Students at Stuarts Point enjoy the health benefits of a daily fruit and vegetable session labelled "Fruit Bat".
The program is introduced after daily morning exercises to ensure that all students have a healthy start to begin each school day.
Students can bring fresh or dried fruit and vegetables to eat. Often fruits and vegetables are donated by local families who have farms and orchards.
Fruit Bat is based on the Crunch&Sip primary school nutrition program, developed to increase the quantities of vegetables, fruits and water being consumed by children. It is an easy way to help kids stay healthy and happy!
The objectives of Crunch&Sip are to:
- Increase awareness of the importance of eating vegetables and fruit and drinking water
- Provide students, teachers and staff an opportunity to eat vegetables and fruit during Crunch&Sip time in the classroom
- Encourage students, teachers and staff to drink water throughout the day in the classroom, during break times and at sports, excursions and camps
- Improve the nutrition knowledge, attitudes and behaviours, among parents and community members
We also promote students drinking water throughout the day.
