To celebrate International School Meals Day, the charity Chefs in Schools is sharing two school lunch recipes which are popular with pupils – Jollof Rice and Pav Bhaji. School chefs in London, Sheffield and Bournemouth will be cooking these. We hope you’ll try them at your schools. If you do, send us your photos and...
2021 – UNESCO shares resources to support school health and nutrition
To celebrate ISMD2021, UNESCO has shared their resources on school health and nutrition. Click here to access
2021 – Inspiring change; school breakfast project launched nationwide in the UK
An initiative from two Winston Churchill Fellows, Lynne Hindmarch and Lindsay Graham has meant the launch of a new breakfast club model that is being rolled out across UK primary and secondary schools to provide a morning boost to schoolchildren. The Breakfast Club Cart is the first of its kind in the UK and has...
2021 – Gluten-free choices make meals safe for coeliacs
The charity Coeliac UK supports International School Meals Day 2021 with their top tips for creating affordable, nutritious gluten free lunches for children (and adults alike). Click here to learn more
2021 – Healthy food and fun activities on the menu in Bradford, England
Over the past 6 months, #HealthyHolidaysBradford funding enabled Community Organisations across Bradford to support 2,873 school-aged children and young people, with 34,390 portions of food provided alongside engaging activities. Click here to read more
2021: Blog – Providing access to safe and nutritious food for school children around world is central to the work of Tetra Laval
Providing access to safe and nutritious food for school children around the world is at the center of the work we drive at Tetra Laval Food for Development. And it hasn’t been more relevant than now. The world food system currently faces the double threat of a growing global population coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic....
2021 – School milk promoting milk consumption and improving health in Russia
There is lots of work happening in Russia to support the consumption of milk and Tetra Laval is doing work in schools there to improve children’s health. The challenge In Russia, the milk and dairy products consumption level is decreasing. In 1989, the milk consumption level was 396 kg/capita/year. By 2016 it had decreased to...
2021 – A tasty curry recipe that is also nutritious
Healthy food can also be very tasty, Dolce Schools Catering remind us, as they share a firm favourite, voted by children across the schools they serve – Sweet Potato and Chickpea & Coconut Curry. Click here for the recipe
2021 – Creative school food in British Columbia, Canada
As young people around the world connect and talk to each other on International School Meals Day about the food they eat and the role that it plays in their lives, students at Maple Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia, Canada shared some of the delicious dishes they recently cooked up.
2021 – Equity in access to meals during Covid
The UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning has worked during the COVID19 school closures to plan for healthy meals beyond schools to ensure equity. Click here to find out what can be done