Background: Free school meals have a role in supplementing the diets of children from low
income families to ensure adequate nutritional status and ensure healthy growth and …

Free school meal provision in the UK has a long history, representing an important
mechanism to tackle child poverty, address inadequate diets and tackle childhood obesity …

ObjectiveThe present study sought to explore the factors that influence registration for free
school meals and the subsequent take-up following registration in England. DesignThe …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to design and implement interventions to increase
free school meal (FSM) uptake in pilot schools. This paper describes the interventions …

Background In January 2015 Scotland moved from a means tested system for Free School
Meals (FSM) to a universal system for children aged 4-8 years. Policy advocates believed a …

Background Free School Meals (FSM) have been a common feature of the United
Kingdom's educational landscape since the 19 th century. Although the provisions have …

Objective:(1) To explore the feasibility of such programmes in Australia, this study examined
parents' views on free school lunch provision.(2) To examine the associations between …

School meals can make a significant contribution to a child's dietary intake and influence
overall health and well being. Costs of a meal for those who pay vary. In England the …

There were 272,339 primary age students in Wales in April 2021, of whom 63,614 (23%)
were entitled to free school meals. Free school meals (FSMs) are currently means tested in …

School meals can have a key function in promoting children's health. However, simply
providing a free school meal is not a guarantee that pupils will eat the food. The purpose of …