FOOD MATTERS – a nutrition award for Hertfordshire schools Available to Purchase

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.