Dear Parents,

We are very happy to let you know that our Healthy Ireland packs have been delivered this morning and will be given out to the children today to bring home. We are one of the first schools to take part so we are encouraging parents to share your feedback. You can also go onto the food dudes website @ fooddudes.ie/recipes for ideas and we would love to see any photos of dishes you and your family have created using the ingredients provided by the programme.

This is a fantastic initiative and is an extension to the Food Dudes programme. Now is a great time to start a conversation at home about how important healthy eating is and how your child can continue to build a healthy diet.

The aim of this pilot is to continue healthy eating behaviours and to encourage your child to bring fruit and vegetables to school in their Food Dudes lunchbox every day. This whole fruit and vegetable pack will provide parents with a week’s supply of fruit and vegetables to incorporate into your child’s lunchbox. The whole fruit and vegetable pack includes 5 apples, 5 satsumas, broccoli and 500g of carrots.

We hope you enjoy your pack!