Winning pupils show teens know healthy eating

AT a time when we’re bombarded with statistics about over-weight and unhealthy teenagers, one group of school-goers are educating their peers about the importance of healthy eating, food miles and organic produce.

More than 2,000 teenagers from around the country entered the Agri Aware Our Food — Your Way! competition, by effectively communicating the importance of healthy eating to their classmates. They had to identify foods produced in their area, interview local farmers and develop a menu based on locally-sourced ingredients.

Competition judge and nutritionist Paula Mee said: “Projects like this help students to gain an understanding of the role Irish farmers play in producing safe, nutritious food.