Schools piloting the free and healthy breakfasts in Communities First areas of nine local authorities will serve food including a choice of cereals, toast, fruit juice and yoghurts according to guidelines set out by the Welsh Assembly government.
But Peter Curnow, head at Glan y Mor Primary in Port Talbot, said that since free breakfasts were introduced at the beginning of September, the number of children taking breakfast at the school had dropped slightly because they could no longer eat favourite but less healthy foods.
He said: "We've got to look to the long-term impact and build it into the whole Healthy Schools Award to encourage pupils to have a healthy lifestyle."
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