Orautoha School picked for healthy food

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 12, Issue 564, 29 November 1994, Page 4

Orautoha School picked for healthy food

Orautoha School yard hummed with activity last Friday as pupils munched

apples and carrots, parents grilled sausages, pets hung out in the shade and all

helped devour pikelets, cake and peanut brownies. Organisers, Orautoha Board of Trustees and teacher Robin Olds, were happy with the variety of events. The day was set aside to receive the 5-Plus-Day prize of apples and carrots and it grew to fair day proportions with floral sand saucers, novelty vegie competition, and a pet show postponed from the week before. The best dressed pet category was shared by Alan Gannon, with his lamb Rosy as a clown and George

Williams with his rodeo calf. Sean Hammond managed to convince people he had a pet "dead finger" winning the unusual pet category. Other winners were Nicky and Sally Williams in the guess famous people competition. All adults present split duties between building a sandpit, playing soccer with the children, judging the pet show and the most sought after "task" — judging the baking competition. 5-Plus winners Along with nine other schools from around New Zealand, Orautoha School

won the complimentary feast of fresh fruit and vegetables from United Fresh Inc., the organisers of the 5 Plus a Day campaign. The apples were from ENZA, the bananas from Chiquita and the carrots from Turners & Growers. The 5 Plus a Day national campaign encourages New Zealanders to eat and enjoy five or more servings of fresh fruit and vegetables every day, with a serving being simply a handful. The feasts round off a programme which began with Five Plus Day in primary and intermediate

schools throughout New Zealand on 21 September. Children recorded the number of servings of fresh fruit and vegetables they ate on Five Plus Day and the total of servings for their school was established. Participating schools then went into a draw to win one of 10 school-size servings of fresh fruit and vegetables. Orautoha School averaged six servings of fresh fruit and vegetables on Five Plus Day which exceeds the national target. United Fresh Inc. spokesman Lawrie Hart said prin-

cipals, teachers, parents and pupils were all very supportive and positive about 5 Plus a Day programme. He thanks Orautoha School for their support and congratulates the children on their excellent servings count of six. "We hope to work with schools to reinforce this very simple nutritional message once again in 1995, in a fun and exciting way. We've seen children in schools all over the country tasting and enjoying the variety of fresh fruit and vegetables over the past few months," he says.