According to Veg Power UK 80% of UK children are not eating enough vegetables so they are running a campaign called #EatThemToDefeatThem to tackle this issue.
Senior leaders across the foodservice sector attended the ‘landmark event’ at the Courthouse Hotel, Shoreditch.
The research explored the association of the home food environment and parental influence on the consumption of vegetables through a survey taken by parents.
Henson is aiming to encourage schools to commit to making their food supply chain transparent for children.
The initiative was set up to benefit the health of students and the planet. Dishes include vegetable lasagne, baked peppers and eggs as well as aubergine and chickpea curry.
The report, from bakery company Hovis, found the majority of UK adults (89%) said they recognised that eating fibre every day was important.
Sugar Smart, run by Sustain, took the campaign national to get thousands of more people involved.
Reported in The Guardian more than one million people aged 60 and over are either malnourished or at risk of malnutrition.
There are an estimated 400,000 children in London who have a ‘low food security’ while 166,512 Londoners received assistance from a Trussell Trust foodbank.