ObjectiveTo outline the evolution of school food standards and their implementation and
evaluation in each of the four countries of the UK since 2000. DesignReview of relevant …

School food has been provided to pupils in England for many decades. From the mid‐
1970s, however, both the number of meals provided and the quality of food have declined …

ObjectiveTo estimate the costs per relevant unit (pupils and meals) associated with
improvements to school food and the potential economic and health gains that may result …

OBJECTIVES: School meal improvement is a major component of UK government policy to
improve children's diets. This study investigated the pragmatic influences on local education …

This review details the history of school meals in the UK, from their origin in the mid‐19th
Century, to the present day, and provides a summary of how each country has …

School meals make significant contributions to healthy dietary behaviour, at a time when
eating habits and food preferences are being formed. We provide an overview of the …

This paper updates a British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) Briefing Paper on this topic,
published in 2011. Healthy eating and being physically active are particularly important for …

Following concern about the quality of children's diets and the contribution of school meals,
statutory National Nutritional Standards were reintroduced in April 2001. These standards …

Objective: To evaluate over two years the effectiveness of multiple interventions targeted at
lunches in secondary schools with the aim of increasing the consumption of healthier foods …

This study identified predictors of parents' and school principals' perceptions of the impact of
a Western Australian school food policy. An initial qualitative phase involving focus groups …