Abstract Issue Addressed This paper aims to explore Victoria parents' perceptions of their
current practices and barriers in providing school lunches for their primary school children …

Eating patterns among school-aged children continue to be highly reliant on frequent
consumption of food items that are perceived to have low or poor nutritional value. This has …

Objective Approximately 40% of children bring a packed lunch to school. Little is known
about the quality of these lunches. This study examined the nutritional quality of packed …

School meals have changed during the last decades. The traditional service style with on-
site food preparation has shifted towards catering delivery services. Vending machines …

Background Pressure to improve school meals has resulted in stringent nutritional
guidelines across the UK. In Wales, the 'Appetite for Life'guidelines of 2008 resulted in …

This paper explores changes to school food standards from 2010, free school meal
provision during the COVID‐19 pandemic across the UK and potential implications for …

Child poverty rates are rising, particularly in London, putting more children at risk of
experiencing food insecurity. Holiday programmes in the UK provide children who receive …

Objective: A quarter of Australian children are overweight or obese. Research conducted in
2010 found that fast-food children's meals were energy-dense and nutrient-poor. Since then …

It is estimated that Australian children aged 5–16 years consume 32%–37% of their total
energy intake during school hours. 1 If weekend and holiday energy intakes are considered …

The childhood years represent a period of increased nutrient requirements during which a
balanced diet is important to ensure optimal growth and development. The aim of this study …