HUNGRY FOR SUCCESS MOVING ON

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HUNGRY FOR SUCCESS MOVING ON Presented by Simon
Farrer Linda McGrath Education Childrens
Services
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The Whole Picture

• Hungry for Success A Whole School Approach School
• Meals in Scotland
• A vision for a revitalised school meals service
  which presents a number of far reaching
  recommendations
• (Hungry for Success 2002)

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The challenge of consumption

• Implementation of Scottish Nutrient Standards for
  School Lunches
• An average school lunch provides approximately a
  third of a pupils daily requirement

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The challenge of choice

• Making school meals more popular
• Consultation/keeping the customer informed
• The dining room
• Queue management
• Guaranteeing choice
• Eliminating stigma

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THE HEADLINES
Scotlands New Couch Potatoes..aged
3! Healthy eating message snub as sales of
cakes and desserts soar Junk FoodItaly? -
research showed that deaths related to alcohol,
smoking and processed food have soared
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THE SCHOOL
Influencing cultural social norms Providing
pupils with the confidence, skills and
understanding to make healthy food
choices Curriculum resources audit, review and
update Extra-curricular opportunities
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THE HOME
Provides the greatest influence on eating
habits Plethora of TV cookery shows and books
but? A strategic response required Partnership
deliveries
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THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN
Supermarket influences and consumerism Nutritional
value and sustainability Food specifications and
the procurement process Distribution
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THE SUMMARY
Preventative approach to health
inequalities Keep it up! Identify long term
funding - food quality - facilities Development
of national food specifications Continue to share
good practice Development of the curriculum
resource Partnership delivery/multi-agency
programmes