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In reply to the discussion: Drinking milk at school: while black [View all]AntiBank
(1,339 posts)75. SkolmatSverige (School Food Sweden)
http://www.skolmatsverige.se/in-english
SkolmatSverige translates as "School Food Sweden" and is an innovative web-based system that allows schools and municipalities to evaluate their school food provision in a comprehensive and holistic way.
The main aim of the system is to support schools in their work to provide good school meals. The secondary aims are to follow school meal quality over time, and to conduct research on the importance of school meals.
Below follows a description of the tool or you can skip to our latest results!
Description of the tool
The aim with the instrument is to gather information not just on the nutritional content but also on other aspects of quality. The tool acknowledges and reflects the relevance of school meals to the overall school experience.
The six areas or domains covered that each affect overall meal quality are:
the choice that the school offers (Choice)
the nutritional quality of the food (Nutritional quality )
how the school ensures that food is safe and hygienic (Safe food)
how the school works to improve meal service, to take advantage of the school meal as a pedagogic resource, to see that pupils are involved etc (Meal service)
how much the school considers the environmental impact of food choices (Sustainable food)
issues regarding the organisation and management of the school meal service (Organisation and policy)
The instrument also includes questionnaires for the diners – pupils and staff.
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School lunches in Sweden have a long history
In Sweden, every child attending a primary school (between the ages of 6 and 15) is entitled to a free school lunch every day. This has been enshrined in the legislation that covers all aspects of schooling (the Education Act) since 1997. In reality the practice is much older than this, and school meals have been documented since the late 1800s.
The Education Act was updated relatively recently (1st July 2011) and since then, in addition to being free, school meals must also be "nutritious" (i.e., meet Swedish nutrition recommendations/Nordic nutrition recommendations).
From the Education Act: "Education shall be free. Pupils shall, without charge, have access to books and other teaching materials as well as to nutritious school meals" [translation ours].
SkolmatSverige translates as "School Food Sweden" and is an innovative web-based system that allows schools and municipalities to evaluate their school food provision in a comprehensive and holistic way.
The main aim of the system is to support schools in their work to provide good school meals. The secondary aims are to follow school meal quality over time, and to conduct research on the importance of school meals.
Below follows a description of the tool or you can skip to our latest results!
Description of the tool
The aim with the instrument is to gather information not just on the nutritional content but also on other aspects of quality. The tool acknowledges and reflects the relevance of school meals to the overall school experience.
The six areas or domains covered that each affect overall meal quality are:
the choice that the school offers (Choice)
the nutritional quality of the food (Nutritional quality )
how the school ensures that food is safe and hygienic (Safe food)
how the school works to improve meal service, to take advantage of the school meal as a pedagogic resource, to see that pupils are involved etc (Meal service)
how much the school considers the environmental impact of food choices (Sustainable food)
issues regarding the organisation and management of the school meal service (Organisation and policy)
The instrument also includes questionnaires for the diners – pupils and staff.
snip
School lunches in Sweden have a long history
In Sweden, every child attending a primary school (between the ages of 6 and 15) is entitled to a free school lunch every day. This has been enshrined in the legislation that covers all aspects of schooling (the Education Act) since 1997. In reality the practice is much older than this, and school meals have been documented since the late 1800s.
The Education Act was updated relatively recently (1st July 2011) and since then, in addition to being free, school meals must also be "nutritious" (i.e., meet Swedish nutrition recommendations/Nordic nutrition recommendations).
From the Education Act: "Education shall be free. Pupils shall, without charge, have access to books and other teaching materials as well as to nutritious school meals" [translation ours].
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Naw, as we say, He went to the back of the "lunchline." You know? Like goin 2 the back of the buss
Jeffersons Ghost
May 2016
#14
Yes, it's almost as if those remarks about "superpredators" were part of a wider problem.
Betty Karlson
May 2016
#85
I wonder how fast the school scrambled to come up with those excuses to cover
cstanleytech
May 2016
#5
This shouldn't be allowed to stop here. There was no reason to go after this child.
Judi Lynn
May 2016
#6
To teach that "respect for authority" they have to double down for minor things
csziggy
May 2016
#44
The problem is that in France and Sweden, they gear their children up to succeed, The US wants their
LiberalArkie
May 2016
#29
wow, imagine thinking that feeding children and providing education is important. what concepts!!
niyad
May 2016
#81
he needs to sue the school district ...... FOR MILLIONS and put the $$$$ into a trust fund.
trueblue2007
May 2016
#15
The story is focusing on the actions of one policeman and some school authorities.
pnwmom
May 2016
#38
The case for racial bias has been well documented in research. Whether that was a factor here
pnwmom
May 2016
#63
We agree on that: the cop was wrong. Racism was just added to the mix, don't know why.
Albertoo
May 2016
#69
it's as though you expect people to walk around with a sign that says 'im doing this out of racism'
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2016
#92
"I don't have no understanding as to why he is being charged with larceny"
Spitfire of ATJ
May 2016
#45
The principal and cop should be fired. Ye Gods, what little minds some people have. nt
Fla Dem
May 2016
#46
This shouldn't happen to any middle school student no matter what color or gender.
Stainless
May 2016
#47
Explain to the children how we do not live in a police state and this is the Land of the Free.
Rex
May 2016
#48
Unbeknownst to Ryan, he had enrolled at a school known for servitude, not science.
jtuck004
May 2016
#52
Why is a police officer patrolling the lunch line of a middle school cafeteria?
oberliner
May 2016
#55
Too many cops are threatened by too many things to be cops in the first place
uponit7771
May 2016
#57