Resources

Stupendous Lunchbox Safari
Follow the adventures of those intrepid tasters Netta, Marko and Flash.

Healthy Lunch Box Activity
Feeding Active Kids - The Junior Australian Football Player (.pdf)
Feeding Active Kids - The Junior Netballer (.pdf)

Online Calculators

Energy Balancer

The Energy Balancer is a unique interactive tool that highlights the importance of regular physical activity for burning off the 'energy' we obtain from food and drink. Users can compare nutritious food options with unhealthy choices to see how this affects the amount of activity they need to do. They can also contrast vastly different activities, from computer games to cross country skiing, to learn how exercise intensity has an impact on energy consumption. ...more

Body mass index

Body Mass Index (BMI) is one measure commonly used to measure overweight and obesity. It is a measure of what is considered a healthy weight for height and is determined by calculating a person's weight in kilograms divided by their height in metres.
BMI scores are based on average height to weight ratios. For people who are extra muscular, pregnant or breast-feeding, the score may not be an accurate reflection of their weight. ...more

Energy expenditure

Energy expenditure gives an estimate of the energy consumed as food or drink that is burned off during specific physical activities. Use this calculator to estimate how much energy you use during a variety of activities, sports and exercises. ...more

Target heart rate

Target Heart Rate is the heart rate zone you should aim for in order to get the best out of your workouts. ...more

Waist to hip ratio

Your body shape is an indicator of potential risks to your health. This calculator provides a simple and useful measure of fat distribution by dividing waist circumference by hip circumference to determine your waist-hip ratio. People with more weight around their waist are at greater risk of heart disease and diabetes than those with less weight around their hips.

The online calculators provide a general guide but do not replace the advice of a health professional. Care has been taken to make sure the calculators are generating correct results, but no guarantee is made that the results are accurate. ...more

Games

Mega Memory Game

Find all the matching pairs of cards before time runs out. Match them all and you'll move up a level. How far can you go? ...more

Lunchbox Scramble

The walking bus is about to leave and Alex still hasn't packed his lunch -- Morris the Monkey to the rescue! See if you can pack a healthy lunch before the bus leaves -- ready? ...more

Brain Power

Roll up! Roll up! test your brain power! Step right up and take the Brain Power quiz! ...more

Vascular Voyage

Travel through each maze to help captain O2 deliver oxygen throughout the body. Watch out for the insidious fatty deposits which will try to block captain O2's mission! ...more

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