The British Nutrition Foundation responded to the consultation from the Welsh Government on Healthy eating in schools.
The consultation was about Welsh Government plans to update food and nutritional regulations and guidance for school food based on the latest dietary recommendations.
The updated approach aims to:
Help all children access the food they need for a healthy diet, including those with special or medical dietary needs
- Provide age-appropriate portion sizes
- Support schools, caterers and partners to put these new regulations into practice
- Balance healthier food with maintaining school favourites
- Make it clear who is responsible for promoting healthy eating in schools and support them to fulfil this duty
The consultation requested responses on a number of specific questions about the proposed approach. The Foundation highlighted some of the key issues and challenges in relation to diet-related health in children and young people, and how school food could help support better health, such as increasing consumption of vegetables, fruit, wholegrains and pulses, increasing the variety of plant foods consumed and inclusion of foods that are sources of important vitamins and minerals.
For more information read the Foundation's consultation response in full.
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Connecting people, food and science for better nutrition and healthier lives
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