The district's Web site features an entire sub-site dedicated to health, where the specific nutritional
value of each school meal can be looked up.
The importance and nutritional
value of school meals are well documented.
Research and common sense point to a range of benefits and also show that it is within schools» power to increase both student participation in school meal programs and the nutritional
value of school meals.
Encourage parents: As with students, sometimes something as simple as encouraging parents to return their meal participation paperwork and make sure they're aware of the nutritional
values of school meals can make all the difference in meal participation.
Not exact matches
As a consequence
school meals were introduced in 1906, but it was some twenty years before vitamins were known about and the relative nourishment
value of various foods could be assessed.
It seems to me that maybe part
of the reason we are struggling so much to change
school meals to a more healthful state is that we are fighting our (United States) food
values... overly marketed, quickly prepared, quickly eaten on the run
meals.
Their discussion
of the survey results and personal experiences produced a list
of six C's —
values they have used to encourage children's enjoyment
of healthy
school meals.
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Of School, Food Options, Healthy Food, Healthy
Meals, Healthy Options, Hot Topic, Lunch Money, Menu Options, Menus, Nutrition Plans, Nutritional
Value, Piece
Of Cake,
School Nutrition
The Department for Education is inviting tenders to the
value of # 17.4 million for services to support
school readiness to provide
school lunches to all infant pupils in England from September 2014 (# 9.6 m); to kick start increased take up in at least 2000 junior and secondary
schools where take - up
of school lunches is low (# 4.8 m); and to set up breakfast clubs in at least 500
schools where over 35 %
of pupils are eligible for free
school meals and there is no existing breakfast provision (# 3m).
Having an updated library
of beautiful
school meal photos will help you in a variety
of ways, not just through adding
value to your social media presence.
Parents are seeing the positive impact
school meals can have on their child's eating habits and the
value of eating a good, healthy
meal with friends at lunchtime.
Parent Satisfaction On the one year birthday
of the free
school meal introduction in UK schools, the School Food plan released survey results on the value of free school
school meal introduction in UK
schools, the
School Food plan released survey results on the value of free school
School Food plan released survey results on the
value of free
school school meals.
Since these standards have been introduced the quality
of food available in
schools has improved as has the nutritional
value of the
meals.
Add to that the need to help
schools meet some
of the world's toughest nutritional standards for
school meals and showing their worth for children's attainment and health; developing training opportunities; supporting
schools with marketing menus on tight budgets; helping
schools to protect kitchens and improve dining rooms, and to get better
value for their services and supplies.
LACA Chair, Tim Blowers commented: «We are all excited about what is one
of the most ambitious and high profile projects LACA NSMW has undertaken and I think the marathons will provide a fantastic platform for positive press messages regarding the
value of a nutritious
school meal at lunchtime.
Our director
of programmes and partnerships, David Edwards, puts it like this: «At an average
of around # 1.93,
school meals are still good
value for money — there aren't many places on the high street where you can get a nutritious, two - course
meal for that price.
Value for money We've always been clear about the role
of affordability in growing the
school meals market.
«The [free
school meals pilot] report made the observation that the [academic] results were hardly startling, and if your primary aim was to improve academic attainment, there are plenty
of other things you could have done that were better
value.»
Parents are seeing the positive impact
school meals can have on their child's eating habits and the
value of eating a good, healthy
meal with friends at lunchtime.