- What does your job entail?
I support schools, families and pupils with healthy eating and healthy lifestyles, and help them to develop knowledge around what is healthy so they can make informed choices. Families are encouraged to taste food and be experimental in preparing it. We link healthy eating with physical activity to emphasise that being healthy is about being active and eating a balanced diet. I also support schools in achieving National Healthy Schools Status, and implementing the School Food Trust's nutritional guidelines, which feed into the National Obesity Strategy.
- How did you get into this job?
I was a teacher for six years and became interested in the change in pupils' behaviour and ability to concentrate depending on what they ate at lunchtime. It is great to visit so many Hertfordshire schools that are running enjoyable practical sessions, and hopefully the pupils will take some of the messages they receive there into adulthood, and lead healthy lives.
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