High Fat, Salt and Sugar foods will be off the menu for school meals for around a quarter of a million children.
Only healthy food choices that meet the new standards will be funded for breakfast clubs, lunches, snacks and after school clubs.
Juliette Gash reports;
One in five children is overweight or obese, with that number rising in DEIS, or disadvantaged schools.
Nutritional standards have changed in recent months, with a revamped food pyramid, emphasising the importance of reducing foods that are high in fat, salt and sugar.
These will be off the menu in schools with breakfast and after-school clubs – and where snacks and lunches are provided.
That means more fruit and vegetables, water and milk to drink and healthy food choices in sensible portions.
