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Table 6.1.4  Suggestions for healthy packed lunchboxes

Food group                              Suitable foods
Group 1: Bread, rice,
potatoes, pasta and other               Bread, bread rolls, tortilla wraps and pittas can be filled or used for sandwiches
starchy foods                           Crispbreads, crackers, oatcakes or breadsticks
Group 2: Fruit and                      Pasta, rice or cooked potatoes as the base for a salad
vegetables
                                        Vegetables sliced in sandwiches
Group 3: Milk, cheese and               Combined in a salad
yogurt                                  Sticks of raw vegetables (celery, carrots, cucumber) or small tomatoes as finger
                                        foods or crunchy alternative to crisps
Group 4: Meat, fish, eggs,              Pieces of fruit or small packets of dried fruit
nuts and pulses                         Vegetable soup

Foods combining more than               Cheese is a popular sandwich filling
one food group                          Cubes, triangles, strings of cheese as finger foods
                                        Pots of yogurts, fromage frais or rice pudding make popular desserts
Group 5: Foods high in fat              Cartons of milk or flavoured milk as the drink
and sugar
                                        Cold meats or flaked fish can be included in sandwiches or salads
                                        Chicken drumsticks or cold sausages
                                        Falafels
                                        Nuts – if allowed in school

                                        Slices of quiche or pizza
                                        Samosas or bhajiis
                                        Vegetable soup also with lentils or other beans, meat or fish

                                        Small cakes or muffins (e.g. fruit cake or fruit muffins)
                                        Biscuits and cakes containing dried fruit or ground or chopped nuts
                                        Buns, scones, teabreads are a lower fat alternative
                                        Fruit juice can be included as the drink

can provide their pupils with selected milk and                    school food services appear to be most effective in
                                                                   changing dietary habits.
milk products. The aim of the scheme is to
                                                                     Activity 2
encourage consumption of milk and milk products                       Plan the key components to be included in a
                                                                      school intervention to increase the variety of
to establish a healthy balanced diet by making them                   foods the pupils will eat.

available in schools  at a reduced cost to pupils.                 References and further reading

Schools choose whether they wish to sign up to this                Bevelander KE, Anschütz DJ and Engels RC (2012)
                                                                      The effect of a fictitious peer on young children’s
scheme and offer it. If they do, children entitled to                 choice of familiar v. unfamiliar low- and
                                                                      high-energy-dense foods. British Journal of
free school meals are entitled to free milk. In                       Nutrition 7: 1–8.
                                                      1
England,      Scotland  and        Northern  Ireland  3  pint  of  Brug J, Tak NI, te Velde SJ, Bere E and de
                                                                      Bourdeaudhuij I (2008) Taste preferences, liking
milk daily is available free to children up to the age                and other factors related to fruit and vegetable
                                                                      intakes among schoolchildren: results from
of 5 years.                                                           observational studies. British Journal of Nutrition
                                                                      99(suppl 1): S7–S14.
In Wales children up 7 years (in Key Stage 1) are

entitled  to  1  pint  milk  free  per  day  (Welsh  Government
              3
2011).

Breakfasts are now offered in many schools and

have the potential to improve nutrient intakes,

which is especially important for those entitled to

free school meals. This can make a significant

difference in the large numbers of school children

who leave home without breakfast.

School-based interventions that combine the

classroom curriculum, parental behaviour and
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