School Fruit Tuck Shops in Swansea
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Swansea Public Health Team provides support to local primary schools to set up fruit tuck shops to promote healthy eating and establish links with local suppliers and growers, and ties-in with the healthy eating and sustainable development components of the school curriculum.
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Overview
The school fruit tuck shops initiative is co-ordinated by Swansea Public Health Team and aims to help primary schools in Swansea replace traditional ‘tuck’ with fresh fruit and vegetables.
The fruit tuck shop is promoted and supported by the Swansea Public Health Team and the Swansea NHS Trust Oral Health Department as an innovative opportunity to increase the accessibility and availability of fruit and vegetables. Locally a number of schools have developed a fruit tuck shop to help establish healthy eating habits and reinforce healthy eating messages in the curriculum. Schools taking part in the initiative develop an approach that suits their needs and are encouraged to source local and seasonal produce in order to develop links between the school, local suppliers and growers.
The fruit tuck shops help highlight issues of sustainability to children, such as food miles and the Eco-School initiative, which allows them to develop a positive attitude towards food and sustainable development.
Key Learning Points:
1) Engaging children’s interest in healthy eating and food education early in life helps them understand the benefits of, and establish, a healthy lifestyle.
2) Parents benefit too, as children take home healthy eating messages and are willing to eat fruit and vegetables.
3) Encouraging pupils to run their own school fruit tuck shop helps develop practical and social skills and can improve self-esteem.
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Swansea Public Health Team
Pontybrenin Primary School
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