Following the success of last term’s International Chefs Day, this week our partner Professional Chefs from Nestlé gave children from two PhunkyFoods schools a taste of serving up delicious looking food and unique insights into why working as a chef is a career of choice. Approximately 60 …
Breakfast gets space-aged at Cummersdale Primary School, Carlisle
Our local PhunkyFoods Engagement and Development Coordinator for Carlisle, Gill Douglas, had a wonderful day at Cummersdale Primary School last week. Kicking off with the whole school in attendance Gill introduced the importance of a healthy breakfast using the PhunkyFoods Bag-A-Breakfast themed assembly. Next came …
Schools serve up Art on a Plate for International Chef’s Day
To mark International Chef’s Day PhunkyFoods teamed up with Nestlé UK to run #ARTONAPLATE cookery workshops to raise awareness of healthy cooking for school-aged children. 60 pupils from Clifton with Rawcliffe Primary School in York and Kingmoor Junior School in Cumbria took part in …
PhunkyFoods Respond to Government’s Childhood Obesity Plan
So the long waited for Government Childhood Obesity Plan was launched today, and after a year long delay and with so much anticipation it was in the end an underwhelming read to say the least. With plenty made of “building on existing good work” and …
Phunky Teacher Training Day is a Huge Hit in Carlisle
A great time was had by all ten teachers attending the PhunkyFoods Teacher Training Day in Carlisle last week, funded by Nestlé Healthy Kids and run in partnership with Carlisle Healthy Cities at the Civic Centre. The day was a great success with attendees leaving …
Sugar Smart Pupils at Greetland Academy
Here are some photos of when PhunkyFoods Halifax Community Support Worker, Helena, visited the Reception children at the Greetland Academy to talk about how much sugar there is in drinks that we buy from shops. The children ordered different drinks according to their sugar content and …
NEW Eatwell Guide released by Public Health England
Public Health England have released the new UK healthy eating guide – the Eatwell Guide. The new model replaces the old eatwell plate and defines the Government’s current advice on healthy eating. It is a visual representation of how different foods contribute towards a healthy balanced …
Phunky 5-a-day at Wigginton Primary in York
It seems as though the Year 1s and 2s at Wigginton Primary in York had a great learning experience last week when they were visited by our fabulous support worker, Judith. The group took a quick look at the eatwell plate and the 5-a-day message …
Government Urged to ‘Come Out Talking’
Responding to the announcement that publication of the Government’s National Obesity Framework will be deferred until July, 2016 an All Party Group has pointed to a missed opportunity. The All Party Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood has issued five recent reports on child …
Phunky Smoothies with Our Lady Queen of Heaven Primary
This week our local Community Support Worker, Wendy, had a fabulous time making fruit smoothies with pupils at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Primary School in Crawley. The children followed hygiene rules, cut the fruit (using their new knife skills safely), worked with others and …
