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| Wednesday, 27 April 2005 13:05 | | BNN: British Nursing News Online · www.bnn-online.co.uk
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The professional body of school caterers’ has called on the Government to make healthy meals free for all pupils.
This is the effective solution to improving diets, with the long-term health benefits outweighing the extra costs, according to Neil Porter, chairman of the Local Authority Caterers Association.
Mr Porter told the BBC news website that the commercially driven nature of school catering was a big problem and that meeting nutritional standards should not be treated as a business.
“The way forward is for meals without charge for all pupils,” he said.
The poor standard of school dinners has become a high profile issue after being highlighted by TV chef Jamie Oliver.
Since then the Government pledged £280 million for better quality meals but Mr Porter has stressed the need for the more “root-and-branch” approach of making healthy school dinners completely free.
He also argued that by cutting bureaucracy in collecting the cash from parents and dealing with providers and sub-contractors, free meals could actually be cheaper than the current system.
The recent school chef’s award ceremony, held in Henley College, heard that Jamie Oliver’s television series actually misrepresented the standard of school kitchens.
Lynne Howe, who won the competition, said school meals were not as poor as those shown on TV, but welcomed more government investment.
“I just hope that all the promises about school meals won’t disappear again after 5 May,” she said.
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