| “Berries on the menu” week is in its third year. This year’s event is the biggest to date and almost 40,000 pupils across Scotland’s berry regions will enjoy a portion of local fruit.
Organised by the Scottish fruit promotion group, Berry Scotland, based at the Centre for Public Health Nutrition Research at the University of Dundee, Berry Week aims to increase the consumption of Scottish soft fruit.
The event has grown from an initial project to provide strawberries in Angus primary schools two years ago.
Berries have been found to contain higher levels of antioxidants than most other fruits and, being a Scottish crop, the health and economy of Scotland could be considerably improved if home grown strawberries, raspberries and blackcurrants become Scottish staple foods.
Professor Annie Anderson, director of the centre said, “The project is an excellent example of innovation for the health of the next generation of Scots.” |
