hold a recipe sharing competition, or encourage children to bring in a copy of a recipe that is culturally meaningful to them to tell the class about.
- Host a breakfast, lunch, morning or afternoon tea that celebrates different food cultures. Alternatively, go on a Food Safari and explore food through the lens of a different culture!
- Play food-themed quizzes and games, like Foodie Simon Says or Fruity Chairs.
- Set up a stand with campaign messaging, recipes and food tastings.
- Add a National Nutrition Week banner in your email signature.
- Add a National Nutrition Week focus to your next newsletter –click here to access our template!
- Share the NNW campaign social media posts, or post your own using the National Nutrition Week social media graphics in the communication toolkit.
How can communities or workplaces get involved?
- Host a morning tea or lunch celebrating all the things that our food provides- from nutrition to nostalgia, cultural, connection, and community!
- Add a National Nutrition Week banner in your email signature.
- Hold a cook-a-long, bake off, or recipe competition in you work place. Check out our recipes for ideas!
- Add a National Nutrition Week focus to your next newsletter –click here to access our template!
- Share the NNW campaign social media posts, or post your own using the National Nutrition Week social media graphics in the communication toolkit.
#ConnectedandNourished
#NNW2026