15th March is International School Meals Day
this new day was launched in 2018 with the aim of raising awareness of good nutrition for all children regardless of their circumstances.It is managed by Children in Scotland with the support of the Scottish Government and other partners national and international.
UK has school food standards which came into force in 2015. They can be read on the School Food Plans website.they include check lists and portion sizes
In 2015 this thesis by Suzanne Spence evaluated their impact.
The UK government supplies data on school meals take up rates and free school meals in its statistical bulletins
for information on children's diet read the state of the nation report from the Children's Food Trust
one of the findings on favourite meals in 2016 was pizza and pasta!
they also have findings that if children eat better at school they do better at school.
This echoes findings from the British government on the positive impact of free school meals on children's attainment
For international information see the World Food Programme
It includes annual reports on the state of school food and feeding worldwide.
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