NEW critique of the nutrient-based standards
Dr Verner Wheelock has written an updated and more detailed version of his Critique of the nutrient-based standards
Free school meals in Hull
In 2004 the city of Kingston-upon-Hull acted ahead of school meal legislation and applied to the Government for the Power to Innovate; to provide school meals free of charge to all children attending primary and special schools.
The provision of free healthy schools meals was one of the City’s initiatives to reduce obesity, increase school attendance, attainment and performance, and thereby improve the future productivity for the City. It was hoped that provision of free school food would provide all these children with the necessary nutrients for good health. The Government granted a three year pilot and the scheme called Eat Well Do Well (EWDW) began in April 2004.
The following reports have been written by Dr Lisa Gatenby who worked on the Eat Well Do Well project. The first article provides a brief overview of some of the nutritional research which was conducted at the University of Hull during the EWDW programme. The rest of the reports, which will be published over the next few weeks, will cover the main findings of the study in greater detail.
1. Overview of the project Click here to download
2. A comparison of the food provided and the food consumed over the period of the Eat Well Do Well project. Click here to download
3. School A versus School B Click here to download (added 09/03/09)
A comparison between two school representing different socio economic areas of Hull.
4. Packed Lunches Click here to download (added 09/03/09)
5. Chocolate Packed Lunch Click here to download (added 12/06/09)
