The IMPACT Tasty Team is here!

                                                 The Tasty Team Characters


We are pleased to introduce you to three characters who will be used to promote the new healthy eating project that IMPACT is launching in primary schools in Mid Sussex in 2008, subject to funding.

Each character represents one of the three activities that make up the project:
 

                                                            Tasty Team Apple logo


1. A variety of Get Cooking sessions will be staged with pupils and their parents during the whole school year through which they will try tasty healthy foods, prepare a range of balanced meals and learn about basic nutrition and healthy eating.  

 

                                                            Tasty Team Tomato logo

2. We plan to run Mini Fruit and Vegetable Stalls weekly in the participating schools selling top quality produce at prices lower than local supermarkets, making fresh produce easily accessible.

 

                                                            Tasty Team Potato logo

3. Through the Fork-to-Fork initiative pupils and parents will have an opportunity to develop their gardening knowledge and skills and will be assisted throughout the year to grow their own fruit and vegetables on dedicated plots within the school. 



Using fun, interactive, memorable and stimulating sessions and a whole school approach, the IMPACT Tasty Team will help pupils and parents gain the knowledge, confidence and ability to consume a healthy diet for the rest of their lives.

By working with primary school children in such a targeted manner the IMPACT Tasty Team project will help them adopt healthy eating habits that remain with them forever.  Parents will be involved as much as possible meaning the whole family is motivated to eat a nutritious diet. By taking part in regular practical sessions the pupils and their parents will gain first hand experience of skills such as preparing simple yet healthy home cooked dishes and how to successfully plant, maintain and harvest a range of fruit and vegetables.

With the limited funds we have available, The IMPACT Tasty Team will be piloted in three local schools in Mid Sussex, namely Heyworth Primary in Haywards Heath, Gattons Infants in Burgess Hill and Blackwell Primary in East Grinstead.  Upon successful implementation of the pilot project and resources permitting, we hope to expand into many more schools in the area.

Please keep returning to this web page as it will be regularly updated.

We are always looking for volunteers to help on the project. For example, by leading or assisting at the different Get Cooking sessions (you don’t need to be a great cook just someone with confidence in the kitchen), to help in the Fork-to-Fork project either with digging and establishing growing plots and/or giving ongoing advice and support to the pupils and parents, and also to man the weekly fruit and vegetable stalls that will be run at the schools. Full training would be provided and expenses paid.

Please contact Lucinda or Simon on 01444 457080 for further details.
 


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