Children go bananas over school dinners
Carmarthenshire school children are about to go bananas over their school dinners.
Thousands of primary school pupils are looking forward to getting a taste of some special lunches to mark Fairtrade Fortnight.
Children will tuck in to a two special menus as part of the event – each topped off with a delicious Fairtrade banana dessert to help them towards their five-a-day.
On Tuesday, February 28, they will enjoy homemade spaghetti bolognaise with peas and garlic bread, followed by Fairtrade banana, ice cream and homemade hot chocolate sauce.
On Monday, March 5, cooks will serve up fillet of fish or vegetable grill with jacket potato and sweetcorn, followed by Fairtrade banana crumble and custard.
Each is included in the usual cost of a school meal – £2.00 for a nutritionally-balanced two-course meal.
Fairtrade Fortnight encourages fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world, by requiring companies to pay sustainable prices for produce. It also aims to promote decent working conditions and local sustainability in places where the poorest and smallest producers are traditionally discriminated against.
Carmarthenshire's Catering Services Manager Sandra Weigel said: "It is important that we show our support to Fairtrade as it links in well with our efforts to deliver a healthy and nutritionally balanced school meals service which quite literally doesn't cost the earth. The health benefits of eating bananas and other healthy food produce also encourages us to take part.
"It's good to give the children something different to try, and also to educate them about the ethics of Fairtrade."
Bananas are a very nourishing fruit which grows in the tropics.
They are very rich in carbohydrates, and also contain phosphorus, potassium and vitamins A and C.
Carmarthenshire’s Executive Board Member for Education and Children’s Services, Cllr Gwynne Wooldridge, said: “Our Catering Services team always go the extra mile to ensure children enjoy eating healthily, and Fairtrade Fortnight provides the perfect opportunity to teach children about where different foods come from and how they are produced.”
Thousands of primary school pupils are looking forward to getting a taste of some special lunches to mark Fairtrade Fortnight.
Children will tuck in to a two special menus as part of the event – each topped off with a delicious Fairtrade banana dessert to help them towards their five-a-day.
On Tuesday, February 28, they will enjoy homemade spaghetti bolognaise with peas and garlic bread, followed by Fairtrade banana, ice cream and homemade hot chocolate sauce.
On Monday, March 5, cooks will serve up fillet of fish or vegetable grill with jacket potato and sweetcorn, followed by Fairtrade banana crumble and custard.
Each is included in the usual cost of a school meal – £2.00 for a nutritionally-balanced two-course meal.
Fairtrade Fortnight encourages fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world, by requiring companies to pay sustainable prices for produce. It also aims to promote decent working conditions and local sustainability in places where the poorest and smallest producers are traditionally discriminated against.
Carmarthenshire's Catering Services Manager Sandra Weigel said: "It is important that we show our support to Fairtrade as it links in well with our efforts to deliver a healthy and nutritionally balanced school meals service which quite literally doesn't cost the earth. The health benefits of eating bananas and other healthy food produce also encourages us to take part.
"It's good to give the children something different to try, and also to educate them about the ethics of Fairtrade."
Bananas are a very nourishing fruit which grows in the tropics.
They are very rich in carbohydrates, and also contain phosphorus, potassium and vitamins A and C.
Carmarthenshire’s Executive Board Member for Education and Children’s Services, Cllr Gwynne Wooldridge, said: “Our Catering Services team always go the extra mile to ensure children enjoy eating healthily, and Fairtrade Fortnight provides the perfect opportunity to teach children about where different foods come from and how they are produced.”
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