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The London Borough of Lambeth

1 min read Education Extra-curricular
What did it do? Lambeth Council ran a borough-wide competition to give pupils the chance to design their own menu for a healthy school meal. Pupils were asked to create a meat, fish or vegetarian main meal. They were expected to use fresh produce and each dish had to include a healthy portion of vegetables or salad and some sort of carbohydrate.

Who won? Nine-year-old Lucas Jones from Heathbrook Primary School was chosen as the winner for his rainbow frittata, side salad and couscous. He says: "I chose this menu because it is colourful, healthy and tastes nice. The idea came to me in assembly. I based it on couscous and made up the rest."

What about the runners-up? Seven-year-old Keo Adami from Elmwood Primary School was a runner-up for his meal of smoked haddock with aioli. Jade Nicholls, Ricora Reid and Abdulaleem Salah, Year Six pupils from Vauxhall Primary School, also received runner-up prizes for designing a dish of chicken fajitas.

What did the winners receive? The winner and runners-up had their meals served at every school in Lambeth on 2 July. Lucas also received a chef's uniform, a cookery book and a baking set and he and his school friends were treated to a day of cookery workshops.

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