FOOD MATTERS - a nutrition award for Hertfordshire schools

Author: Rochford Lucy  

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd

ISSN: 0034-6659

Source: Nutrition & Food Science, Vol.99, Iss.6, 1999-06, pp. : 278-280

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Abstract

FOOD MATTERS is an award scheme that aims to encourage healthy eating amongst pupils in Hertfordshire schools. The FOOD MATTERS Award seeks to encourage a whole school approach to healthy eating. To achieve the Award, schools must carry out the following: set up a FOOD MATTERS co-ordination group; gain the FOOD MATTERS catering certificate by meeting set catering criteria; and identify and achieve targets regarding the promotion of healthy eating in school. Schools participating in FOOD MATTERS have carried out many different projects. These include a pupil-run healthier tuck shop; a "try it and you might like it" day (to encourage primary school pupils to eat more fruit and vegetables); the introduction of "fruit smoothies", (to increase pupils' intake of fruit and high-calcium foods); a fruit-sharing scheme; and the installation of new drinking fountains.