When we think about beans it’s often as that reliable store cupboard staple that offers us a hearty, weeknight meal option. However, an ambitious campaign, aiming to double global consumption of beans by 2028, is bringing the bean to centre stage and inspiring a revolution in schools and communities across the world. Mobilised by the...
2024: Make sure no child or young person is too hungry to learn this International School Meals Day
This International School Meals Day, Together Scotland, the alliance of children’s charities promoting the UNCRC’s implementation, have taken the opportunity to shine a light on the work of Magic Breakfast. Making sure that no child or young person is too hungry to learn, Magic Breakfast provides thousands of breakfasts across Scotland to children and young...
2024: Innovation starts on a local level: Food for Life Scotland on championing Scottish suppliers
Food for Life Scotland work with schools across the country to put good, sustainable, local food on the plate. Here, Louise Ramsay, Communications Officer, discusses the Food for Life Served Here award and their support for public sector catering staff to deliver more meals cooked from scratch. To celebrate International School Meals Day, Food for...
2024: Proveg shares sustainable plant recipes
Proveg, a food awareness organisation with the mission to reduce the global consumption of animals, is celebrating International School Meals Day 2024 by sharing some of their favourite sustainable meals. These include: Black bean noodle soup Shredded tofu tacos with refried beans Planet friendly cheese burger Crunchy lemon falafel wrap with tzatziki A sticky chocolate...
2024: Jamie Oliver school meals award highlights sustainable food
Image: Richard Clatworthy The Good School Foods Awards, an initiative from UK celebrity chef and campaigner Jamie Oliver, is set to highlight the importance of the sustainability of our school meals. Now open for nominations, the ‘Sustainability Stars’ award looks to honour an education setting that has gone the extra mile to make the food...
2024: Blog by the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
International School Meals Day 2024 Jenny Gilruth Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills As Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills I am committed to helping ensure our children and young people are well educated and given the skills to make healthy choices enabling them to live free from diet related conditions. I am proud of...
2024: Tackling crises through school meals programs
In our latest blog, Arlene Mitchell, Executive Director of the Global Child Nutrition Foundation in Seattle, examines the concept of innovation in the context of of global crises, and whether school meals can be a catalyst for change. As International School Meals Day (March 14 this year) draws near, I have been pondering its theme...
2024: Drones delivering school meals to remote parts of Scotland
In 2023 Argyll and Bute Council in Scotland won COSLA Excellence award for their innovative pilot project to test the use of drones to reach rural and remote schools currently relying on traditional methods of transport to deliver school meals. Ahead of International School Meals Day 2024, Christine Boyle, Senior Manager – Catering, Cleaning, Events...
2024: Digital school meal planner focuses on nutrition and affordability
A digital school meal planner created by the World Food Programme (WFP), Imperial College London and AUDA – Africa Union is set to optimise school menus to make meals both nutritious and locally sustainable. The School Meal Planner (SMP) Plus uses artificial intelligence (A.I.) to create more affordable, nutritious and local meals, and provides users...
2024: Working in collaboration to deliver fortified milk to Yemeni school children
In our latest guest blog, Tetra Pak discusses the acute malnutrition faced by Yemeni children and how innovation around the use of UHT technology can now support food safety. The challenge – childhood malnutrition and barriers to food distribution In Yemen the strain on food security and nutrition is evident. A report by UNICEF...