Healthy Eaters

Who We Are

We are the super Healthy Eaters and our job is to help educate both the school and community more about having a healthier lifestyle. This would include what consists of a balanced diet and what activities you could do.

What We Do

As members of the healthy eating group, we will:

 

  • Discuss the different food groups and see what we have already included in our diets.
  • Make recommendations to our school peers on what foods they could include in their diet.
  • To discuss with the school dinner company about how we can improve school dinners and make them healthier.
  • To liaise with other pupil leadership groups on educating the school community on what a healthy lifestyle means.
  • To explore, recreate, test and review healthy, good value meals​.
  • As members of the healthy eating group, we will discuss different diets to see how suitable they are.
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Healthy eating

What’s in a healthy packed lunch?

A child at school should have about a third of their daily nutrient requirements at lunchtime. This means they need food that is going to provide them with enough energy, protein, fibre, vitamins and minerals.

 

A healthy packed lunch should contain a mix of foods from the EatWell Plate. The EatWell Plate shows how much should be eaten from each of the 5 food groups.

 

A great packed lunch contains:

 

  • A starchy food, such as bread, rolls, pitta bread, rice, noodles. These foods are good for children to fill up on.
  • A good source of protein, iron and zinc such as meat, fish, beans, nuts or eggs.
  • A good source of calcium such as milk, cheese, yoghurt or fromage frais.
  • One portion of fruit and one portion of vegetable or salad to provide all the other vitamins and minerals. A piece of fruit could be a 100% juice or a piece of fresh fruit or dried fruit. A piece of vegetable could be a fresh vegetables such as carrot sticks or salad.

 

No single food contains all the essential nutrients the body needs to be healthy and function efficiently so it is important that the content of the packed lunch is varied.

Healthy Lunchbox Guide

What about snacks such as crisps, cakes, pastries and sweets?

These foods should not be included in a school packed lunch. Instead, only be given occasionally at home. Children will then appreciate them more.

 

If these foods are included in packed lunches they might eat these first and not have the appetite to eat the other foods that will provide them with the important nutrients they need to grow and develop, be healthy and active.

News

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I would like to be a Healthy Eater because it will give me an opportunity to cook more regularly and find out recipes I can use at home.

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I wanted to be a Healthy Eater because I love learning about how I can make healthy choices in my life.

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I wanted to be a Healthy Eater because we get to test and cook meals and talk about food from different parts of the world.

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I have always wanted to cook, and Healthy Eaters is a great opportunity for me to learn about healthy food choices and learn new recipes I could use at home.

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I would like to be a Healthy Eater because I want to impact people’s lives by helping them to make the right food choices.

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I wanted to be Healthy Eater because I love to cook! Here, I can learn how to make healthy food and teach other people how to be healthy too.

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I am looking forward to trying different healthy foods and reviewing them.

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I like Healthy Eaters because we get to talk about food from around the world.

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I love talking about and learning about different food.

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I enjoy being a Healthy Eater because I want to be a chef when I grow up!

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I wanted to be a Healthy Eater because I enjoy cooking and discovering new recipes.

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I want to be a Healthy Eater because I want the chance to try new and healthy food.

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I wanted to be a Healthy Eater because I want to be able to make delicious and healthy food for my family at home.

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I wanted to be a Healthy Eater as we will have the chance to make and review recipes we make in pupil leadership.

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I would like to be a Healthy Eater because I love trying new food and learning how to make them.

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I wanted to be a Healthy Eater as we get to make new and exciting recipes.

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I wanted to be a Healthy Eater as I love learning new recipes and making healthy food.

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I would like to be a Healthy eater because I can learn how to cook and help other people in school make healthy choices when making food.

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I love learning about food from all over the world and Healthy Eaters is a great chance for me to do this.