This investment aims to address the finding that Australian children are not eating the recommended daily intake of vegetables, while increasing vegetable demand. It will develop best practice guidelines to increase vegetable knowledge, and a national online hub of vegetable educational sites and materials. The current dietary advice for children will also be updated, using evidence-based knowledge of flavour exposure and food preference development, to help vegetable acceptance. On top of that, vegetable education initiatives will be delivered in settings such as at daycare centres and early primary school facilities.

This project has been funded by Hort Innovation, using the research and development levies listed below and contributions from the Australian Government. Hort Innovation is the grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development corporation for Australian horticulture.

• Vegetable Fund