A primary School in London is offering free school meals to all its pupils. Temple Grove Hatcham in south London will provide free school meals for all pupils, regardless of means testing in a bid to help pupils eat more healthily. Pupils and staff will also be eating together, which it is hoped will...

All 11-year-olds in England will be able to receive "Real Meals" a free cookbook under a programme aimed at tackling obesity. Head teachers will be able to order the Real Meals booklet, which has recipes for favourites such as spaghetti bolognese, roast chicken and jacket potatoes. The recipes...

Article from the BBC Theme parks, museums and other leading holiday attractions are serving up child meals loaded with sugar, salt and fat, a survey has found. Local government group LACORS ran the largest ever survey of meals at 220 British leisure facilities and found that not one of the 397 meals...

News item from the BBC A department of health survey of 1,000 parents has revealed that three quarters of them were unaware that frozen and canned fruit and veg counted towards the 5-portions-a-day recommendation for healthy eating. Research suggests that just over half the poulation actually mange this...

From the BBC: Banning all unhealthy snacks in schools is the best way to get pupils to eat healthily, according to a study from Cardiff University. The researchers found that peer pressure also had an impact on youngsters' healthy eating. They say the findings highlight the need for schools to put...

From the BBC: Primary school pupils are set to be fed a healthier diet from next term. Under new regulations, schools will have to offer at least two portions of fruit and vegetables every lunchtime. Deep fried food will also be limited to three items a week and free drinking water will be made available...