When a Cheese Sandwich Just Will Not Do…
A new report produced by researchers at Leeds University on behalf of the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) suggests that just one per cent of packed lunches for children meets the government’s nutritional standards for school meals.
The researchers looked at the packed lunches of 1294 children from 89 schools in the UK, mostly England. Just 14 (1.1%) of the lunch boxes contained a mix of foods that would meet the same standards that are now applied to school meals. These standards, at least in England, were introduced in response to TV chef Jamie Oliver’s high-profile crusade for healthy dinners. The reasoning behind the contents of our children’s packed lunches are many and varied, time constraints, fussy eaters. Excuses one and all. Which ever way you slice it, it’s still a cheese sandwich.
MUMS & DADS OF THE UK – HANG YOUR HEADS IN SHAME!
If you were a quasi stay at home dad in Omaha, USA, your son would be devouring a lunch meat work of art each and every day. Spending up to an hour on each creation Kai Wilken is one cool dad.
