The online questionnaire by Leeds Metropolitan University asks parents questions about the contents of their child’s lunch, whether it is a meal provided by the school or a packed lunch, and what their priorities are when considering their child’s lunch options.
The responses will help researchers compile a study, led by Dr Hannah Ensaff from the university’s Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, on parents’ knowledge of their children’s diets.
Dr Ensaff, a research fellow in childhood obesity and child nutrition, explained, ‘School packed lunches can play an important part in children’s nutrition, with children spending 190 days of the year at school.
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