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    From Gordon@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 31 03:39:44 2025
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556710/new-school-lunches-don-t-give-kids-enough-energy-failing-nutrition-standards-report

    In this commerial world somethings it is a good idea to check out if the product is fit for purpose of at least if a little extra in the price makes
    the product fit for purpose.

    As a tax payer I would like to think/know that the school lunches gave
    enough energy to carry them through the day. This is the intended purpose of the school lunch programme.

    "Given that 27% of children in New Zealand live in households where food runs out often or sometimes,8 the very low energy content of the meals is especially worrying. The energy provided is 30-40% lower than the lunches served in 2022 under the original funding model and only around half the energy (kilojoules) recommended for lunches for children."

    I could be said that the Government is not feeding the poor lunches which
    will help to keep them in poverty. Not the right track.

    The report from the Public Health Communication Centre has very little
    waffle in it and bristles with a fix it now tone.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to Gordon on Tue Apr 1 13:49:54 2025
    On 31 Mar 2025 03:39:44 GMT, Gordon <[email protected]> wrote:

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556710/new-school-lunches-don-t-give-kids-enough-energy-failing-nutrition-standards-report

    In this commerial world somethings it is a good idea to check out if the >product is fit for purpose of at least if a little extra in the price makes >the product fit for purpose.

    As a tax payer I would like to think/know that the school lunches gave
    enough energy to carry them through the day. This is the intended purpose of >the school lunch programme.

    "Given that 27% of children in New Zealand live in households where food runs >out often or sometimes,8 the very low energy content of the meals is especially
    worrying. The energy provided is 30-40% lower than the lunches served in 2022 >under the original funding model and only around half the energy (kilojoules) >recommended for lunches for children."

    I could be said that the Government is not feeding the poor lunches which >will help to keep them in poverty. Not the right track.
    I'm not sure what you intended with that paragraph, Gordon - I suspect
    the Government _is_ (rather than is not) feeding the poor lunches
    which will help keep them in poverty; I agree that they are on the
    wrong track.

    The report from the Public Health Communication Centre has very little
    waffle in it and bristles with a fix it now tone.

    From that report:

    An Official Information Act reply from the Ministry of Education, when referring to the SLC meals, states �the new contract requires that
    meals meet the Nutrition Standards developed for the programme in
    2022. Every lunch provided by meal providers is to meet the
    nutritional standards.�

    There is therefore no excuse for not quickly requiring the School
    Lunch collective to meet the terms of their contract - the report
    indicates that there are still 124,941 students relying on Compass /
    Gilmours / Libelle to provide lunches to the standards required in the contract.

    It is hard to understand why Seymour is avoiding taking effective
    action - there has been no suggestion that the companies have donated
    to the ACT party . . .

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  • From It's A Me@21:1/5 to Gordon on Thu Apr 3 12:20:59 2025
    On 2025-03-31 03:39:44 +0000, Gordon said:

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556710/new-school-lunches-don-t-give-kids-enough-energy-failing-nutrition-standards-report


    In this commerial world somethings it is a good idea to check out if the product is fit for purpose of at least if a little extra in the price makes the product fit for purpose.

    As a tax payer I would like to think/know that the school lunches gave
    enough energy to carry them through the day. This is the intended purpose of the school lunch programme.

    "Given that 27% of children in New Zealand live in households where food runs out often or sometimes,8 the very low energy content of the meals is especially worrying. The energy provided is 30-40% lower than the
    lunches served in 2022 under the original funding model and only around
    half the energy (kilojoules) recommended for lunches for children."

    I could be said that the Government is not feeding the poor lunches which will help to keep them in poverty. Not the right track.

    The report from the Public Health Communication Centre has very little
    waffle in it and bristles with a fix it now tone.

    Meanwhile, in the UK, there is an exhibition of the history of school
    lunches. :-)

    Exhibition offers a taste of classic school dinners <https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c36718g4z0jo>

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