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Healthy School Lunches for pupils in Secondary Schools
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Introduction
Good health is important for everyone. The Government wants to secure, maintain and improve children's and young people's health....


What is a Healthy Diet
Students at secondary schools are particularly vulnerable to low intakes of calcium, iron, zinc and folates....


National nutritional standards for school lunches
The standards require that at least two items from each of the following food groups must be available every day and throughout the lunch service....


Good Catering practice
This chapter offers guidance on good practice, but which is not required by law. Following this guidance is a practical way of meeting the new minimum nutritional standards, while meeting the needs of customers....


Monitoring the nutritional standards
Regular monitoring by caterers of school lunches is also essential for confirming and being able to demonstrate that you are....


Ideas for improving the service
All secondary schools now have delegated budgets for school meal provision....


Special Examples - Print and Keep

The guidance is for the nutritional standards, however, the headings which are listed below are also shown as Annexes in the main download.

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Special Dietary Requirements
Sources of calcium, folates, zinc and iron

Compulsory requirements Checklist

Monitoring using Caroline Walker Trust Guidelines

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