About the VegKIT Project
Results from consecutive Australian Health Surveys show children are not consuming enough vegetables. In fact, only 1 in 20 (4.6%) children aged 2-17 years of age eat the recommended amount. The $4 million, five-year national VegKIT project brought ...
Global rating
What is the Global Rating? The Global Rating is an assessment tool used to determine the effectiveness of initiatives which aim to increase children’s vegetable consumption and has been developed as part of the VegKIT project. The tool consists of ...
VegKIT Project – Register
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Privacy policy
Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited (ABN 716 021 001 49) is a not-for-profit, grower-owned research and development corporation for Australia’s horticulture Industry (“Hort Innovation”, “we” or “us”). Hort Innovation invests more than $100 ...
Frequently asked questions
How was VegKIT funded? This project was funded by Hort Innovation, using the vegetable research and development levy and contributions from the Australian Government. Hort Innovation is the grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development ...
VegKIT Project – Expert panel
Meet our panel of experts Our expert panel are carefully selected professionals with significant expertise in the areas of public health, child nutrition and/or nutrition promotion. Our experts play a key role in reviewing the quality and ...
VegKIT Project – Resource Registry
About the registry The VegKIT resource registry is a searchable database of projects, resources and research that promote increasing vegetable intake in children. It is designed to be used by health professionals, educators, researchers, people ...
VegKIT project
Consecutive Australian Health Survey results show that children around the country are not consuming enough vegetables, and the numbers suggest they are a long way from meeting the recommended daily intake. It has been estimated that just five per ...