Objective: School lunches represent a key opportunity to improve diets and health of
schoolchildren. No recent nationally representative studies have examined the nutritional …

ObjectivesTo compare food choices and nutrient intakes of pupils taking a school lunch or a
packed lunch in eighty secondary schools in England, following the introduction of the food …

Objective Mandatory school meal standards were introduced in 2006 in England; however,
no legislation exists for packed lunches. This study analyses provision of foods and nutrients …

ObjectiveTo examine the differences in dietary intakes of children consuming school meals
and packed lunches, the contribution of lunchtime intake to overall dietary intake, and how …

ObjectiveIn England, standards for school meals included both foods and nutrients until
2015. School policies for packed lunches are generally food based; research is needed to …

ObjectiveNutrient and food standards exist for school lunches in English primary schools
although packed lunches brought from home are not regulated. The aim of the present study …

ObjectiveTo assess lunchtime provision of food and drink in English primary schools and to
assess both choices and consumption of food and drink by pupils having school lunches …

Background Standards for school meals were recently introduced in the UK; however, no
such standards exist for packed lunches. This study measures the provision and …

ObjectivesTo assess lunchtime provision of food and drink in English secondary schools
and the choices and consumption of food and drink by pupils having school lunches, and to …

ObjectiveTo compare the key differences between school lunches and packed lunches as
consumed in a nationally representative sample of primary schools, 6–8 months after the …