Nursery World - Schools get blueprint for healthier eating

Better food and drink provision is on the menu for schools in England in the form of a Healthy Eating Blueprint being developed by three Government departments and the Food Standards Agency. The blueprint, which has involved the Departments of Education, Health and Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, will bring together all the Government's work in promoting a healthy diet, showing headteachers how it can contribute to the well-being of pupils and better performance in the classroom.

The blueprint, which has involved the Departments of Education, Health and Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, will bring together all the Government's work in promoting a healthy diet, showing headteachers how it can contribute to the well-being of pupils and better performance in the classroom.

Schools minister Stephen Twigg told Hull City Council's Eat Well Do Well conference last week, 'The health of our children is of paramount importance and the Government is committed to promoting healthy eating and encouraging schools to provide healthy meals.'

He said that a time when one in 12 six-year-olds and one in seven 15-year-olds were obese, a healthy diet could give pupils more energy and improve their concentration.

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