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.
The funding pot is part of Johnson’s ongoing drive to tackle obesity in the capital and get young Londoners eating more healthily.
The 'Health at a Glance 2015' report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) compares the quality of healthcare in 34 countries and found the UK falls behind in a numbe