Get set for Celebration of Food Week with free resources and prizes from Get Set to Eat Fresh

Get set for Celebration of Food Week with free resources and prizes from Get Set to Eat Fresh

Posted: Mon, 5 Jun 2017 14:07

Get set for Celebration of Food Week with free resources and prizes from Get Set to Eat Fresh

Get Set to Eat Fresh, the healthy eating education programme for 5-14 year-olds from Team GB and Aldi, is set to support schools during Celebration of Food Week (June 12th-16th) with new resources and special prizes.

Celebration of Food Week will see pupils showing their love for fresh, healthy food with a range of cross-curricular learning opportunities.

To find out more about Celebration of Food Week from Get Set to Eat Fresh, please visit: bit.ly/2sivaFc

Brand new healthy eating resources

Get Set to Eat Fresh is introducing four new cross-curricular themes:

  • Investigate Fresh Food: spark curiosity about the food we eat by investigating the properties of fresh food.
  • Master Skills: draw on athletes' dedication to practice as inspiration for the development of cooking master skills.

COMING SOON:

  • Shop with Success: pupils will develop practical life skills that will help them prepare and cook healthy food for themselves.
  • Travel with Food: pupils will take a culinary journey across continents, experiencing food as a window into different cultures.

Special prizes to be won!

All new registrants with Get Set to Eat Fresh could win one of 500 A1-sized healthy eating posters, featuring Team GB stars Alistair and Jonny Brownlee. Register today for a chance to win: bit.ly/2qy7Frs

Share your school's healthy eating story for a chance to win an apron signed by Olympic medallists Alistair and Jonny Brownlee: bit.ly/2qxPt1d

About Get Set to Eat Fresh

Get Set to Eat Fresh builds on the success of Get Set, the official youth engagement programme of Team GB and ParalympicsGB, and is set to improve the eating habits of 1.2 million young people in the UK by 2020. The programme provides free, fun and engaging curriculum-linked resources which use Team GB athletes to inspire students about the benefits of healthy eating.

First launched in October 2015 by the British Olympic Association (BOA) and Aldi, this nationwide education programme for young people aged 5-14 aims to tangibly improve the eating habits of at least three in four of all participating children. Since its inception, Get Set to Eat Fresh has reached more than 400,000 young people with more than 2,000 schools already signed up.

Find out more at: bit.ly/2qxY6bV

Backed by top Team GB athletes

Triathlon stars Jonny and Alistair Brownlee are official ambassadors for Get Set to Eat Fresh and Aldi. Alistair Brownlee said of the partnership:
"We're incredibly excited to be the official ambassadors of the Get Set to Eat Fresh programme, which has already had a huge impact on young people's healthy eating habits around the country."

Jonny Brownlee added:
"As athletes, we know how important diet, nutrition and being active is to living a healthy lifestyle and we strongly believe we can help support the ambitions of Aldi and Team GB as they look towards 2020."

Team GB taekwondo star and Olympic gold medallist Jade Jones said:
"Get Set to Eat Fresh is an important programme for pupils, teachers and parents to boost their awareness about healthy eating and regular exercise. I hope to see many more schools around the country getting involved with their own innovative healthy eating activities."

To register with Get Set to Eat Fresh for free today, visit bit.ly/2qy7Frs

For more information about Aldi's partnership with Team GB, visit www.aldi.co.uk

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