Some packed lunch pupils want to buy additional items like desserts, but we can’t provide for them because we would not be compliant. What is the solution to this?
The regulations do not prohibit the sale of individual items, for example to supplement packed lunches. Any additional items like desserts and drinks should be included in the planned provision mix, so that they are accounted for in the analysis of the average school lunch. You are correct that, if too many of these items are provided, the average school lunch may not be compliant. In Newham, they adapted the additional items to be healthier and factored them in as a proportion of the provision mix. At Howden School, they decided to promote meal deals rather than prevent pupils from buying individual items. This resulted in meal deals becoming more popular, which helped them to successfully develop a compliant menu and more importantly encouraged students to choose a complete meal rather than several individual items.
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