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Treasure Life, Eat HealthyTreasure Life, Eat HealthyTreasure Life, Eat HealthyTreasure Life, Eat HealthyDFC @ GDLSS

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Our teacher conducted the module one workshop for all of us and we were introduced to the DFC process.

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We watched videos of other DFC projects and brainstormed on possible changes

we can make.

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We attended the module two workshop at Raffles Institute where we brainstormed on more ideas.


The workshop helped us to figure out what we wanted to do!


We noticed that students in our school do not practice healthy eating.


Most of them do not include vegetables and fruits in their daily meals.

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How can we let students know

that it is important to eat healthy?

We can design interesting

posters and paste them around the

school!


But how do they know

which food is healthy and

which is not?

Hmm.. How about a healthier

choice chart stating the healthier choices?


What else can we

do?

We can give away free

fruits during recess!

How about working with

external organisations?

We must have something different!


We combined all the various ideas that we have and these leaded us to our

first ever

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. Greendale fruit & vegetable week15-19 August 2011

• Posters & Healthier choice charts were put up for the whole week.

• 16th August – Vegetable Smoothie Lesson• 18th August – Fruit & Vegetable Day


First, we feel that students need to know what are some of the healthier

food in the canteen.


Hence we came up with healthier choice charts. On Monday, we placed all the

charts beside the canteen stalls.


Second, we came up with posters to raise awareness on healthy eating and they were pasted around the school.


On Tuesday, Adeline from LINS smoodeescame down to teach us how to make delicious and nutritious vegetable

smoothie.


One key point is that we should limit blending to forty seconds so as to

preserve the nutrients in the vegetables.


We also learnt how to prepare the fruits before blending it.


We had fun blending and tasting the smoothies!


On Wednesday, we decorated the push cart and set up the booth.


George from VSS brought along posters and games to promote healthy eating.


We blended vegetable smoothies at our booth.


Smoothies were left at the booth for the students to try.


Natasha also went round to get students to try the smoothie.


Initially, most of the students were reluctant to try as they knew that it

contain vegetables.


After trying, all of them commented that it tasted delicious.


Teachers and students also encouraged one another to give the smoothie a

try.


All 300 samples of the vegetable smoothie were gone by the end of the

recesses.


At the event, free fruits were also given out.


At the end of the recesses, all 750 portions of fruits were gone!


For once, there were so many students eating fruits during recess!


Loving huts sold delicious and healthy vegetarian food at the event.


The response was very good and some of the food items were out of stock

by the second recess.


Brown rice ice cream was very popular amongst the students.


Our event managed to draw crowds away from the rest of the stalls.

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As the event was held during fasting month, only about 60% (816) of

the school participated.


We conducted the survey for all the Sec 1-3 students who participated

in the event.


The picture above shows the questions asked.


The picture above shows the response from one student.


Here are the results for the first part of the survey.


This is the graphical representation of the participation rate for the

various items.

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clearly see the participation rate is the highest for eating fruits, followed by vegetable smoothie sampling and brown

rice ice cream.


We also tabulated the number of items participated by the students.


This is graphical representation of the previous data.

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of 82.5% of the students participated in two or more items

of the event.


100% of the students want the event to be held again next year.


Here are some of the responses for the suggestions for improvement.


Here are some of the responses for the survey.

FeelFeelFeelFeel, Imagine,Imagine,Imagine,Imagine, DoDoDoDo & & & & ShareShareShareShareOur reflections:

As a group, we felt that we have learnt and grew a lot during the project.

Unlike other projects, DFC enables us to use our creativity. Through the project, we also

understood the importance of teamwork and resilience.


We felt happy that many of our schoolmates enjoyed the event.

We are also very glad that this event will be held annually.


Initially we questioned ourselves many times if we were able to manage the whole event. But at the end of the day, we kept reminding each other that the main aim of the project is the spirit of

“I Can!”.


Now we can proudly say, “we can, because we believe we can”.


Thank you!

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