Nutrition Education at the local school

. On the 16th of February a team from UTNS comprising of our dietitian Rachel Elovaris and health workers, Cindy Dodd and Zac O’ Reilly went to the school in cooperation with Clontarf academy to deliver the healthy food message. The dietitian showed the difference is appeal , texture and smell of blending healthy foods (fruit, yoghurt, milk) versus blending unhealthy foods (pie, chips, chocolate bar and coke). This reinforced that healthy foods are better for our bodies. The children were then given a simple healthy snack/dessert recipe to follow by making yoghurt parfait with muesli, fruit and yoghurt. Cindy and Zac found that it was a good time to build rapport with these young men and it enables them to introduce the health service to these children in a positive way.