Food Dudes
Healthy Eating Programme
Food Dudes is a programme developed by Bangor University, Wales to encourage children to eat more fruit and vegetables both in school and at home. It is based on positive role models (the Food Dudes characters), repeated tasting and rewards.
This programme is managed by Bord Bia and receives financial support from the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine and the European Union through the School Fruit Scheme.
This programme is managed by Bord Bia and receives financial support from the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine and the European Union through the School Fruit Scheme.
On Wednesday 21st February 2018, we started the Food Dudes Programme. We took part in this programme a few years ago and it was a great success.
Health experts recommend that children and adults eat at least 5 portions of fruit and vegetables every day but many currently eat less than this. On day 1, we got were clementines and cucumber. Day 2 - apple slices and mangetout. Day 3 - bananas and peppers. Day 4 - carrots and grapes. Day 1 - 4 fruit & veg are repeated again.
There are two phases. Phase 1, where children receive free fruit and vegetables in their school for 8 or 16 days and are rewarded with stickers and small prizes for eating these foods, and Phase 2, when children are rewarded with certificates of achievements for bringing in and eating fruit and vegetables from home as part of their daily lunch diet.
Health experts recommend that children and adults eat at least 5 portions of fruit and vegetables every day but many currently eat less than this. On day 1, we got were clementines and cucumber. Day 2 - apple slices and mangetout. Day 3 - bananas and peppers. Day 4 - carrots and grapes. Day 1 - 4 fruit & veg are repeated again.
There are two phases. Phase 1, where children receive free fruit and vegetables in their school for 8 or 16 days and are rewarded with stickers and small prizes for eating these foods, and Phase 2, when children are rewarded with certificates of achievements for bringing in and eating fruit and vegetables from home as part of their daily lunch diet.
Food Dudes is a programme developed by Bangor University, Wales to encourage children to eat more fruit and vegetables both in school and at home. It is based on positive role models (the Food Dudes characters), repeated tasting and rewards.
This programme is managed by Bord Bia and receives financial support from the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine and the European Union through the School Fruit Scheme.
This programme is managed by Bord Bia and receives financial support from the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine and the European Union through the School Fruit Scheme.
The programme depicts positive role models – young superheroes (the Food Dudes) involved in saving the ‘life force’ from a gang of baddies (the Junk Punks), who plan to take away the energy of the world by depriving it of fruit and vegetables. In a series of DVD adventures the Dudes to battle with the bad guys, whilst eating lots of fruit and vegetables. The Food Dudes are super-heros Charlie, Tom, Raz and Rocco who gain their powers through a healthy diet. |