Soggy puddings and chips may no longer be the mainstay of school dinners, but it seems schools are still lacking when it comes to preparation, presentation and dishing out enough of the healthy stuff to go around.
Nurseries, on the other hand, are proving they are capable of providing far superior fare.
This is the verdict of a report recently published by Ofsted and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) which highlights how the nurseries that were inspected work hard to provide nutritious, balanced meals and give careful thought to the way food education is integrated into the curriculum.
While the report provides reassurance that some nurseries are addressing diet in the all-important early years, the report's sample of 25 settings can hardly be viewed as proof of the pudding. It begs the question: is food really that good in most of the nation's nurseries?
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