NUTRITION RESEARCH AND EVALUATION REPORTS
At Foodbank WA we want to educate people to make smart food choices that maximise food budgets and improve health and wellbeing. To achieve this, our university-qualified nutritionists and dietitians have developed nutrition education and cooking programs for young children, teenagers, adults, parents, and people living with a disability.
Our programs teach important life skills such as how to read food labels, plan meals, and shop on a budget. The programs also teach cooking skills with participants making and eating recipes from our Foodbank WA recipe books. All our recipes meet the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating recommendations, can be made in under 30 minutes and are budget-friendly.
For more information about the positive impact our programs make on the lives of Western Australians please read our evaluation reports and the latest nutrition research. Older reports are available on request.
Published Research in Academic Journals
- 2024 – Supporting nutrition education in low socioeconomic schools in Western Australia
- 2024 – Analysing the behaviour change techniques in an effective food literacy program to inform future program design
- 2023 – Effectiveness of a food literacy and positive feeding practices program for parents of 0 to 5 year olds in Western Australia
- 2023 – Models of school breakfast program implementation in Western Australia and the implications for supporting disadvantaged students
- 2022 – Developing culturally appropriate food literacy resources for Aboriginal children with Foodbank WA’s Superhero Foods®
- 2022 – Application of a sustainability framework to enhance Australian food literacy programs in remote Western Australian communities
- 2021 – Exploring Feeding Practices and Food Literacy in Parents with Young Children from Disadvantaged Areas
- 2021 – Effectiveness of Foodbank Western Australia’s Food Sensations for Adults program in Regional Australia
- 2020 – Identifying who improves or maintains their food Literacy behaviours after completing an Adult program
- 2020 – Can addressing food literacy across the life cycle improve the health of vulnerable populations? A case study approach.
- 2019 – Examining the association between Food Literacy and Food Insecurity
- 2019 – Effectiveness of an Adult Food Literacy Program
- 2019 – Identifying participants who would benefit most from an Adult Food Literacy program
- 2018 – Evaluation Tool Development for Food Literacy Programs
- 2014 – Foodbank of Western Australia’s Healthy Food for All
School Breakfast and Food Sensations® for Schools
Our School Breakfast & Food Sensations for Schools Programs are independently evaluated to assess the impact that the programs have on schools and students, as well as to identify aspects of the programs that are working well or that may require improvement.
- 2022 – Impact Snapshot: 16 Years of Food Sensations for Schools
- 2021 – School Breakfast Program School Breakfast Nutrition Education Program Impacts
- 2021 – Evaluation Report: Food Sensations for Schools Program
- 2020 – Evaluation Report: School Breakfast & Food Sensations for Schools Programs
- 2019 – Evaluation Report: School Breakfast & Food Sensations for Schools Programs
- 2018 – Superhero Foods for Aboriginal Students Evaluation Report
- 2015-2017 – Evaluation Summary Infographic: School Breakfast & Food Sensations for Schools
- 2017 – Evaluation Report (final): School Breakfast & Food Sensations for Schools Programs
- 2016 – Interim Evaluation Report (interim): School Breakfast & Food Sensations for Schools Programs
- 2015 – Evaluation Report (interim): School Breakfast & Food Sensations for Schools Programs (PDF – 6,287kb)
- 2015 – More than a good breakfast: 15 years of School Breakfast Program
- 2014 – Evaluation Report: School Breakfast Program
* Please note that evaluation was not conducted during 2018.
Food Sensations for Parents
- 2025 – Food Sensations for Children Infographic
- 2021 – Impact Infographic
- 2020 – Evaluation Results Infographic
Pilbara Strategy
- 2021 – Impact Infographic
- 2021 – Pilbara Strategy thank you card
- 2020 – Internal Evaluation Report
- 2020 – Impact Infographic
- 2019 – Internal Evaluation Report
- 2019 – Impact Infographic
- 2018 – Internal Evaluation Report
- 2018 – Impact Infographic
- 2017 – Internal Evaluation Report
- 2016 – Internal Evaluation Report
Food Sensations for Adults
- 2023 – Impacts: 7 Years of Food Sensations for Adults Infographic
- 2020 – Impacts: Food Sensations for Adults Infographic
- 2019 – Impacts: Food Sensations for Adults Infographic
- 2018 – Impacts: Food Sensations for Adults Infographic
- 2017 – Impacts: Food Sensations for Adults Infographic
- 2016 – Impacts: Food Sensations for Adults Infographic
Healthy Food For All Abilities