Category: international

2019 Blog – If you still think school meals are just about the food, then you haven’t been paying attention. Professor Donald A.P. Bundy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
March 14, 2019March 13, 2019
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2019 Blog – If you still think school meals are just about the food, then you haven’t been paying attention. Professor Donald A.P. Bundy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Since the last International School Meals Day there has been a sea-change in the way that the world thinks about school feeding. In 2018, the third edition of Disease Control Priorities (www.DCP-3.org), led by the World Bank with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, provided new insights into the return on investing in...

2019 – Celebrating ISMD In Mozambique
March 14, 2019March 13, 2019
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2019 – Celebrating ISMD In Mozambique

The theme for ISMD 2019 is “Who makes my meal?” The aim is to encourage young people to learn more about where their food comes from. In Mozambique, primary school children in select schools in the Maputo Province understand that their lunch comes from farmers in the United States. The daily fortified, protein-rich corn-soy porridge they...

2019 – a fresh, tasty school lunch from Japan
March 14, 2019March 14, 2019
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2019 – a fresh, tasty school lunch from Japan

An Elementary School in Japan had a lunch of bread with apricot jam, milk, vegetable soup, salad and macaroni and cheese gratin. The food was handmade from scratch – and the food on the yellow tray is a lactose allergy version.

2019 Blog – from Scotland’s Deputy First Minister
March 14, 2019March 13, 2019
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2019 Blog – from Scotland’s Deputy First Minister

As thousands of children and young people prepare to enjoy school meals across the country, it’s worth taking a moment to think about who has made the meal in front of them, what they like about it and where it has come from. International School Meals Day 2019 is a welcome opportunity to reflect, share...