A North Yorkshire County Council campaign is designed to encourage more pupils to try nutritionally-balanced school meals.
In particular, the campaign aims to make sure families eligible for free meals take up the offer as the cost of living impacts further on family budgets.
The county council’s school meals service is also helping by tackling some of the barriers to families opting for food prepared in school. This includes encouraging primary-aged children to try new foods and broaden their tastes by offering them small taster portions at mealtimes. School catering teams can offer individual appointments to parents and carers of children with food allergies, to provide information and reassurance.
North Yorkshire County Council’s school meals service also makes sure food preparation for children with allergens is given the serious approach needed.
The council’s catering service, NYES Catering, serves nearly seven million meals a year to pupils in the county. All the meals are nutritionally balanced - prepared according to the national healthy eating and catering standards - and are produced from fresh in a school kitchen each day, using fresh meat, poultry, fruit and vegetables sourced from the region. Local suppliers are used where possible.
School meals are designed to provide at least three of the five fruit and vegetables recommended a day, are free from additives associated with health problems in children and young people, including sweeteners and colourings and contain limited amounts of sugar. They also use fresh, locally produced ingredients where possible, helping support the local economy and contributing to reducing the county’s carbon footprint.
North Yorkshire’s Corporate Director of Children and Young People’s Service, Stuart Carlton, said:
“We want to make sure children get the best out of their day at school and part of that is making sure they have access to good nutrition every day. Having a hot, fresh meal each day means they can enjoy sitting down for a meal with their friends and will also help them concentrate in their lessons during the rest of the school day.”
More information on qualifying for free school meals and how to apply can be found at; www.northyorks.gov.uk/free-school-meals
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