Feed me better campaign
I normally avoid any campaigns like the plague, but this problem really addressing.
Jamie’s School Dinners is all about making radical change to the school meals system and challenging the junk food culture by showing schools can serve fresh nutritious meals that kids enjoy eating. Below are some brief stats:
Kids are getting fatter. 15% of all kids under 11 are now obese. Fatter children are more likely to stay obese into adulthood, leading to serious health problems. Scientists believe this may be the first generation to die before their parents due to ill health.
More and more of children’s daily food intake is snack rather than meal based. Inevitably, this means a diet biased towards unhealthy foods. And many young kids don’t know how to lay a table or use a knife and fork.
Teachers report that bad behaviour peaks around lunchtime, after kids have just eaten processed food high in sugar, salt, fat and a cocktail of other additives. Growing scientific evidence suggests that a junk food diet has a negative effect on behaviour.
So now get on and sign the petition, then pass it on and tell everyone you know.