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1. How to Crunch&Sip®
2. Getting Crunch&Sip® started at your school
3. Tips to engage students
4. For free support and resources

How to Crunch&Sip®

What should students be encouraged to eat and drink during Crunch&Sip®?

Vegetables

All fresh vegetables (such as broccoli, carrots, celery) and frozen or canned vegetables (such as baby corn, drained beans).

Fruit

All frozen, fresh (whole or chopped) or canned (in natural juice).

Water

Only plain water.

Getting Crunch&Sip® started at your school

Step 1: Allocate a time that works

Choose a time each day that suits your class. Consistency helps it become routine. Generally, Crunch&Sip® should be scheduled for 5 to 10 minutes.

Step 2: Keep it simple

• Students eat vegetables or fruit and drink plain water in the classroom.
• No need to stop lessons. Crunch&Sip® works well during quiet individual or group tasks and can be embedded in lessons or linked to the curriculum.

Step 3: Encourage participation

• Remind families to pack vegetables, fruit and a reusable water bottle daily.
• Join in! Enjoy some vegetables or fruit and drink water, along with your students.
• Pair Crunch&Sip® with another activity that your students enjoy.
• Grow your own with a class vegetable garden or fruit trees.

Tips to engage students

• Talk about vegetables and fruit in a positive way using descriptive language.
• Read or create recipes with vegetables and fruit as the hero ingredient.
• Investigate plant life cycles or farm-to-plate cycles.
• Explore how different vegetables and fruit are structured and what they are made of.
• Share what the students enjoy about Crunch&Sip® with parents and carers via social media, your school’s app or newsletter.