Designed to portray vegetables as fun, exciting, and super, this storybook was shaped by families and children from across Golden Plains Shire. It tells the story of three local children from Rokewood, Smythesdale and Cape Clear, who are visited by ‘super hero vegetables’ and helped in their journey to change traditional family meals from ‘ordinary to rainbow,’ discovering delicious and healthy vegetables.
‘The Super Veggie Four’ is part of a concerted effort from Council to empower community members, and shift the public perception of eating vegetables to one that is fun for children. Woven throughout the book are simple tips to help support families to make vegetables a fun and attractive choice for children, rather than pressuring children to eat them. Council’s work and messaging aligns closely with a collaborative approach in both the G21 Geelong Region Alliance and Central Highlands region to increase vegetable consumption through a combined partnership approach to health and wellbeing
