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How to improve school food and schoolchildren's diets.
‘Family Food’ is an annual publication which provides detailed statistical information on purchased quantities, expenditure and nutrient intakes derived from both household and eating out food and drink. Data is collected for a sample of households in the United Kingdom...
A collection of documents explaining the background to the 'Family Food' publication and the methods used.
Greater policy emphasis is needed on the multiple-win agenda that couples school meals with benefits to agriculture, education and nutrition
High-sugar and deep-fried food taken off the menu in new plans to overhaul school dinners amid health crisis facing children, helping to tackle obesity.
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