School meals why bother

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School meals why bother

• Michael Clapham
• Carina Norris
• Queen Margaret University

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Plan

• Health of Scottish children (obesity)
• Packed lunches
• Street lunches
• Queen Anne School

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School meals why bother

• I believe school meals are the best option
  because
• Nutritional
• Educational
• Social (socialisation skills)
• School ethos
• Safety

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Primary School packed lunches

• Sample drawn from a central Scotland primary
  School
• 40 parents / children aged 7 to 10 years old
  agreed to take part
• 17 children completed 5 days of data collection

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Primary school packed lunches
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Primary school packed lunches
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Food outside school (street food)

• Sample drawn from a central Scotland secondary
  School, with a mixed catchment area
• 60 children/parents aged 12 to 14 year old agreed
  to take part
• Only 24 pupils had 4 street lunches and completed
  the 4 days of data collection (96 days)
• 13 boys
• 11 girls

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Secondary school (street food)
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Secondary school (street Food)
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proportion of sample meeting Scottish Nutrient
Standards for School Lunches Street eaters
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Frequency of consumption of foods during 4-day
study period
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Outlets where food was purchased by the sample
(street eaters)
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Conclusion

• Inappropriate food choice packed and take away
  foods
• A small number of individual children have very
  poor lunch time dietary intakes
• Children do not just follow one mode of lunching
• Need to educate children and parents about
  appropriate food choice
• Need to stay for school lunch

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Reasons for children choosing to buy lunch
outside school (strength of influence, 10
represents maximum influence) ranked in mean
order (30 children)
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Additional reasons suggested by pupils, for
choosing to purchase lunch outside
school Tastier food outside school (6
pupils) Fresh air / being outside (2
pupils) Better quality food outside school (2
pupils) Opportunity for exercise Too crowded
in canteen Easier to relax / enjoy yourself
outside school
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Changes which would make children more likely to
have school lunch (strength of influence, 10
represents maximum influence) ranked in mean
order (30 children)
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Additional changes suggested by pupils to
increase uptake of school meals Better canteen
layout / shape (7 pupils) Collecting points for
healthy food, to obtain prizes (2 pupils) Food
colour-coded for healthiness More canteen
entrances/exits More entertainment Healthier
menu More frequent menu changes More pay points
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Queen Anne School meals research

• Number of children participating
• Boys 90
• Girls 96

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Boys Habitual Choices based on 5 and 4 days
recording

• 96 Boys, total 447 meals consumed
• Habitual
• 64 boys (total 285 lunches)
• Canteen 31 boys (total 125 lunches)
• Packed 17 (total 85 lunches)
• Street 16 (total 75 lunches)
• Various modes
• Boys 32 (total162 lunches various modes)
• Canteen (total 76)
• Packed (total 18)
• Street (total 68)

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Girls Habitual Choices based on 5 and 4 days
recording and other modes

• 90 girls, total 418 meals consumed
• Habitual
• 60 girls (total 276 lunches)
• Canteen 27 (total 122 lunches)
• Packed 16 (total 74 lunches)
• Street 17 (total 80 lunches)
• Various modes
• 30 girls (total 142 lunches various modes)
• Canteen (total 50)
• Packed (total 29)
• Street (total 63)