The current COVID-19 pandemic is causing unprecedented strain on general practice and will likely be the greatest communicable healthcare challenge of our lives. However, general practice does not normally experience this type of pressure of communicable disease. Non-communicable diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions cause the largest burden on Australian healthcare and have therefore required the most attention in general practice to date.1 Nutrition is well recognised as a central component of a healthy lifestyle.2 Over the past 50 years, diets low in fruit and vegetables and high in salt and fats have contributed to a significant and increasing prevalence of chronic disease.3 Unsurprisingly, the role and relevance of nutrition is being debated among health providers and community members.