Tesco is to help thousands of pupils across the country learn how to prepare and cook nutritious fruit and veg recipes using slow cookers donated by the supermarket.
The donations are the latest phase of the £4m Tesco Fruit & Veg for Schools programme, which launched in October last year with influencer and Michelin-trained chef Poppy O’Toole.
It provides funding for more than 140,000 pupils to receive at least one piece of fruit or veg a day.
Tesco Fruit & Veg for Schools supports pupils in over 400 schools where there is a higher than average free school meal ratio, and in total aims to provide around 16 million pieces of fruit and vegetables.
Tesco said since the launch of the scheme, pupils in the schools taking part have enjoyed almost 2.5 million portions of fruit and veg weighing more than 194,000 kilos. The five most popular items of fruit were apples, bananas, oranges, kiwi and satsumas, and the most popular veg were potatoes and carrots.
The slow cookers will help the schools currently receiving fruit and veg make the most of the produce they’re receiving and teach pupils how to prepare, cook and try nutritious recipes.
“Tesco Fruit & Veg for Schools is making a significant difference by providing young people in some of the most challenged communities in the UK with more of the essential vitamins and minerals that children need to thrive,” said Claire de Silva, head of communities at Tesco.
“The slow cookers will help schools go even further in encouraging pupils to give healthy foods a try and form habits that will stay with them as they grow up.”
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