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Derbyshire schools offered £1 school lunches in pilot project |
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Initiative hoped to encourage school lunch take up and promote healthy eating habits.
St Andrew’s Church of England Junior School, Hadfield, and Hadfield Infant School, are being offered healthy school lunches for £1 in a pilot project.
The trial is being funded with £10,000 from Derbyshire County Primary Care Trust, which will also cover further trials in other areas of the county later on.
Children at the Derbyshire schools can choose from the normal menu, which includes a main course meat, fish or vegetarian dish, fresh sandwiches made on request, potatoes, rice or pasta with vegetables or salad.
There is also fresh salad, fruit, semi-skimmed milk and a fruit juice drink available every day and a choice of pudding.
It is hoped the initiative will encourage parents to try school lunches for their children, help promote healthy eating habits, boost the health and well-being of pupils and have positive impact on behaviour and achievement.
In 2008/09 42.9 per cent of Derbyshire primary stage pupils had school meals, which was 3.6 per cent above the national average, which then rose to 43.5 per cent for 2009/10.
Their normal main menu usually costs £1.85 per meal.
Councillor Mike Longden, Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Education, said: "Good health is vital and we want children to enjoy their time at school and achieve their full potential."
"Our meals meet Government nutrition standards, are low in sugar and fat and use high quality ingredients which are locally sourced wherever possible."
Further information:
School Food Trust |
