Healthy Eating
NHSP Support materials
Guidance for schools on Healthy Eating
DfE School Food Standards (Jan 2015)
The new standards are mandatory in all maintained schools, and new academies and free schools. The new standards include:
- 1 or more portions of vegetables or salad as an accompaniment every day
- at least 3 different fruits, and 3 different vegetables each week
- an emphasis on wholegrain foods in place of refined carbohydrates
- an emphasis on making water the drink of choice: limiting fruit juice portions to 150mls
- restricting the amount of added sugars or honey in other drinks to 5%
- no more than 2 portions a week of food that has been deep fried, batter coated, or breadcrumb coated
- no more than 2 portions of food which include pastry each week
School Food Plan: School Food Standards
School Food Plan and cooking in the curriculum
Food Standards Agency resources
Children’s Food Trust resources
Children’s Food Trust: Packed lunch policy template
Children’s Food Trust: Letter to parents re packed lunch
Children’s Food Trust: Letter re implementing packed lunch policy
Chidren’s Food Trust Awards: Promoting excellence in children’s food
The following organisations have useful resources:
British Nutrition Foundation resources
Diabetes in schools resources (Diabetes UK)
Father Nature: making outdoor spaces for playing, learning and living
Guidance for governors on food policy
Jamie Oliver’s Kitchen Garden Project
National Literacy Trust/Boots Opticians Schools Challenge
National Hydration Council Water Wise Schools
Nutritionist resource: Loveable Lunchboxes
McCain: Healthy Recipes for Schools
Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Campaign for School Gardening
Veg Power: Eat them to defeat them
Veg power: Eat them to defeat them clip
Local Healthy Schools Resources
Bexley Food Hygiene Resource for Primary Schools
Islington Healthy Schools: Key Stage 3 Scheme of work: Healthy Choices and Body Image
Islington Healthy Schools: Primary School Cooking Guidance
Islington Healthy Schools: Staff summary re overweight/obese pupils
Westminster resource: The tale of triumph over terrible teeth
Food in Schools resources
Breakfast club: Pupil questionnaire
Breakfast club: Parent questionnaire