The Farmers Mart Jun/Jul 2014 - Issue 34 | Page 63

BUTCHERY

BE FIT FOR
FOOTBALL –
advice from new
Eat Well, Play
Well booklet
A new publication
aimed at promoting a
healthy balanced diet
for those interested in
playing football has been
launched by Quality Meat
Scotland (QMS) and
Street Soccer Scotland.
Pupils from schools across
Scotland joined former Celtic
and Scotland captain Tom
Boyd (pictured) to celebrate
the launch of the new booklet
at the recent Legacy 2014
Schools Challenge, part
of the PwC/Street Soccer
Scotland Cup in George
Square, Glasgow.
School teams, all
sporting Scotch Beef PGI
t-shirts, participated in the
Challenge and represented
the 16 nations from the
Commonwealth including
Scotland, England, India,
Jamaica and Malawi.
At the event, Scotland’s
Homeless World Cup squad
for this year’s tournament in
Chile was also selected from
those players competing
in the Scottish Homeless
Cup. Players from eight
regional men’s teams and
four women’s teams from
Aberdeen, Ayrshire, Dundee,
Edinburgh, Forth Valley,
Glasgow, Inverness and Perth
also took part.
Jennifer Robertson, Health
and Education Co-ordinator
with QMS, said that the aim
of the new publication is to
encourage those with an
interest in football to make
simple changes to their
lifestyles and eating habits so

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they feel healthier.
QMS undertakes a range of
health and education activities
to help people see the
benefits of eating a healthy,
balanced diet and living an
active lifestyle,” said Mrs
Robertson.
“The tips on regular exercise
and achieving a balanced
diet that are included in this
booklet should make readers
feel better and give them
heaps of energy to tackle life’s
challenges both on and off
the football pitch.”
David Duke, Founder and
CEO Street Soccer Scotland
said: “For five years, Street
Soccer Scotland has tackled
social exclusion and poverty
head on by using football as
a vehicle for social change.
We are very proud to be
supported by Scotch Beef
PGI and everyone here
believes that it is vital to ‘fuel
your body’ to not only achieve
your best in sport, but also to
lead an active, healthy life.”
To receive free
copies call 0131 339
0011 or email info@
streetsoccerscotland.
org. Download from www.
streetsoccerscotland.
co.uk.

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