Schools tuck into Fruity Friday
School children from across Warwickshire tucked into a special fruity feast on Friday 25 May to mark Cancer Prevention Week.
The Fruity Friday lunch, which was prepared by Warwickshire’s County Caterers, is part of a World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) initiative to encourage people to eat more fruit and vegetables as part of a healthy lifestyle.
Children tucked into an array of dishes and accompaniments including fresh fruit crudités, really fruity coleslaw, seriously fruity sponge and fresh fruit platters.
Lucie Galice, General Manager for WCRF in the UK, said: “We are delighted that Warwickshire’s schoolchildren have been involved in the scheme.
"Fruity Friday is always enjoyable because it gets across a serious message in a really fun way, and is a good chance for people to let their hair down.”
Lucie added: “Few people realise that 30 to 40 per cent of cancers, including many cases of bowel, breast and stomach cancer could be prevented if only we thought more about the food that we eat and included a little more exercise into our daily routines.“
Fruity Friday is just the latest initiative being run by Warwickshire County Council to promote healthy school meals.
The service’s main aim is to provide food that is fun to eat, healthy and varied. County Caterers, Warwickshire County Council’s catering arm, provides school meals to nearly every primary and almost half the secondary schools in the county.
For more information about WCRF’s Fruity Friday log onto fruityfriday@wcrf.org or visit the Warwickshire County Council school meals website http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/schoolmeals.