Nutrition and Food Promotion Letter 2022

Running Head: NUTRITION AND FOOD PROMOTION 1
Nutrition and Food Promotion
Student Name
Institutional affiliation
Date

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PART A
STUDENT NAME,
INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION,
POSTAL ADDRESS,
CITY/TOWN.
Tuesday 3rd September 2019
PRINCIPAL’S NAME,
ST. PETER’S SCHOOL,
POSTAL ADDRESS,
CITY/TOWN.
Dear Sir/Madam
I am a student at the university conducting a project that aims to evaluate St. Peter’s school
canteen policy targeted to students aged between 9 and 11 years. The main objective of this
project is to increase the availability of healthy vegetables at the school canteen and implement a
healthy canteen policy. I want to invite your school to participate in a community program that
will improve the vegetable intake of students aged between 9 and 11 years.
Children between the ages of 9 and 11 years should increase their vegetable intake up to 5 times
a day. A high vegetable intake helps them to grow and become healthy. It also helps to improve
eating behaviors and habits. Previous research shows that a well-planned routine focused
nutrition education that enhances a child’s behavior and acts significantly as a health indicator. A
recent report showed that only 3.8% of children between 9-11 years meet the recommended
serving of vegetables in a day.
St Peter’s school is the best place to promote increased vegetable intake mainly because the
children spend the majority of their time in school. A child spends five days a week in school,

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which is estimated to a total of 36 hours a week. Also, in school, a child is surrounded by many
other peers, and through their influence, habits are picked. Not only is the school invited, but also
the entire community is invited to participate. Children learn by observation, and while at school,
their role models are the teachers. Teachers need to be able to set a good example to motivate the
children to eat more vegetables. The parents at home should also support and encourage their
children to eat more vegetables.
There are, however, some barriers in implementing this program. Having a constant supply of
fresh vegetables to the school canteen may be expensive. To increase the vegetable amount in the
school canteen, the school will require a supply of vegetables from a local supermarket. Fruits
and vegetables are highly perishable, and new stock is needed frequently, which could be costly.
Also, the school may have to allocate some resources to help set up a vegetable garden to help
the children gain hands experience with the vegetables. The children will be educated on the
growing process of plants and see the source of what they are putting into their bodies, which
will help them improve their food-based decisions. To enhance the children’s behavioral
capacity, the school may have to make a few changes to the curriculum and implement cooking
lessons at least once a week. These lessons will involve cooking with a variety of vegetables and
will allow the children to make the appropriate food choices.
Thank you very much for considering this opportunity. I look forward to working with you.
Yours sincerely,
Sign
Student Name