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Written Question · S3W-21747 · Session 3

What action it is taking in schools to promote the cooking of healthy food.

Answered Asked by Ken Macintosh Lab Lodged 11 Mar 2009

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking in schools to promote the cooking of healthy food.

The answer

Answered by Keith Brown on 25 Mar 2009 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

The acquisition of knowledge and skills to enable young people to make healthy food choices which promote lifelong healthy eating habits is a core part of Curriculum for Excellence Health and Wellbeing experiences and outcomes.
The Scottish Cooking bus which visits primary and secondary schools throughout Scotland, providing on-board lessons which teach children how to cook simple healthy meals further enhances work being undertaken within schools. These sessions are specially tailored classes by qualified teachers, in a safe, well-equipped mobile kitchen. Design Dimension Education Trust operates the bus on the Scottish Government''s behalf.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-21747 by reference.