Pupils from All Saints Secondary celebrated the launch of the new Fuel Zone reward scheme this week that promotes the importance of eating healthily.

Glasgow City Council’s school catering providers, Cordia (Services) LLP, has reviewed its points scheme to encourage pupils to eat more fruit and vegetables.

To increase awareness of the improved scheme among pupils, two Cordia Fuel Zone experts will visit all 29 city secondary schools throughout the academic term, holding fruit and vegetable tasting sessions and actively encouraging pupils to sign up to the points reward site.

Pupils can now enjoy prizes such as a six month Glasgow Club gym membership, iTunes and Nailzone vouchers and cinema tickets.

Points are collected using Young Scot and Q-Cards and rewards can be claimed at any time during the school year.

Cordia's head of facilities management, Julia McCreadie, said: "This is an extremely worthwhile initiative for Cordia, particularly considering all of the menu items in the Fuel Zones conform to the Scottish Government's Schools (Health Promotion & Nutrition)(Scotland) Act 2007.

"There have been studies to show that children who eat healthier have better performance and concentration in the classroom, and we are always looking for new ways to help pupils increase their daily uptake of fruit and vegetables to hit the '5 a day' target.

"The scheme is a brilliant incentive for pupils as it encourages them to shun the competition from unhealthy snack vendors and eat responsibly whilst remaining within the school grounds.

"Our efforts to improve the Fuel Zone points scheme is the latest in a long line of innovative measures introduced by Cordia to promote healthy eating in schools, a cause which we strongly support.”