School Dinners

Hooray for Jamie Oliver.  Following his fantastic campaign over the past couple of years the British Government have admitted that there was a problem with its grotesquely greasy children’s school meals and moved over in a step to drastically improve them as soon as possible.   

So now we’re down to ONLY 2 deep fried meals a week AND two portions of fresh fruit and vegetables with every serving.  Well done Jamie!  We can all relax in the knowledge that our kids will be getting at least two of their daily fresh food portions at school now!  There was a lot of room for improvement and I’m not quite sure why there still needs to be 2 deep fried meals a week but if this is an improvement let’s welcome it! – fills one with horror at the thought of how many deep fried meals they had before, if we’re down to 2 now though!  I wonder whether Alan Johnson eats two deep friend meals a week…….  Is this what you’re cooking?

Comments

[Diana Groves]

I too would say Hurrah to Jamie Oliver. What he has achieved is amazing.

For years we all have been told that we should be eating at least five portions of fresh fruit and vegetables a day.

And simultaneously we are feeding our children a load of junk at school. Bizarre!

It took someone with a real passion and love of food to take the first steps in changing the eating culture in our schools.

It was really good to see that some of the schools which have adopted this policy were invited to lunch at Clarence House with Prince Charles and Camilla in recognition for what they have achieved.

As a Mum and step mum who feels quite strongly about healthy eating it is very demoralising when you cook a tasty dinner only to have children turn their nose up at all your hard efforts.

As an adult we would not do that if we went round to someones house for dinner. It would be the height of bad manners.

And I would personally be mortified if my children behaved like that when they went to tea at a friends.

I know some kids do not agree with the healthy choices they are offered now at school. But what we have to realise is that children are not good with choice and are also often more narrow minded than their elders.

So I was pleased to hear one of the cooks who attended lunch at Clarence House, explaining they felt part of their success was by getting the parents involved by inviting them in for tastings.

It really is in the best interest of all of us to eat healthily and
to stop associating healthy food as boring food.

Well done Jamie - keep going.I am a real fan.