The Food Dudes healthy eating programme is beginning in school on the 19th of January.

Junior infants to Third classes will be given fruit and vegtables for 16 days whilst they watch a DVD about fictional characters who have superpowers when they eat fruit and vegtables. The children will be rewarded with stickers for successfully eating the fruit & veg.

Fourth to Sixth classes will be given fruit and veg for 8 days.

Phase 2 of the programme extends the home element by encouraging childcare to bring their own fruit and vegtable to school every day in special Food Dudes containers.

Research has found the Food Dudes programme to be a successful means of encouraging children to eat fruit and vegtables daily.