I’m seeing a lot of outrage at this, including from people I like.
Education Secretary Lucy Powell said the new standards for England are a once in a generation change and take effect from September 2027 with secondaries getting until September 2028 for some rules
Fried eggs pastries chocolate spread and high sugar cereals are also out and ketchup is limited to 10g of a reduced salt and sugar version
Cakes and desserts will be once a week in primaries and twice in secondaries and every dish must include fruit or vegetables
Yes, and? What’s so awful about that? Deep fried food is in fact not a great choice, so why not decide to eliminate it from school meals? If the kids must have their grease-food they can still get it at home; why should schools provide it?
Is it really bad to serve vegetables or fruit with every meal? In fact isn’t it kind of gross not to?
It’s odd to see adults furious that children won’t be able to eat deep-fried foods at school. There really are more delicious foods you know…