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Crunch&Sip

Crunch&Sip

08/10/2013

What is Crunch&Sip® ? It is a set time for primary students to ‘refuel’ on veg and fruit, and ‘rehydrate’ with water. Many students are not eating enough veg and
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Vegetable Week and the Big Vegie Crunch Resources 2023

Vegetable Week and the Big Vegie Crunch Resources 2023

13/02/2023

About the resources Vegetable Week & The Big Vegie Crunch 2023 has now ended. It was a great success and a total of 46,354 students crunched on a vegetable during
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Vegetable Week & The Big Vegie Crunch Resources 2024

Vegetable Week & The Big Vegie Crunch Resources 2024

13/02/2024

Vegetable Week & The Big Vegie Crunch is back for 2024! Vegetable Week 18 to 22 March 2024 The Big Vegie Crunch 21 March - 10am Quick links: Find my Countdown
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Vegetable Week & The Big Vegie Crunch

Vegetable Week & The Big Vegie Crunch

04/04/2017

Only 5% of NSW children eat enough vegetables. We're on a mission to change that stat, by increasing children’s knowledge, exposure and positive attitudes towards vegetables. Get involved! Vegetable Week, featuring
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Most Australian children eat less than half the veggies they should be

19/02/2015 Advice for teachers, Crunch&Sip, Healthy Eating

You might not think it happens in your backyard, school or community, but research shows that regardless of location, income, parent education level and employment status, on average kids don't
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The Big Vegie Crunch grant application

The Big Vegie Crunch grant application

14/02/2023

Our apologies; we have received the maximum number of applications and have now closed the application form. Vegetable Week 2024 will run from Monday 18 March to Friday 22 March.
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Vegetable Week & The Big Vegie Crunch School Competition entry form

Vegetable Week & The Big Vegie Crunch School Competition entry form

19/02/2024

Thank you for joining The Big Vegie Crunch! We hope your school had lots of fun and made the crunch extra loud this year. For this year's School competition, we'd
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The Big Vegie Crunch song

The Big Vegie Crunch song

20/02/2018

In late January 2018, 12 keen kids joined Aspara Gus, Ru Barb and Sir Paul McCarrotney from The Vegetable Plot to create a song to celebrate The Big Vegie
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Vegetable Week & The Big Vegie Crunch School Competition

Vegetable Week & The Big Vegie Crunch School Competition

19/02/2024

For the 2024 School competition, we'd like to see how much fun your school had during The Big Vegie Crunch. You can submit a photo, video, song, poem, play,
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Register now for Vegetable Week & The Big Vegie Crunch 2024!

Register now for Vegetable Week & The Big Vegie Crunch 2024!

29/10/2019

Vegetable Week & The Big Vegie Crunch is an event for NSW primary schools (including those schools that teach a primary curriculum only). Vegetable Week & The Big Vegie Crunch
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