Jamie Oliver's school meals.

[piscesmoon]

Jamie's food fuels pupils' brain power

It would seem that his improvement in school meals is working. I think it is all to the good and proves what a difference a good diet can make.

Yes, it is good.

But...my girls' school have had to have a kitchen built and fitted and it is costing ridiculous amounts of money that they just don't have. We ahve been fundraising for 3 years.

Perhaps it will be worth it in the long term littlerach.

I agree with riven. Why did it take a 'celebrity' to persuade schools and governments that changes needed to be made?

And, to be honest, at my DS's school they claim to serve healthy nutritious hot meals, but I have studied the menus, and for now DS will continue to have packed lunches, I would not want his diet to include what they are still serving up in schools on a regular basis.

Absolutley, Pisces, I ma sure it will be.

The food at my school is naff. I think the problem is that its all outsourced now, schools don't make meals and employ cooks, they tender for the best value deal from some company that has to make a profit. Inevitably that leads to the cheapest food imaginable being served to our kids. I think its scandalous that A. it was allowed to happen (i imagine a thatcher policy) B. we are prepared to spend so much more on prison food than school dinner. Not that prisoners should get less, but really our children should be entitled to more?

Wonderstuff DS's school make a big deal about cooking it all themselves and it being healthy and nutritious blah blah blah but when I look at the menu I see the same stuff on there that was being served to kids in schools 30 years ago. Chocolate sponge and custard, triffle, canned fruit, sliced boiled carrots, potato faces/waffles/croquettes etc etc and I think "No way is my DS eating that boring food five days a week".

It's very disheartening tbh.

When our company first got the contract they served lovely food on the first day, and it has been getting gradually worse over the last 2 years, we have lots of kids on free school meals and I think its appalling that they don't get a decent meal.
Thats a shame omdb. Opportunity wasted

I am lucky our local one started before Jamie Oliver. They changed the kitchen, one of the parents was employed as head cook. They book meals the week before so there is no waste. They get local produce. Parents can book in and have a meal with their children. It is like home cooked and lovely. In contrast another is supposed to be healthy and has a salad bar everyday but I can't really tell the difference from before.

pisces that sounds brilliant!

The meals at my DTS primary school is excellent. Even the teachers rave about it!

Oooh I teach in a school which has his dinners.
I eat them regularly. They are lovely if a bit heavy on the carbs, which is great for the children but not so great for my fat arse.
The children moaned like hell at first and lots did not have the fine motor skills and the jaw muscles to do all the cutting and chewing required but they are all happy with it now. We have seen a slight improvement in behaviour in the afternoon but it is only one of their meals a day....