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September 28, 2009

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Making smoothies was a fruitful experience at St Mirren’s Primary School in Pollok.
Classes 3 and 4 cheered on the two teams to compete in a ‘Ready, Steady, cook’ styled finale for a smoothies recipe competition.
In front of judges Claire Doyle of the school Milk Project and Lynne Innes of Glasgow City Council’s education quality advisory, the youngsters prepared their drinks. Dinner ladies Helen Watt and Eileen McCann were the helpers in charge of the knives and blenders.
Super Apples from Primary 3 were well prepared with their apple, kiwi and five strawberries. They mixed them with a small glass of semi-skimmed milk, pineappple juice and ice cubes to create their Super Fruity Smoothie. The Smoothie gang from Primary 4 didn’t waste time in peeling one large banana, two large strawberries, one half pineapple, a small glass of semi-skimmed milk, a cup of orange juice, five ice cubes and a peach flavoured low-fat yogurt.
It was a close-run thing, agreed the judges. But one team had to win the special prize to visit the Smoothie Bar in nearby Silverburn and have their recipe made by the professionals there.
Said Judge Lynne: ‘I’d happily have paid for these lovely smoothies.’ Added Judge Claire: ‘I loved them both because they used milk in their recipes and the winner had yogurt.’
So Dylan Paterson, Cormac Smith and Leah McCreadie won with their Banana Xtravagansa. ‘I think it was because we had an extra special recipe,’ declared Dylan who wants to be a celebrity chef with his own tv show.
Runners up who got medals and other prizes were happy because they found it fun ‘working together.’ They were Kayleigh Laing, Drew Garry and Tavio Melucci.
Said Head Teacher Heidi Fawcett: ‘there has been a delightful outpouring of enthusiasm for this competition which is part of our health promotion.’ The school has Health Promotion Status because of the way it has embedded things like healthy eating and healthy activities in the curriculum.
Gemma Grant who is eight has just won another competition for her poster design which will be used as the Health icon for the school for this academic year. A keen swimmer, Gemma explained her poster showed how to get more active by swimming and how to get fitter by eathing healthy foods. ‘It is great to win,’ she said shyly.

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