Four team gathered at Moree Secondary College on Tuesday to compete in a Murri cook off.
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The event was part of a NSW Health campaign with the Australian Heart Foundation to make healthy normal.
Each team of four cooks chose a bag and were given a mystery recipe they had to make for a judging panel of Gamilaroi Elders.
Moree Boomerangs, The Smith Family, Pius-X and a Wildcard team put on their aprons and impressed the crowd with their healthy meals.
Cooks also learnt, with special plates, how to correctly plate up meals in portion sizes.
Each meal had a twist of tradition whilst remaining healthy and good for the heart.
Ambassadors John Leha and Nicole Turner were there to inspiring the crowd and share their stories.
John decided after the loss of his brother and an wave of emotional eating he would change his way of living and successfully ran a marathon in New York.
Meanwhile, Nicole is one of only three Aboriginal dietitians, and would love to see all fast food restaurants closed for good.
Nicole said it was about getting back to tradition for Aboriginal people.
“Getting back to what we used to eat,” she said.
Earlier on in the day, at Moree Secondary College’s Carol Avenue Campus, students participated in Murri Moves.
The morning taught students and special guests the importance of physical movement and staying fit.
Traditional dance was an example of how to incorporate movement and embrace culture.
Murri Moves and the Murri cook off were held in Moree on Tuesday after the school’s senior leader community engagement Janine French successfully applied to host a campaign day.
