Students who are participating in the healthy eating project will experience the healthier side of food over the following three days. This project aims to encourage students to choose healthier options and explore what a balanced diet consists of. Teachers involved in this project intend on changing the approach students have towards unhealthy food by letting them explore how non-nutritious food is made and the contents of it.
We interviewed Ms Sharma (pictured) who is one of the teachers running the project. She told us her views on healthy food and what she hopes to achieve by the end of this project: “I hope it will be successful if students start eating healthier, for example having a salad with their lunch or not eating chips as often.” She also gave us a brief insight into what students will be doing over the following days: “We have just visited a local fried chicken shop, in which students were able to see what goes into the food that they consume. On Wednesday, students will be given a budget to choose a healthy meal in which they will be able to cook.” We also asked her why she was keen on teaching this project to students. She said, “A lot of girls in this school buy unhealthy food and have an unbalanced diet. I think this is a problem that can be changed and hopefully make the girls choose more healthy choices.”
The healthy eating project team started off by watching a documentary, ‘Supersize Me’ which gave them an insight of the disastrous effects fast food has on humans. A Year 7 student said, “I chose this project because I want to learn how to eat healthily. Visiting the fast food establishment and seeing how they prepare food has made me realise how unhealthy it is.” Some students have said that on Wednesday when they will be cooking, they want to make a meal consisting of vegetables, fish fingers and roast potatoes. Several meals that students have chosen have been inspired by Jamie Oliver.
By Nadia, Rezwana and Fahima, 10M
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