New healthy eating standards for secondary school meals
Date posted: 05 Sep 2009
The government is hoping to encourage healthier eating in secondary schools through the introduction of new nutrition standards from this week.
It is hoped that issues such as child obesity will be tackled by encouraging children to eat more balanced school dinners that offer more fruit and vegetables.
Meanwhile, ministers are also hoping to improve the health of children through a new pilot scheme in County Durham and Newham.
The government is hoping to encourage healthier eating in secondary schools through the introduction of new nutrition standards from this week.
It is hoped that issues such as child obesity will be tackled by encouraging children to eat more balanced school dinners that offer more fruit and vegetables.
Meanwhile, ministers are also hoping to improve the health of children through a new pilot scheme in County Durham and Newham.
Primary schools in these areas will now take part in an extensive project offering free healthy lunches to local schoolchildren.
Secretary of state for children, schools and families Ed Balls believes that the pilot project and nutrition standards being introduced should help to lead pupils away from junk food.
He said: "Teenagers are the hardest group to reach but that doesn''t mean giving up, we must simply work harder to encourage them away from the take-away and into their school canteen."
The government''s measures follow research published last week by the School Food Trust, which revealed that many parents on lower incomes are unaware that they may be eligible for free school meal support.
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