HCC working with educators on nutrition and diets

Posted on Dec 9, 2022

Following on from its launch of a brand new suite of schooling assets and web site for youngsters and academics, the Welsh pink meat physique Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has been talking to schooling professionals at a collection of key occasions.

HCC joined effectively over 100 organisations in taking part within the National Education Show in City Hall, Cardiff, the place the brand new teacher-approved assets and bespoke web site www.redmeathub.wales had been on present.

The physique’s client govt, Elwen Roberts, additionally engaged with academics of meals, cookery and vitamin in a collection of coaching occasions organised by the Welsh Joint Education Committee in each nook of the nation.

“Developing these new schooling assets and fascinating with academics and different schooling professionals has been a high precedence for HCC over the previous two years.”

Elwyn Roberts, HCC.

Among the important thing themes of HCC’s presence, and of the faculties assets themselves, is the necessity for youngsters to eat wholesome balanced diets, the background of how meals is produced, and knowledge on various kinds of farming and environmental sustainability.

Elwen Roberts stated: “Developing these new schooling assets and fascinating with academics and different schooling professionals has been a high precedence for HCC over the previous two years.

“There was an actual lack of supplies which supplied full and evidenced data on how the pasture-based farming methods we’ve in Wales differ from another varieties of meals manufacturing.

“We have additionally taken the chance to current new concepts for academics on methods to embody native produce equivalent to PGI Welsh Lamb and PGI Welsh Beef in sensible lesson plans, and to assist educate youngsters about balanced and nutritious diets.

“The occasions had been extraordinarily worthwhile, and we hope to construct additional on our assets at redmeathub.wales for academics and kids over the subsequent few months.”

HCC can even be talking to secondary college educators on the ‘Food a Fact of Life’ occasion in Cardiff in March 2023.