#school-dinners — Public Fediverse posts

England’s proposed school food reforms would ban deep-fried foods and further restrict sugary items. The government is framing this as a major child-health intervention rather than a small menu tweak.
#SchoolDinners #SchoolMeals #England #PublicHealth #ChildNutrition #EducationPolicy

I worked in a French school https://www.diningandcooking.com/2599280/i-worked-in-a-french-school/ #education #Features #FoodAndDrink #francais #france #French #FrenchLunch #lunch #parenting #SchoolDinners #Schools

Not good memories for me #UK #SchoolDinners #Nutrition #Memories
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15v4875y3zo

Learning through the land: The fruit and veg revival empowering Welsh communities  | Sustainable Food Trust https://sustainablefoodtrust.org/news-views/the-veg-revival-empowering-welsh-schools-and-communities/ #Wales #Cymru #sustainability #vegetables #agriculture #grow #procurement #schoolmeals #schooldinners

https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/unpacking-school-lunch-understanding-the-hidden-politics-of-school-food-9783030972875

#book #UnpackingSchoolLunch: Understanding The Hidden Politics of School #Food

#school #schooldinners #USschools #children #food #bouffe

#Solutions: in #Vermont they have #farmtoschool dinners

'But to many parents and kids, the cuts feel anything but bite-sized.' #NYC schools face serious cuts to #SchoolLunches. https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024/01/24/nyc-school-food-budget-cuts-mean-less-cookies-chicken/ #schooldinners #studentmeals #foodstudies

*Universal* *free* *nutritious* *delicious* school meals cut obesity, help reading skills and - because they're universal - are eaten more by the kids of poor parents who'd already been entitled to them, because if they're for everyone, there's no stigma in eating them https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/04/free-school-meals-cut-obesity-help-reading-skills-england-study-finds
#SchoolDinners

"I think that once you say that every child needs to get a healthy school meal every day – whether they’re, rich, poor, in a deprived neighbourhood or wherever – that’s a minimum standard that would make quite a lot of sense in Europe.
It’s not left or right, or liberal or green, it’s really just a smart thing to do.”
Peter Defranceschi, SchoolFood4Change
#FreeSchoolMeals #SchoolDinners #Children #EUPolitics

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/13/children-should-get-one-healthy-school-meal-a-day-say-eu-experts?CMP=GTUK_email

Homemade custard thickening up nicely. #SchoolDinners