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Nutritious and Healthy Foods in Schools: Nutritional and Practical Guidelines for Barbados.

Country/Territory
Barbados
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Access-to-information Beverages Capacity building Data collection/reporting Food quality control/food safety Nutrition Public health School feeding Standards
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

The aims of these guidelines are:(I) to provide clear, evidence-based information about the relationship between good nutrition, physical activity and its impact on the health and development of children and young people, (II) to provide nutrient-based standards, which can be used to develop suitable menus so that healthy food and drinks can be offered in schools, (III) to encourage schools to develop and implement food policies which promote healthy eating throughout the school, and (IV) to act as a resource document for health professionals and policy makers.

Full text
English
Website
globalfoodlaws.org