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Free healthy breakfasts

Some schools in Hull offer pupils healthy breakfasts with low sugar cereals, high-fibre toast with low fat spread and low sugar jam or marmalade and fresh juice. We hope that children who eat our breakfast at school -

will be better at getting to school on time
will come to school more often
will be able to concentrate and achieve more
won't eat as many unhealthy snacks before lunch

Lots of schools also have activities where children can play together after the meal.

These schools offer free healthy breakfasts -

Adelaide Primary Ainthorpe Primary Alderman Cogan Primary Appleton Primary Bethune Park Primary Bellfield Primary Biggin Hill Primary Bridgeview School Broadacre Primary Bricknell Primary Buckingham Primary Bude Primary Cavendish Primary Chiltern Primary Cleeve Primary Clifton Nursery Clifton Primary Collingwood Primary Craven Primary Dorchester Primary Eastfield Primary Endsleigh Primary Estcourt Primary Francis Askew Primary Fordyke Primary	Greenway Primary Griffin Primary Hall Road Primary Highlands Primary Holy Name RC Primary Mountbattern Primary Ings Primary Lambwath Primary Longhill Primary Marfleet Primary Maybury Primary Neasden Primary Newington Primary Newland St. John CE Primary Northcott School Oakfield Primary Oldfleet Primary Paisley Primary Parks Primary Pearson Primary Priory Primary Rokeby Park Primary Sidmouth Primary Southcoates Primary Spring Cottage Primary	St Charles' RC Primary St George's Primary St James' CE Primary St Mary Queen of Martyrs St Nicholas' Primary St Richard RC Primary St Thomas More St Vincent's Primary Stepney Primary Stockwell Primary Stoneferry Primary Sutton Park Primary Thanet Primary Thorepark Primary Thoresby Primary Tilbury Primary Victoria Dock Primary Wansbeck Primary Westcott Primary Wheeler Primary White House Wold Primary

All primary schools can offer healthy breakfasts if they wish to.

Healthy lunches

We know that a poor diet is linked to childhood obesity and illnesses like type two diabetes, heart disease and some types of cancer. Eating more healthily can also help pupils to achieve more.

That's why we've been concerned about offering healthier meals and why we started giving healthier lunches to children in our primary and special schools in February 2004, and then in secondary schools.

The cost of a primary/special school meal is currently £1.30 which is one of the lowest school meal costs in the country. For £1.30 pupils get a healthy main course, pudding and a drink.

Free fruit

The national school fruit and vegetable scheme (link opens in new window) means that all four to six year-olds get a piece of fruit or vegetable every day.

Some primary schools offer a drink to pupils who go to activities out of schools hours.

Healthy guidelines

A child eating fruit We recommend you follow the steps below to help you and your child stay healthy and eat the right foods.

eat plenty of fibre-rich starchy foods, such as bread, pasta, potatoes, rice and cereals, which provide energy as well as vitamins and minerals
try to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables each day. These can be fresh, frozen, dried, canned or one portion a day can be juice, these will provide vitamins, minerals and fibre
eat and drink reduced fat milk and other dairy products. These are an important source of calcium, which is needed for bone development. Skimmed or semi-skimmed milk will provide plenty of calcium, whilst reducing the fat intake
eat moderate amounts of protein, such as fish, chicken and alternative sources including beans and pulses. There has been a tendency to eat larger amounts of protein-rich foods in relation to other food groups, which is largely unnecessary
eat less fat, especially saturated fat which is the type found in fatty meals, hard cheese, butter, cakes, pastries, biscuits and fried foods such as chips. Choose reduced fat versions where possible
eat sugar less often. Keep sweet foods to mealtimes only, to reduce the risk of tooth decay

Eating healthily is especially important for children and young people, because they are growing rapidly and their bodies need the energy and nutrients from food.

Contact us

You can find out more about our healthy eating initiative by contacting us.

Tel: 01482 300 300

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