It’s meals on wheels for Pontrhondda Primary on board The Cooking Bus

PUPILS at a Llwynypia primary school found that healthy eating can be a real treat when they hopped onboard a special cooking bus.

Qualified food teachers taught Pontrhondda Primary pupils how to cook healthy and tasty meals including pizzas and fruit kebabs, which pupils were able to take home.

The youngsters were also given a pack of healthy-eating recipes. Parents were also invited to visit the bus, and staff had a special training session on how to teach cookery.

The Cooking Bus which dropped by the school is a specially-built articulated lorry which opens up into a kitchen and classroom, and is part of the Welsh Government’s Healthy Schools initiative.

Headteacher Rhian Rees said: “It was such a lovely experience and the food the children made was of such a high standard.

“They are definitely more interested in cooking as a result.”

Councillor Eudine Hanagan added: “It is so important for children to eat a healthy, balanced diet from an early age, so I am delighted to hear the children at Pontrhondda Primary have thoroughly enjoyed learning more about healthy eating and cooking.

“The council’s catering services department is working hard across the county borough to enhance school menus and provide tasty and affordable meals for school children, improving the range of food and drink available to ensure meals are nutritious and appealing.”

To apply for free school meals or find out more, call 01443 681081 or go to www.rctcbc.gov.uk/whyforkout