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Reports and research

Nutritional value of primary school lunches
Findings from research carried out by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (now the Department for Education) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in 2005 comparing food consumption and nutrient intakes in primary schools with the statutory Nutritional Standards for school lunches and the Caroline Walker Trust Guidelines.

Nutritional value of secondary school lunches
Findings from research carried out by the DCSF and the FSA in 2003 comparing food consumption and nutrient intakes in secondary schools with the statutory Nutritional Standards for school lunches and the Caroline Walker Trust Guidelines.

Healthy eating in schools

  • Healthy Schools A Department of Health and Department for Children, Schools and Families programme to assist schools to adopt a whole-school approach to improving children’s health.
  • Healthy Living Blueprint for Schools This document serves as a government blueprint for healthier school children.
  • Department for Children, Schools and Families: School Lunches Complements current standards, with advice on offering varied and balanced meals.
  • Teachernet: Growing Schools A government programme which aims to connect young people with their environment, both urban and rural and use the ‘outdoor classroom’.
  • Public Sector Food Procurement Initiative (PSFPI) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) initiative to encourage consumption of sustainable food in schools.
  • School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme Part of the 5-A-DAY programme, aimed at increasing fruit and vegetable consumption.
  • Healthy Eating in Schools Advice and information on how you can serve healthy, nutritious, tasty food to children in school.
  • Food for Life Partnership Lottery funded programme working to transform food culture in schools and communities. 180 diverse schools from across England will be selected to go through a rapid process of food culture transformation in order to share their learning with other schools and communities.
  • Focus on Food The is all about cooking. It inspires and enables young people and the wider community to cook and trains teachers, youth and community group leaders and health professionals to teach young people and adults how to select, prepare and cook healthy food.
  • The National Governors’ Association NGA has produced a number of guidance documents for governors in collaboration with government departments, agencies and other organisations.
  • Licence to Cook A national programme designed to address the standards, skills and knowledge that support food education, ensuring that teachers and related professionals are confident in their subject knowledge and skills, and that schools are equipped to deliver a sustainable programme.
  • Feed Me Better Campaign fronted by Jamie Oliver to challenge the junk food culture by serving nutritious meals that children enjoy.

Healthy eating outside school

  • Food Standards Agency Independent Government department established to protect the public’s health and consumer interests in relation to food.
  • Change 4 Life The Change 4 Life movement is about making small changes for a healthier future. ... Join the people across England who are already making a Change 4 Life.
  • Caroline Walker Trust A Charity dedicated to the improvement of public health through good food.
  • Eat Well The Food Standards Agency’s practical nutrition advice for people of all ages.
  • The Soil Association The UK’s leading campaigning and certification organisation for organic food and farming.
  • Think Food and Farming The legacy project, following on from the successes of the Year of Food and Farming. It aims to reconnect children with food and the countryside and promote healthy living through a campaign based on direct experience of food, farming and the countryside.
  • Sustain Sustain: The alliance for better food and farming advocates food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, enrich society and culture and promote equity.
  • Kids and Nutrition Tips and information on giving your baby or child the right nutrition that can set them up for life!
  • The National Obesity Observatory for England The National Obesity Observatory was established to provide a single point of contact for wide-ranging authoritative information on data, evidence and practice related to obesity, overweight, underweight and their determinants.
  • London Food London Food helped to develop the Mayor of London’s Food Strategy, Healthy and Sustainable Food for London, which was launched in May 2006 and sets a vision to improve the health of Londoners and make London’s food system sustainable over the ten years to 2016. One of the priority action areas of the Strategy is “Delivering Healthy Schools”.
  • Teen Weightwise Developed, and is managed by, the British Dietetic Association (BDA) and funded by a project grant from the Department of Health, this is an independent site, with unbiased, easy-to-follow hints and tips – based on the latest evidence – to help you manage your weight for good.
  • Bring on the Salads Free hot and cold salad and salad dressing recipes, health and nutrition information and salad leaf facts.

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