Chapter 1. Schools

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

• Introduction

• The health of UK schoolchildren

• A history of school meal provision to 2001

• Children's diets prior to the introduction of nutritional standards in 2001

• The 2001 national nutritional standards

• Monitoring the 2001 standards

• Nutritional adequacy and meeting standards

• Children's dietary choices – post introduction of 2001 nutritional standards

• Nutritional standards in Scotland

• Nutritional standards in Wales

• Nutritional standards in Northern Ireland

• Government initiatives to improve the diets of children

• Non-government initiatives to improve food in schools

• The run up to the 2006 food-based standards and 2008/09 nutrient-based standards

• Interim food-based standards for school lunches

• Food-based standards for all other school food and drink

• Nutrient-based standards

• Final food-based standards

• Diverse diets and special dietary needs

• Target Nutrient Specifications

• Monitoring the new standards

• Current system of meals provision

• Catering contracts

• Catering staff

• Expenditure

• Procurement of school meals

• Free school meals

• The lunch box

• Food and cooking in the national curriculum

• School food – post new standards

• Determinants of choice

• Diet and behaviour

• Good practice

• School meals in Europe and the US

• Discussion and conclusion