Food

Educate students about the benefits of eating less meat and offer plant-based options as part of the daily menu. Raise awareness of food waste, food miles, food production methods and food from different cultures

Actions you could take:

• Introduce plant-based options as part of the daily canteen offer
• Encourage to students to explore vegetarian and plant-based options and develop a campaign to get students thinking about where their food comes from
• Reduce/eliminate food packaging, particularly single-use plastics including plastic bottles (both from the canteen and packed lunches)
• Offer Fairtrade-certified products as part of the canteen snacks
• Grow food on the school grounds, even if this is mainly for educational purposes
• Reduce food waste both by working with your catering provider and educating students. Compost any unavoidable food waste, it is FREE in your Veolia contract.

Resources:

Love Food Hate Waste
School Food Matters
WWF food growing resources and activities