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 – School meals in Northern Ireland
Around 180,000 meals are produced daily for children in schools in Northern Ireland. Meals are served to children of all ages from nursery to post primary and for those pupils attending special schools. In addition there is a catering provision to staff both in schools and out centres. School food is designed to offer children a...
2019 – favourite foods on the menu for lunch in Wales
At Ysgol Twm o’r Nant in Wales they were serving curry and rice, roast dinner and pasta bake for a hot lunch.
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 – pupils make lunch at a school in South Africa
The Grade 6 Highbury boys celebrated International School Meals day at Ethembeni School in Inchanga, KZN, South Africa by cooking some exciting things.
2019 – local produce for a nutritious and tasty lunch in England
The school chef has been busy baking organic bread and local plum loaf for a community lunch at Washingborough Academy in Lincolnshire, England.
2019 Blog – School meals? Where in the world? – Arlene Mitchell, Executive Director, Global Child Nutrition Foundation
The occasion of International School Meals Day leads to thoughts about who eats school meals, what they eat, and where they are. As one of the lucky people who have had a chance to study and visit school meal programs all over the world, I can’t help but think of examples I’ve seen over the...
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...
2018 – ISMD Infographic
Take a look at the key successes of International School Meals Day 2018.
2018 – St. Cadoc’s Primary, Scotland
The pupils at St. Cadoc’s Primary School, East Renfrewshire in Scotland had healthy fruity fun to celebrate International School Meals Day.