Cash boost for healthy kids diets; EDUCATION: pounds 240m to help subsidise school meals.Byline: By Tony Collins HEALTH education officials in Birmingham today welcomed a new multi-million pound move to improve school food and fight childhood obesity as "brilliant" news. The new measures include pounds 240 million to continue to subsidise Verb 1. subsidise - secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces subsidize pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" 2. healthy school meals until 2011, while a network of regional training kitchens will enable local school cooks to receive training on day release. The Government will also establish a specific fund for building kitchens from 2008, with the extra cash going to those local authorities that most need to replace rundown Rundown A summary of the amount and prices of a serial bond issue that is still available for purchase. rundown A list of available bonds in a municipal issue of serial bonds. kitchens and equipment. Education Secretary Alan Johnson said the new measures were in addition to the pounds 220 million already going to schools and local authorities in the wake of celebrity chef In its strictest sense, a celebrity chef is a someone who has become well-known for his/her cooking. The first historical personality that fits this description is Martino da Como but in practical terms the term grew in popularity during the 1990s. Jamie Oliver's TV series. Those funds are due to run out in 2007/08. Martin Donovan, head of Birmingham City Council's health education unit, said: "This is very positive and something we obviously welcome. "Diet plays such an important part in children's lives and it has been getting worse for a long time. This is brilliant news and hopefully Birmingham will get one of the regional training kitchens." The new measures also include an entitlement An individual's right to receive a value or benefit provided by law. Commonly recognized entitlements are benefits, such as those provided by Social Security or Workers' Compensation. by pupils to take cookery courses in secondary schools from 2008 so that healthy cooking stays with children for life. Mr Johnson said they had already invested heavily to "radically transform" school food. "With this announcement of extra funding we're taking another big step to ensure parents know pupils will get the nutrients they need during the school day, and that school cooks get the kitchens and training they need to deliver healthier food. "But tackling obesity and encouraging a healthy lifestyle is not just about the food that children eat at school. We must also teach them the skills they need to cook so that they continue to eat healthily in later life. "Our food reforms and extra money will ensure healthy school meals are the norm in every school, every day." CAPTION(S): RECIPE FOR SUCCESS... head Therese Allen Al·len , Edgar 1892-1943. American anatomist who is noted for his studies of hormones and for the discovery (1923) of estrogen. and pupils Ashley Taylor and Jodie Cannon at Wychall Primary, Northfield, which has pioneered healthy eating.' MARTIN DONOVAN. |
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