A comparative study has found that the campaign is succeeding, and the higher the level of engagement with the programme (gold, silver or bronze), the bigger the increase in consumption.
Run by Sustain member the Soil Association, the Food for Life programme operates in schools, hospitals, nurseries and care homes, using a 'whole setting' approach to help people understand where their food comes from, how it's grown, and why sustainable sourcing makes a difference. Its schools programme has just received a healthy boost from a study that found significantly higher levels of fruit and vegetable consumption among children attending Food For Life schools, compared with those attending schools that had not engaged with the programme.
Read the report in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health here.
Sustain campaigns for better children's diets: find out more and support us here.
Published Monday 7 August 2017
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