The research, published in the November 2015 edition of the British Journal of Nutrition, found that pupils expected school meals to be just as ‘healthy’ as the meals provided at home.
The dedicated catering workshop will explore Universal Infant Free School Meals with Chris Ford of Hull City Council, Welsh delegates will give an update on how Wales are using funding, and a group
BBC News is reporting that this is the first time a direct link between pupils’ breakfast quality and consumption and their educational attainment has been demonstrated.
The winning meal, which was created on a £7.50 budget, was a marinated chicken and cherry tomato chargrilled kebab served with couscous and homemade flatbread.
McGrath writes: “By investing in our young people now, the long term impact on health and wellbeing will be immeasurable in addition to saving the NHS crucial funds currently used to treat obesity
In October, Barking and Dagenham council’s catering service ran a unique competition across almost every primary school in the borough to see which school could encourage the highest uptake to win
The four day show welcomes visitors from every sector of hospitality such as restaurants, pubs, cafes, contract catering, casual dining, the cost sector, and hotels.
The school wanted to find an environmentally friendly way to dispose of increasing amounts of food waste.
Initiatives such as the Field to Fork potato harvest programme, which is supported by McCain Foods, were designed to help pupils learn about the growing process and understand where food comes from
Parents receive the letters as part of the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) which weighs and measures children at the start and end of primary school.