In brief...Young chefs in 42 primary schools in Scotland

Wednesday, June 20, 2001

Young chefs in 42 primary schools in Scotland will be given lessons in healthy cooking and baking through a pilot scheme in Clackmannan and North Lanarkshire, announced during Focus on Food week last week and backed by 197,300 from the Scottish Executive. Deputy health minister Malcolm Chisholm said, 'If Scotland is to truly end its unenviable reputation as one of the unhealthiest nations in the western world, then we must teach children at an early age not just about the benefits of healthy eating but how to cook well-balanced meals.'