450 pupils start the day right with Dutch Lady

BIDOR: SJK (C) Choong Hua 2 pupils, here, learnt why it was important not to skip breakfast.

They also enjoyed a complete breakfast of egg mayo and peanut butter raisin cereal sandwiches with milk, courtesy of Dutch Lady Milk Industries Bhd.

About 450 pupils received the tasty meals packs and learnt from the talks on the importance of good nutrition, which also taught them how to make healthy meal choices for optimal physical and mental growth.

The pupils were also encouraged to drink one to three glasses of milk or other dairy products every day as part of a healthy, balanced diet.

Kuntum magazines were distributed to the schoolchildren.


Dutch Lady brand manager and nutritionist Quah Ye Vian said, the programme was part of the Back to School campaign with the objective of heightening Malaysian students' awareness of the importance of healthy eating habits.

"We have been distributing milk to schools under Program Susu Sekolah 1Malaysia (PS1M) since 2010. We have also been educating the students on the importance of milk and good nutrition.