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The Wicked Vegies program aims to  encourage Tasmanian students to eat more vegetables and fruit by making them appealing, and to promote health and wellbeing in Tasmanian schools.

Wicked Vegies strives to improve Tasmanian students’ knowledge of the benefits of eating vegetables and fruits; increase skills in food preparation; raise awareness of locally grown, seasonal fruit and vegetables; and support partnerships within schools and the community.

Students at Riverside High School, Tasmania

Students preparing and enjoying fruit at the Riverside High School, Tasmania.

Cooking with Curtis

Australian and international TV celebrity chef Curtis Stone is delighted to be cooking with Wicked Vegies and encouraging Tasmanian high school students to get into fresh vegies and fruit.

Curtis, well known as co-presenter of ABC Television's Surfing the Menu and presenter of Australian series My Restaurant Rules, is hosting a new US show, Take Home Chef .

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How Wicked Vegies links to the school
Wicked Vegies engages students in investigating, designing and producing snacks or meals using fresh produce where possible.

The project is ideal for a whole-of-school and broader community approach. For instance, a practical classroom activity can link to the school canteen, other parts of the curriculum, school gardens, parents and families, local growers, food retailers and local councils.

Wicked Vegies is a nutrition initiative in the Move Well Eat Well for Schools Project.

Wicked Vegies in 2007
Secondary schools throughout the state are invited to become part of Wicked Vegies and to get involved in an exciting statewide competition.

Wicked Vegies Partnerships
The Cancer Council Tasmania auspices the project with support from partners:

Sunsmart reading for today Eat Well Tasmania
Sunsmart reading for today The Home Economics Institute of Australia Inc (Tasmania)
Sunsmart reading for today The Department of Education
Sunsmart reading for today The Department of Health and Human Services (Community Nutrition Unit)
Sunsmart reading for today The National Heart Foundation of Australia (Tasmania Division)

For more information contact the Wicked Vegies project officer, The Cancer Council Tasmania (03) 6233 2030.

To find out more about eating behaviours among Tasmanian secondary school students, read the report ASSAD Prevalence of diet-related behaviours among Tasmanian secondary school students in 2005. [PDF file 489 kb]

Parents Jury
The Parents Jury is a web-based network of parents who wish to improve the food and physical activity environments for children in Australia. Visit: www.parentsjury.org.au
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www.cancertas.org.au last updated 3 July 2008