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School dinners to go tweet for parents

Parents of reception class children will be able to view what they are having for their school dinner via Twitter in a trial scheme from September.

Infant and junior schools in Somerset will use the social networkingsite to tell parents about the menu on offer, whether or not theirchildren take school meals, and help them to make an informed choiceabout whether school meals are cost effective.

The scheme has been developed following research by the School FoodTrust that found that young children are often unable to tell theirparents what they had to eat at school, or inadvertently misinformthem.

Emma Heesom, the School Food Trust's campaign manager for Twitter, said,'Children, particularly four- and five-year-olds, often forget what theyhad for dinner at school.

'The Twitter page gives parents the opportunity to find out what foodstheir children will be eating, which is good for children who haveallergies, and the opportunity to ask open-ended questions about theirchild's school meal.'

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