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| New effort to boost school meals | New effort to boost school meals |
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| A campaign is being launched to get another million schoolchildren in England eating school food each day. | |
| The School Food Trust wants head teachers to support it in raising the take-up from the present 3.2 million. | The School Food Trust wants head teachers to support it in raising the take-up from the present 3.2 million. |
| Chair Prue Leith said: "Head teachers have told us that by taking a small number of steps they can transform the numbers eating school food." | Chair Prue Leith said: "Head teachers have told us that by taking a small number of steps they can transform the numbers eating school food." |
| Ofsted reported recently that fewer meals were being served since Jamie Oliver's "healthy eating" campaign. | Ofsted reported recently that fewer meals were being served since Jamie Oliver's "healthy eating" campaign. |
| Reasons were said to be complex but included a lack of consultation with pupils and their parents, and poor marketing of the new menus to make them more appealing to children. | Reasons were said to be complex but included a lack of consultation with pupils and their parents, and poor marketing of the new menus to make them more appealing to children. |
| Ms Leith said: "We know that eating school food is good for the health, well-being and performance of our children." | Ms Leith said: "We know that eating school food is good for the health, well-being and performance of our children." |
| 'Unbalanced diet' | 'Unbalanced diet' |
| Schools Secretary Ed Balls said a good diet was the key to a healthy, balanced lifestyle both in school and out of school. | Schools Secretary Ed Balls said a good diet was the key to a healthy, balanced lifestyle both in school and out of school. |
| "We now have some of the most stringent school food regulations anywhere in the world and parents can be confident that if their child has school dinners they will be eating healthy balanced meals. | "We now have some of the most stringent school food regulations anywhere in the world and parents can be confident that if their child has school dinners they will be eating healthy balanced meals. |
| "We need everybody from heads to parents to play their part and that is why I am supporting this campaign." | "We need everybody from heads to parents to play their part and that is why I am supporting this campaign." |
| The National Association of Head Teachers is among other organisations backing the campaign. | The National Association of Head Teachers is among other organisations backing the campaign. |
| General secretary Mick Brookes said: "The old adage 'you are what you eat' has never been more pertinent with growing numbers of children becoming obese and suffering the toxic effects of an unbalanced diet." | General secretary Mick Brookes said: "The old adage 'you are what you eat' has never been more pertinent with growing numbers of children becoming obese and suffering the toxic effects of an unbalanced diet." |
| The School Food Trust was set up in 2005 with £15m from the then Department for Education and Skills to promote youngsters' education and health by improving the quality of food in schools. | The School Food Trust was set up in 2005 with £15m from the then Department for Education and Skills to promote youngsters' education and health by improving the quality of food in schools. |