Vegetables

Vegetables.co.nz is an information and education resource focused on fresh New Zealand-grown vegetables. It helps people discover the variety of vegetables available, learn how to prepare and store them, and find practical ways to include more in everyday meals. Its “Add One More Vegetable” initiative encourages increased vegetable consumption in response to declining intake and its effects on health and wellbeing.

The website offers recipes, cooking tips, food-safety guidance, advice on purchasing and storing vegetables, and an A–Z guide to vegetables. Its healthy living content covers nutrition, plant-based diets, eating for sport, and recommendations for different life stages, from pregnancy and infancy to childhood and the teenage years. Visitors can also explore what is in season and learn about the growers behind New Zealand’s vegetables.

For educators and health professionals, Vegetables.co.nz provides classroom activities, lesson plans, recipes, videos, and other resources. Its Food Skills for Life programme supports students in learning to prepare healthy meals, while its partnership with EATucation promotes food literacy among young New Zealanders.