Healthy eating for schools

Few issues have been more consistently and thoroughly in the news over the past few years than school meals. The problem was clear – children were not always making healthy choices at mealtimes and the meals offered did not meet their nutritional needs. The 2007 guidelines designed to address the problem have been clearly communicated to schools, caterers, parents and pupils, but food manufacturers too share the responsibility for providing nutritionally sound, attractive meal solutions for schoolchildren.

Mars Foodservice is dedicated to providing ongoing quality solutions to meet the existing guidelines and the further standards to be introduced in 2008 and 2009. Most of our UNCLE BEN’s and DOLMIO Ready To Use Sauces are low in fat and salt, and free from gluten, and all contain no artificial ingredients. One regular serving of our DOLMIO sauces and some of our UNCLE BEN’s sauces provide the equivalent of at least one portion of the five fruit and vegetable portions a day.

		We’ve produced a collection of interesting and informative literature and recipes to help school caterers. Click here to download a PDF copy of our ‘Tasty School Meals’ brochure and 20 inspiring recipe cards,