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 …
PhunkyFoods visit Badger Hill Primary in York
A fun and Phunky time was had by all at Badger Hill Primary school in York last week when our local PhunkyFoods support worker, Judith, visited. Over the course of the day Judith worked with the whole school; delivering an assembly which introduced healthy eating …
PhunkyFoods receive a Royal Society for Public Health Award
PURELY Nutrition, which has pioneered healthy eating in more than 1,860 primary schools through its PhunkyFoods programme, has for the third time been recognised for its work in the campaign against childhood obesity by the Royal Society for Public Health. The Harrogate-based company is one …
PhunkyFoods and Nestle Healthy Kids UK join forces for International Chef’s Day
Happy #InternationalChefsDay everyone! We hope all of our schools involved cook up a storm and have a great time! Here’s Steve, a Nestlé Professional chef, cooking with pupils from Northowram Primary in Halifax, and helping to raise awareness of healthy eating for children.
British Food Fortnight
So it’s British Food Fortnight and we thought we’d share one of our favourite recipes showcasing British apples. UK-grown apples are in season from September to the end of the year. There are an exciting variety of flavours, textures and shades – although you may …










