http://www.catermap.co.uk UK school catering consultancy Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:41:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The number of children eating school lunches in England every day has risen by almost 321,000, according to new figures. The annual survey of school lunch take-up for the 2009-10 year, carried out by the School Food Trust and the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA), showed that take-up of healthy school ... http://www.catermap.co.uk/news/school-meals-uptake-rises/ School Food Trust chair Rob Rees said: "The number of children eating school meals had been on a downward spiral for many years when Jamie Oliver brought the issue into the nation's living room, leading to even more children and parents turning their backs on canteens. Now, following the introduction ... http://www.catermap.co.uk/news/disproving-the-myth/ Last month, Education Secretary Michael Gove said he was scrapping plans by Ed Balls, his predecessor, to extend free school meals from next term to 500,000 of the very lowest paid. http://www.catermap.co.uk/news/no-expansion-of-free-meals/ The Children's Food Campaign says it is disappointed by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruling that the Kellogg's Coco Pops advert featuring a cartoon character in school uniform did not break its code. The CFC argued that the advert was "socially irresponsible" because it encouraged children to eat more of ... http://www.catermap.co.uk/news/childrens-food-campaign-reacts-to-coco-pops-ruling/ Healthy eating champion, Jamie Oliver, has been voted Brits’ most popular celebrity chef, beating off competition from multiple Michelin star winners such as Gordon Ramsay and Marco Pierre White. The star of Jamie's Ministry of Food secured 19% of the vote, just edging out Ramsay (18%) and Heston Blumenthal (17%), according ... http://www.catermap.co.uk/news/school-dinner%e2%80%99s-campaigner-voted-favorite-celebrity-chef/ More than 30,000 people from 260 schools across the country took part in the Let's Get Cooking BIG Cookathon on 16 March 2010 This is the second annual Cookathon competition organised by Let's Get Cooking, which encourages as many people as possible to cook a healthy dish together on the same ... http://www.catermap.co.uk/news/thousands-join-cookathon/ Some 67% of education staff said that primary pupils should have access to a free and healthy school meal, according to a survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL). ATL surveyed 870 teachers, lecturers, support staff and school leaders in schools across the United Kingdom about food in schools. 73% ... http://www.catermap.co.uk/news/pupils-should-have-access-to-free-healthy-school-dinners/ Just 1% of packed lunches for primary schoolchildren come up to the nutritional standards set for school meals in England, a new report has found. A team of researchers from Leeds University examined 1,300 schoolchildren's lunchboxes and found that healthy foods like fruit and vegetables lost out to crisps and sugary ... http://www.catermap.co.uk/news/very-few-packed-lunches-in-primary-schools-meet-nutritional-standards/ Efforts to improve the quality of school meals could all be in vain if canteens aren’t made fit for purpose, according to new research. An independent study, carried out on behalf of the (SFT) found that poor quality canteens are the biggest barrier to children’s uptake of school food. The report highlights ... http://www.catermap.co.uk/news/badly-designed-canteens-reduce-school-dinner-uptake/ Lemon Chicken (Chinese) – 1,871 calories per serving   General Tso's Chicken (Chinese) – 1,400 calories per serving   Lasagne (Italian) – 1,059 calories per serving   Steak and Kidney Pie (British) – 1,037 calories per serving   Pizza (Italian) – 919 calories per serving   Cheese Nachos (Mexican) – 847 calories per serving   Burger and Chips (American) – 825 calories ... http://www.catermap.co.uk/news/top-10-highest-calorie-meals-in-the-uk/