When it comes to culinary matters and Norwich City it is ordinarily Delia Smith that springs to mind.

However, for the next month it will be four of the club's players - alongside those tasked with making sure the team eats well - that will be inspiring what appears on plates up and down the county instead of the majority shareholder.

As part of a month-long healthy eating drive called Active Canaries Health Month, club first team chef Dan Savage has cooked up a quartet of dishes for youngsters to try.

Eastern Daily Press: Norwich City forward Josh Sargent with his recipe card for American mac 'n' cheeseNorwich City forward Josh Sargent with his recipe card for American mac 'n' cheese (Image: © Norwich City)

The club has teamed up with Norse Catering, which provides school dinners for a range of primary schools in the county, and over the next four weeks the dishes will be served to pupils at the schools.

And the menu has taken inspiration from the national dishes of four of the club's international stars - Teemu Pukki, Tim Krul, Josh Sargent and Dimitris Giannoulis.

Eastern Daily Press: Norwich City full-back Dimitris Giannoulis with his Greek chicken flatbread recipe cardNorwich City full-back Dimitris Giannoulis with his Greek chicken flatbread recipe card (Image: © Norwich City)

In addition, youngsters will receive recipe cards signed by each of the players with a QR code to scan to access the recipe in full - complete with nutritional information compiled by Tom Geeson-Brown, the club's nutritionist.

Zoe Ward, the club's business and project director, said: " We know how important eating healthily, being active and getting enough sleep is for children, and how it can impact on their ability to learn and develop.

“Busy lifestyles, and challenges such as the rising cost of living, can make it hard for families to produce healthy meals they can enjoy at home.

“We are aiming to help children get excited about eating healthily while making it as easy as possible for families to replicate the food eaten by our first team players.”

Eastern Daily Press: Teemu Pukki with his recipe card for Finnish fish pieTeemu Pukki with his recipe card for Finnish fish pie (Image: © Norwich City)

Mr Savage said: "We had great fun putting these dishes together with the players - Tom and I are delighted to play a role in helping to improve the health and wellbeing of local pupils.

"The dishes we designed also balance the important areas of nutrition and we hope that our involvement will further highlight to the children what they need to eat to be healthy."

Stevie Bramble, head of curriculum for the Norwich City Community Sports Foundation said: “Through our work with local schools we know the level of impact we can have using the power of football and Norwich City to inspire young people. We are determined to use this to improve awareness of healthy lifestyles, nutrition and wellbeing amongst pupils, schools and caterers.”

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What's on the menu?

The children will eat the following dishes:

Thursday, March 10: Dimitris Giannoulis's Greek chicken flatbread

  • One lemon
  • One tsp garlic puree
  • One tsp dried oregano
  • 25ml of vegetable or olive oil
  • 450g chicken
  • 100g plain flour
  • 100g wholemeal flour
  • 100ml warm water
  • Two tbsp vegetable oil

Eastern Daily Press: Dimitris Giannoulis' Green chicken flatbreadDimitris Giannoulis' Green chicken flatbread (Image: © Norwich City)

Thursday, March 17: Josh Sargent's American mac 'n' cheese

  • 250g macaroni pasta
  • 40g margarine
  • 40g plain flour
  • One pint warmed semi-skimmed milk
  • 250g grated cheddar cheese

Eastern Daily Press: Josh Sargent's American mac 'n' cheeseJosh Sargent's American mac 'n' cheese (Image: © Norwich City)

Thursday, March 24: Tim Krul's vegetarian sausage, red lentil and tomato stew

  • Six vegetarian sausages
  • 400g tinned chopped tomatoes
  • 50g red lentis
  • One grated carrot
  • One red pepper - finely diced
  • One onion
  • One tsp garlic puree
  • One tsp mixed herbs
  • One pint vegetable stock
  • 20g tomato puree

Eastern Daily Press: Tim Krul's vegetarian sausage, red lentil and tomato stewTim Krul's vegetarian sausage, red lentil and tomato stew (Image: © Norwich City)

Thursday, March 31: Teemu Pukki's Finnish fish pie pasta bake

  • 250g pasta twists
  • 600ml semi-skimmed milk
  • One tsp garlic puree
  • One tbsp cornflour
  • 100g frozen peas
  • 100g broccoli florets
  • 350g white fish trimmings
  • 100g cheddar cheese

Eastern Daily Press: Teemu Pukki's Finnish fish pieTeemu Pukki's Finnish fish pie (Image: © Norwich City)