A bus which tours Scotland promoting healthy eating has arrived in the north-east to give youngsters and budding teachers some culinary lessons.
The Healthier Scotland Living Bus opens out into a kitchen and classroom where food experts give pupils and teachers a taste of quality cooking.
Yesterday, youngsters from Seaton and Riverbank primary schools were shown how to make potatoes and beetroot salad.
And later on in the day, student teachers from Aberdeen University tried their hand at some cheesy bean potatoes, and were shown how they could teach this to youngsters.
Sarah McCoshim, who works on the bus, explained the benefits of showing healthy heating to children.
She said: “We travel across the country and choose what to teach when we find out who has signed up.
“There is a lot of scientific evidence which shows that getting people into good habits at a young age and teaching them to cook will mean that the message will travel with them as they get older.”
Yvonne Dewhurst, a senior lecturer at the university’s school of education who arranged to the bus to come to the north-east, said: “I am delighted that the Healthier Scotland cooking bus is visiting Aberdeen University.
“It is a fantastic opportunity for local pupils to experience an interactive lesson in this unusual setting.
“The initiative will enable teachers and student teachers to feel more confident in the delivery of practical cooking activities, underpinned by the important issue of healthy eating.”