Waltham Forest Catering have weekly ‘Save the Planet’ days and helped create plant-based dishes such as creamy coconut korma, butternut squash and chickpea tagine, Jamaican patties and planet frien
The School Food Regulations 2014 create requirements for schools to provide portions of certain foods, but do not specifically require schools to provide a vegan option.
These spreads make the veg the hero of lunch and create a perfect opportunity for kids to give them a taste. The judges will be looking for creativity, engagement and taste.
The tenth Healthy Eating Week will focus on how to ‘eat well for you and the planet’.
The competition is open to kitchen-based staff involved in the daily preparation of pupils’ meals in schools across the UK whether from a local authority or contract-catered site, managed in-house,
During lockdown the company saw that their CO2 emissions were greatly reduced from 885 Total Direct Greenhouse gases in February 2020 to 279 in May 2020.
Schools and local authorities across the country are introducing healthier and more sustainable school meals with plant-based food playing a more prominent role.
Humphreys made the announcement while on a visit to Scoil Treasa Naofa Primary School, Donore Avenue, Dublin 8.
The Eat Culture, Education Catering team has been working with Nottingham schools as part of the national Eat Them To Defeat Them campaign.
The policy is part of the Co-operation Agreement between the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru, which will see free school meals extended to all primary school pupils over the next three years.