Guidance urging schools in England A pioneering charity said to serve children at least three times a week in order to increase the consumption of vegetables and legumes.
a report It was published by the Food Foundation It has been found that children eat more processed meat than adults, with more than a third (36 %) of meat that children coming from processed meat such as bacon, pork and sausages, compared to 29 % of adults.
The study also found that 80 % of the most common meat dishes in schools and educational institutions are either treated or red meat.
According to the current government directions, schools must provide part of meat or poultry for at least three days a week in school meals, which are part of the broader school food standards designed to ensure children get a balanced diet.
However, the food institution calls for relaxation, and increased fruit consumption must be encouraged by a specific strategy. The charity also calls for strengthening government purchases for schools and other public places in which food is provided, by reviewing government guidance.
“It is worrying that children eat a lot of processed meat, especially in schools, where meals should be nutritious,” said Rebecca Toby of the Food Foundation.
“The government must review the standards that buy the government for food and school standards to ensure its compatibility with the latest health and sustainability recommendations. This includes relaxation in the base that requires schools to serve meat three times a week and reduce the amount of processed meat provided.
“This would allow restaurants to provide more beans, legumes, whole vegetables and vegetables-improving health and lowering costs. Not supporting current healthy policies in the long run or British farmers, who face unfair competition from the low-level imported meat.”
The report also found that four of the most common dishes containing meat from fast food ports are likely to be treated and/or very processed meat, while sausages and bacon are among the five most common dishes in informal restaurant chains.
Manufactured meat, which can be high in salt and saturated fats, is classified as carcinogenic by the World Health Organization (WHO). cancer UK research estimates that among the 42,000 new intestinal cancer cases that occur every year in the UK, 13 % are caused by eating a lot of processed meat.
“This report reveals a horrific fact that 80 % of the meat that is presented in schools is either treated or is red meat, both of which are classified as causing before. Who in their right mind will do such something?
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“One of the most powerful things we can do for our health and our children is to reduce meat consumption. This is a fact. Science is clear, the benefits are clear. The law is wrong.”
A government spokesman said: “Through our plan for change, this government is determined to give every child the best start in life, which includes creating a healthy generation of children in our history,” a government spokesman said.
“For this reason, we deal with stakeholders in school food standards to ensure that schools are available for children with food options and healthy drink.
“On a broader scale, we are urgently dealing with the childhood obesity crisis by converting our focus from treatment to prevention, including by limiting the access of schoolchildren to fast food.”
