Ready, Steady, Cook: Healthy eating on the menu for Cleethorpes school pupils

Annie Claridge, pastoral officer at the Cleethorpes school, said some of the winning six recipes had been put into a new recipe book made by the school.

                           

"The aim is to learn about healthy eating and all the recipes they submitted have been modified and adapted by the Food For Fitness team to make them healthier," she said.

Seven-year-old Ava Bowles was proud to see her dish, Ava's Tasty Chicken, included in the book.

She said: "Every Sunday at home we have a Sunday dinner and spend time together, so I used the recipe from that.

"I have enjoyed learning about healthy eating. I have learnt you should not eat so many sugary foods.

"I'm going to try to do more cooking now."

Fellow pupils Keiran Harris, Lucy Lakin, Alfie Drake and Paisley Matherson also had their dish ideas included.

Sarah Harvey, community nutrition educator for Food For Fitness, part of the North East Lincolnshire Council Developing Healthier Communities team, said the youngsters were keen to learn more.

She added: "This is all part of the Grow it, Cook It, Eat It project. The children had to put together their favourite recipes and we've then adapted them to cut down on fat, sugar and salt.

"We have invited parents and siblings to come along to watch the children cook their recipes and then at the end everyone will taste them.

"The project encourages them to be eating more fruit and vegetables and to try new things, as well as to eat more home-made meals rather than mass produced supermarket meals.