National School Meals Week 13th-17th November 2017 supported by SpaDental
Today is the first day of the LACA special focus week, organised to encourage healthy eating and food awareness.
School meals are a hot topic!
School meals have changed for the better. Every morning children at school look forward to their lunch break. Children like to be with friends and chat over a good meal. For parents too, what’s on the menu is an important consideration. In the past, school food always got a bad rap. But times, menus and tastes have changed. School meals were a hot topic for celebrity chefs. They checked what was in school dinners, and campaigned for healthy choices. The focus on the benefits of a good school meal means that the standard of school dinners is definitely much better now!
Nowadays, schools are serving meals that are not only tasty but healthy too. As parents, we can be confident our children enjoy a delicious meal as well as benefiting from a health perspective too. As dentists, we thoroughly support a move towards nutritional values that will keep teeth and gums in good shape.
What’s on your plate?
School is about more than passing exams. It’s about learning skills for life too. Knowing about nutrition, being able to make good choices about what to eat, learning to say ‘no’ to what is harmful – these are important topics for children to learn. Understanding why we eat and what we eat helps children to cut back on sugar and fat. Knowledge is power!
When your children get home from school, why not ask what they ate during the day? Or check the school meal options on the school website too. If your child prefers home food, we have suggestions that can help you pack a good lunch!
You may be interested in:
- School Food Standards “http://www.schoolfoodplan.com/actions/school-food-standards”
- Watch Out For The Hidden Sugar Nasties In Your Food!
- Sugary Drinks And Fruit Juice Take Their Toll On Children
- Contact Us
