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The NEW stan es
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These healthier foods and drinks should be on school menus

How you can support
the new standards FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

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What children eat plays a vital role in
their growth and development – which BREAD
is why we are making all food in schools
healthier and more nutritious. But we need DRINKING WATER
your support. Encouraging your children
to try the new food will really make HEALTHIER DRINKS
a difference.
These foods are now restricted or no longer allowed

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The Tariq family from Surrey
have three children of secondary
school age, Kapil (18), Rabir (16)
and Alexander (12). Mum, Christel,
says that she and her husband, Mo, always eat
healthily so the children are more likely to copy; she
always leaves out a bowl of healthy snacks within
reach such as nuts*, seeds and fruit.

If your child takes a packed lunch to school, you Christel has also discovered that inventing new,
can support the new school food standards by tasty and healthy snacks has challenged her
children’s perception of healthy food being boring
packing a healthier lunch. and encouraged them to try new things. For example,
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*Be allergy aware, visit www.allergyinschools.co.uk