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Carlow teachers were joined by colleagues to celebrate participation in a healthy eating initiative

Presently, more than 1,600 elementary schools are involved in the four-year Food Dudes initiative

Martin Quilty by Martin Quilty
19/06/2024
in KCLR News, News & Sport
Carlow teachers were joined by colleagues to celebrate participation in a healthy eating initiative

NO REPRO FEE, MAXWELLS DUBLIN Primary school teachers from County Carlow, recently joined teaching colleagues from across the region for a Food Dudes Presentation Day at Talbot Hotel, Carlow to celebrate the achievements of 450 schools that have completed their four-year participation in the award-winning Food Dudes Programme. The four-year curriculum-linked programme includes a year of intervention, followed by three in-school Food Dudes Weeks, aimed at promoting health eating habits amongst primary school children. The healthy eating programme encourages children to eat more fresh produce and is based on repeated tastings of fresh fruit and vegetables, rewards and positive role models. Over the lifetime of Food Dudes, over 3,300 primary schools and almost one million pupils have taken part right across Ireland. More information about the Food Dudes Programme can be found at www.fooddudes.ie. Pictured are Standing Left to Right Hazel McWey, Ballinabranna N.S.; Lourda Griffin, Bennekerry N.S.; Sarah McCabe and Aoife Kavanagh, St Brendans N.S.; Martin Duffy, Our Lady’s N.S.; Michelle Hunter Garland, St Columbas N.S.; Maura Bambrick, Borris N.S.; Clodagh Byrne, Food Dudes Project Manager Sitting Left to Right Mairéad Fitzgerald, Drumphea N.S.; Mandy Ryan & Aisling Hennessy, Scoil Naisiúnta Molaise; Hannah Purrucker, Saplings Special School PIC: NO FEE, MAXWELLS

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Educators from all around the region, including primary school teachers in County Carlow, gathered at The Talbot Hotel for a Food Dudes Presentation Day to honour the accomplishments of schools that have finished their four-year involvement in the renowned Food Dudes Programme.

The four-year curriculum-linked programme consists of three in-school Food Dudes Weeks after a year-long intervention to encourage healthy eating among primary school students. The goal of the healthy eating programme is to get kids to eat more fresh produce. It is built around incentives, frequent sampling of fresh fruit and vegetables, and positive role models.

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Teachers get a chance to network and experience being a part of a community of change through the Food Dudes Presentation Days. Peer support is encouraged and ideas are exchanged regarding how the Food Dudes programme can be incorporated into everyday routines and the curriculum.

A refreshed version of the Food Dudes programme is presently being implemented in schools. It features new fruit and vegetable varieties, more tasting events, eco-friendly prizes, and new teaching and learning resources like bilingual activities, recipes, and videos.

Presently, more than 1,600 elementary schools are involved in the four-year Food Dudes initiative, which is fostering a movement of lifelong transformation by integrating healthy eating into the school and larger community in a way that encourages children to eat healthily, lowers obesity rates, and enhances overall wellbeing. More than one million students and more than 3,300 elementary schools have participated in Food Dudes over the program’s history.

Under the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme, the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine in Ireland and the European Union provide funding for the Food Dudes Healthy Eating Programme. The programme is overseen by Bord Bia. The Food Activity Research Unit at Bangor University in Wales’ School of Psychology was originally responsible for developing the programme.

More information about the Food Dudes Programme can be found at www.fooddudes.ie.

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