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Healthy eating

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NHSP Support materials

Guidance for schools on Healthy Eating

Healthy eating criteria map

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

School Food Plan and Ofsted

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:

Allergy Adventures

Billingsgate Seafood School

British Nutrition Foundation resources

Children and young people diabetes: A London guide for teachers and parents of children and young people with diabetes: pre-school, early years, primary and secondary

Countryside classroom

Eat Like a Champ

Edible Playgrounds

Diabetes in schools resources (Diabetes UK)

Father Nature: making outdoor spaces for playing, learning and living

Fizz Free February

Food a Fact of Life

Food for Life Partnership

Food Growing Schools London

Growing Schools

Guidance for governors on food policy

Healthier Catering Commitment

Jamie Oliver's Kitchen Garden Project

The Garden Classroom

Let's get cooking resources

Lunchbox Doctor

National Literacy Trust/Boots Opticians Schools Challenge

National Hydration Council Water Wise Schools

Nutritionist resource: Loveable Lunchboxes

McCain: Healthy Recipes for Schools

Pupil's Profit Tuck Shop

Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Campaign for School Gardening

School Food Matters

The Great Grub Club

Top Chomps card game

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

Breakfast club: existing club questionnaire

Healthier breakfast clubs