Carrots help you see, bananas make you happy and never stop with nuts.

That's the message ten CQUniversity Mackay Bachelor of Theatre students took to the nation at the annual SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) National Conference and Championships, held in Melbourne on July 12 and 13.

The SIFE Program involves university students working with their lecturers as well as members of the community on projects designed to empower groups in need and improve their quality of life.

CQUniversity's SIFE Team at the annual conference in Melbourne

CQUniversity's project for 2012 was an educational musical aimed at four to six year olds called 'Mighty Foods vs. The Pirates', written as a means of educating children about the benefits of healthy food.

Through the musical, the team aims to break down the perceptions of young children that healthy food 'tastes bad', by not telling the children that the food is healthy and letting the tastebuds decide.

"Simply telling them that food is good for them will help them achieve their goals, like playing harder, thinking smarter, jumping higher and running faster" said team member Hannah Barn.

Each university with a SIFE team receives $8000 of funding from the Federal Government, and the project has been a tremendous success thus far, even involving former MasterChef contestant Callum Hann.

Kim Kirkman is the Faculty Advisor for the team, and says the project is beneficial for both his students and the community.

"The project is extremely worthwhile" he said.

"We're engaging with communities for a good cause, and the project itself has heaps of capital, a strong, self-reliant group of students and a strong customer base".