The Food for Life Partnership has teamed up with the Children's Food Campaign and other children's groups to ask the government to promote good food at school - and they're asking Mumsnetters to help.
Most of us would agree that children need good food to stay healthy and to achieve to the best of their ability. But campaigners think there have been worrying signs that school food is not a priority for this government, and that some of the recent improvements in the quality of food in schools may soon be unravelled.
Campaigners point out that Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley recently dismissed healthy school dinners as a viable way to educate children to feed themselves better in future life. The Government has already refused to extend eligibility to free school meals, and at a time when local authorities are making substantial cuts to their budgets, food is seen as an area to make easy short-term savings.
A public and media outcry recently forced the Dept of Health to backtrack on Mr Lansley's comments - so it's clear that public pressure can work.
If you care about the food children eat at school and want them to have the best start in life, then the Food for Life Partnership would really appreciate it if you could sign up to their new Save our School Dinners! petition - and encourage all your friends and family to do the same. It takes less than a minute to do.
Thank you, MNHQ