health matters.
We all have memories of them, good and bad – but how much do school dinners shape our view of food as adults? Quite a lot, it turns out – and if they’re structured correctly, with a bit of enlightened modern thinking added in, they can help us develop a healthy relationship with food that will stand us in good stead for life. Claire Finney looks at the charities trying to help, against a backdrop of government cuts and evere’ve all had formative experiences with school food that, for better or worse, have shaped our preferences, while a growing body of evidence suggests school can play a defining role in our eating habits and physical health.