Three Auckland schools have been learning first hand about healthy eating.
Rosebank School. Wesley Primary and May Rd School have all held workshops which aim to get Kiwi kids eating plant-based foods more often.
The Eat Your Words programme allows classes of primary school children to express their creativity and discover new foods and food groups before preparing, cooking and sharing a tasty and nutritious meal with their classmates.
Many Kiwi kids consume limited amounts of plant-based foods, with the Ministry of Health reporting that 60 per cent of New Zealanders between the ages of 5-24 years do not meet the recommended intake of three or more servings of vegetables per day.
In 2013 Sanitarium Nutrition Service (SNS) piloted Eat Your Words and were overwhelmed with the results, in particular the improvement in children's interest in plant-based foods and willingness to eat them following the programme.