Not only does poor nutritional intake have serious health implications but substituting meals for crisps, chocolate or biscuits can lead to disruptive behaviour and lethargy in the classroom.
The government has set out to boost young people's nutritional intake with a pilot scheme to provide a free hot meal to every primary school child in three boroughs across the UK. Since up to 350,000 of the children eligible for free school meals do not take them up, often because of a perceived stigma, this universal approach could be the way to ensure deprived children get at least one hot meal a day. Many UK organisations are following suit to educate young people and their parents about providing nourishing meals.
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