The paper sets out priorities on food and health for the whole population and includes proposals to improve nutrition in pregnancy and early years settings such as nurseries and schools. Suggestions include more promotion of breastfeeding and developing a "more coherent" approach to healthy eating in schools. A second paper looks at physical activity and health.
But Soil Association policy director Peter Melchett said the guidance did not go far enough. He called for more money to be spent on school meals, and for national standards on the amount of salt, sugar and fat in school food to be developed.
"I'm disappointed the Government is dodging these issues," he said. "It's a simple solution, and school meals also reach some of the most disadvantaged in society. But the Government is fudging it."
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