Pod Bites: Why beans belong on school menus

With more than nine million children consuming around a third of their daily food intake at school what's served in canteens is a powerful lever for improving nutrition and supporting the most vulnerable.

Ahead of changes to school food standards, this is the perfect opportunity to make meals healthier by putting more pulses on plates.

In our latest podcast, Dr Nicola Nixon, of the Public Health Nutrition Team at University of York, discusses a Menu Swaps pilot study, run by Fix Our Food, exploring how simple changes to school menus could improve children's diets and health.

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