Weight management booklet

Weight management: A guide to managing overweight and obesity in children and teenagers

Fact sheets

• Healthy cooking
  
• Healthy portions
  
• Healthy snacks
• Vegetables and Fruit for Children - 'Try it - you'll like it!'
• Drinks
  
• Activity
• Screen time
  

Links/Resources for children and families

• Eat for Health
  
• Better Health
• Family support
• Mental health support

Links/Resources for healthcare professionals

• Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults, Adolescents and Children in Australia
• Healthy Kids for Professionals
• Change Talk: Childhood Obesity

Useful apps

Food Switch

Looking for healthier options at the supermarket can often be overwhelming. Food switch makes this task easier by finding the healthier options for you. Just scan the barcode of a product of interest and it will suggest healthier options. Healthier options will have more green circles.

Download this free app from the  App Store or  Google Play Store^™

Calorie King

While calorie counting is discouraged this app can be useful when comparing nutrition information panels from similar products. The beauty of this app is the ability to manipulate the portion size consumed while the app calculates the amount of each nutrient for you!

Once the app is open, the first task is to search for the food you are enquiring about.

If the specific brand is unknown the app generates an average for all brands or alternatively if the specific brand is known, you can scroll down the list to find it for more accurate information.

Unfortunately for the time being this app is only available on IOS devices however can be accessed via web browsers on mobile devices and desktop computers at www.calorieking.com.au