Healthy eating on menu in new school campaign
- Published: 28 June 2005
SCHOOL CHILDREN will be given rewards for eating more fruit and vegetables through a new campaign being introduced into 150 primary schools this autumn.
Schools in disadvantaged areas will be particularly targeted in the "Food Dude" scheme, which has been approved by the EU who will part-fund it, along with the Department of Agriculture and the fruit and vegetable industry in Ireland.
The new campaign is timely given recent findings of low fruit and vegetable consumption in Irish children along with increased obesity and weight problems, said Junior Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith.
Children will get customised rewards such as stickers for eating fruit and veg.
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