We're Celebrating 10 Years of Standing for Children's Health
From our big green bus to schools and families nationwide, we’ve spent a decade standing for children's health and empowering children, parents and teachers to make friends with food.
🎉 Celebrate with us - enjoy special offers, our free Time-Saving Tips eBook, and exciting news about our mission hitting the road again in 2026.
There's offers for schools and parents/carers. Check out both❤️
STANDING FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH
If you have a deep concern for children's health, you've come to the right place.
We're The Root Cause, and we aim for empowerment, while keeping things fun.
We start conversations with children, parents and schools about food, and how it impacts health, learning, waste and the environment.
We're proud to be encouraging better food choices through education and inspiration, and Standing for Children's Health.
JOIN THE MOVEMENT AND STAND FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH
In Australia alone, more than 2 million children are living with at least 1 chronic condition.
"Managing chronic conditions can be complex, expensive and take a psychological, social and economic toll on the children affected and their families." AIHW Australia's Children Report 2017-2018
Together, we can Stand for Children's Health.
Together, we can create a generation of children who choose real food every day, enabling them to be better learners, more successful students and go onto build stronger, healthier communities. When we do this for this generation, we do it for all future generations. Will you stand with us?
A CAUSE WORTH STANDING FOR
44%
of Australian kids are living with 1 or more Chronic (life long) conditions.
20%
of primary school students report symptoms of anxiety
(2024 Resilient Youth Australia)
10-16%
of Australian kids are
struggling with learning.
94%
of Australian kids are NOT
eating the recommended amounts of fruit & veg.
Explore Our Programs and Free Resources
Whole School Program
Making Friends With Food incorporating The Mad Food Science Incursion is an engaging, interactive whole-school experience, educating and inspiring students, teachers and parents, and kick-starting behavioural change around food and sustainability.
Help With Lunchboxes
Thermo Lunchbox Reset and Lunchbox Reset are online courses that teaches you how to pack nourishing, packet-free lunchboxes quickly. The courses include education modules, menu plans, shopping lists, recipes and cook-along videos.
Help With Empowering Your Kids
Kids Health Quest is an online health education membership for the whole family, with fun Quests and Cook-alongs for Kids, plus Knowledge and Guidance for Parents on your Quest to give your kids long-term health.
The Great Breakfast Reset
The Great Breakfast Reset is a super simple, super quick program to help you make 7 days of nutritious breakfasts in just 1 hour, and make your mornings a breeze. The courses includes shopping list, recipes and cook-along video.
The Lunchbox Effect Book
The eagerly-awaited first book by children’s health advocate, lunchbox expert and keynote speaker Belinda Smith, The Lunchbox Effect is an exposé on the packaged snack foods commonly found in children’s lunchboxes, and a guide book for parents on what growing brains and bodies need to thrive.
Download Our Free eBook
The "Just Get Started" Guide is a beautiful eBook containing our favourite healthy snack recipes, great websites, and our favourite apps, all designed to help you Just Get Started at improving your family's health!
The Root Cause acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia.
We recognise the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities.
We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past, present and future,
for they hold the memories, traditions, the culture and hopes of Indigenous Australia.