Youngsters have helped kick off a campaign aimed at transforming pupils' eating habits.

Children and staff at South Green Infants School, in Ganels Road, Billericay, hosted a healthy eating buffet to get taste buds tingling.

Fruity - Jarrard Ball, six, tucks into a juicy orange Picture: MAXINE CLARKE

It is all part of a drive, led by the Marie Curie Cancer Care charity, to encourage young people to pick healthy foods from the school lunch menu.

Hannah Chapman, from the charity, explained it is an attempt to persuade youngsters to kick the junk food habit. She said: "We are delighted the school took part in our healthy eating campaign."

Published Tuesday October 15, 2002

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