There are many measures schools can take to provide students with healthier, tastier and more sustainable school meals. However, as the SchoolFood4Change School Menu Design Handbook notes, in order for these measures to have meaningful impact, they can’t just be…
School meals have the potential to create stronger communities, improve the health of children and adults, and foster more sustainable societies. The SchoolFood4Change project sees school meals as a key lever for transformational change, understanding that such change won’t enact…
Canteen Day Parties are theme days at schools that revolve around food. The aim is to involve parents and caregivers, teachers, canteen staff, the neighbourhood and the wider community in children's food education. The SchoolFood4Change Canteen Day Guide explains how such a theme day can be organised.
In a world grappling with climate disruption, food insecurity, and rising inequality, the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) Global Forum 2025 offered a rare dose of optimism – and a blueprint for action. Since its inception at Expo 2015,…
“[C]hildren’s hands are the ones that will change the world, and we must teach those hands to work towards healthy eating.” writes David, who is a teacher at the Bertomeu Llorens i Royo school (CEIP Bertomeu Llorens i Royo), in…
Schools are powerful places. They are one of the most important environments where children learn, grow, and develop lifelong habits, including how they eat and care for their health. Yet, not all students start from the same place. To understand…
On 16 September, SchoolFood4Change partners Speiseraume and the City of Nuremberg had the honor of presenting at the Bonner Ernährungstage (Bonn Nutrition Days), held this year as the BZfE Forum (German Federal Center for Nutrition). The forum’s central message was…
Copenhagen’s SchoolFood4Change team, consisting of procurement lawyers and food experts, has set ambitious goals for the procurement of food for the municipality’s public institutions and the positive impact of these procurement measures! The city wants to ensure that Copenhagen’s large…
Discover how Speiseräume is transforming school meals in Germany with sustainable, healthy, and delicious options for thousands of children.
The reach and quality of school meals and structured school meal programmes can truly help protect children from low income families from food insecurity, support their development, reduce diet and weight-related health risks in later life, and foster environmentally friendly…