12th May 2008 - 00:00
Abstract
Sodexo's Education team recently joined The Prince of Wales to take part in a 'Seeing is Believing Tour' at Cardinal Wiseman School in Coventry to find out how pupils grow and cook their own produce from gardens.
The aim of the initiative was to demonstrate how the farm gives teachers the means to communicate the link between food production and a healthy lifestyle.
As key business leaders, the guests, including Sodexo corporate affairs director Phil Hooper, was invited to see for himself how business can play an important role in tackling social issues such as poor nutrition or educational underachievement.
Later this year, Sodexo will be providing bread-making workshops for up to 9,000 children across its school meals contracts. The aim of this is to show children where bread comes from and to explain about its nutritional benefits when eaten as part of a balanced diet.
After the event, children will take home an activity booklet which will include information about healthy eating, a food diary and general information about wheat products.
Tony Cooke, programme director of The Year of Food and Farming, said: "There is irrefutable evidence that first hand experiences of food, such as making bread, have a profoundly positive effect on children's relationship with food so I am grateful to Sodexo for showing leadership and taking a responsible position as a leading school meal provider."
This initiative is organised in partnership with the Year of Food and Farming Campaign; of which The Prince is Patron and Sodexo is the nutrition partner.