Children's refusal to buy into the drive for healthy school meals couldderail the Government's attempts to change what children eat, MPs warnedlast week.
The health of the nation's children was first put on the agenda whenJamie's School Dinners burst onto our television screens. In response tothe issues it raised, the Department for Education and Skills committed220m over three years to improve school food from September 2005and set national standards for school meals.
But the latest report on the issue has raised questions about the futureviability of healthy school meals (Children Now, 7-13 March). TheSmarter Food Procurement in the Public Sector report by MPs onParliament's Public Accounts Committee looked at a number of challengesfacing school kitchens across England.
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