Stephen
Metcalfe MP backs the Eat Happy Project in Pitsea
Local MP Stephen Metcalfe
has today attended the ‘Eat Happy Project’ in the local Pitsea Tesco Store to
help raise awareness and engage children on the important issue of food and
dietary health.
The nationwide project run
by Tesco looks to engage schools, farms and factories so that children can
discover for themselves where their food comes from as well as learning basic
cooking skills.
Stephen Metcalfe commented: “It was great to see the children
having so much fun making some delicious dishes for themselves and I want to
thank them for cooking my lunch. Initiatives such as this are crucial to the
health and wellbeing of our children. It is important to start early in getting
our young people interested in their food and is an excellent way of combatting
possible future health problems.
Over a quarter of a
million children have now taken part in this scheme nationwide, and I am
extremely pleased that our local children will now have the same opportunity.
This project is also an excellent example of how business initiatives can have
a positive and far reaching impact and benefit on our local communities.”
