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Pupils have The H Factor

Friday, 08 October 2010

Bolton School Year 3 pupils have the H Factor!

The Junior girls and boys took part in 'The H Factor' a healthy eating initiative which saw the children making smoothies, researching healthy food options using netbooks, taking part in quizzes and sampling a range of foods.


Pupils used netbooks to take part in food quizzes and were taught about the 'eatwell plate' which shows them the importance of including all the main food groups to maintain a healthy diet, and how much of the diet should be made up of each food group.

Junior Girls' pupils Jennifer Doyle and Paige Twidale enjoyed the afternoon: "We made smoothies with lots of different fruits, went on the computer, and we got to taste lots of different fruits and vegetables, some of which we had never seen before!"

At the end of the session the boys and girls were told about a healthy eating competition which will run over the next few weeks. Each child will be given a card and every time they choose a healthy option from the lunch menu they will get a stamp on their card. When the card is full they will place it in a box and a winner will be pulled out to win an IPod shuffle! Pupils can enter as many cards as they like so the more healthy choices they make, the better their chance of winning.

Catering Manager Karen Riley said: "The afternoon was a huge success - it was such a pleasure watching the children actively trying different fruits and vegetables."

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Year 3 pupils

Pupils got to try lots of different fruits and vegetables

Year 3 pupils smoothie making

The boys and girls chose fruits to make their own smoothies