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Health Foods Introduced to School Dinners
(About Anglia)
Students and teachers react to the introduction of healthy foods to the school dinner menu at a Suffolk high school.
Can salads replace chips? Let's explore the impact on students and teachers alike, as healthier food options are being introduced at the high school in the village of Stowupland, Suffolk in 1985. In a busy cafeteria, students and teachers are interviewed on the changes to their usual school dinners, reflecting the era's growing concern with diet.
Reporter Chris Young interviewed Chris Hillier, Assistant Catering Manager at Stowupland High School for this video, made to be shown in a news story on Anglia Television early evening news / magazine programme About Anglia.
If 'we are what we eat', then we're definitely not who we used to be...
The British diet has come a long way since the days when lard, suet and condensed milk were the staple of every kitchen, and when 'takeaway' invariably meant a fish supper. We still love our fish & chips - and our Sunday roasts, full English breakfasts, sausage & mash and neeps and tatties. But today our supermarkets stock food and ingredients from six continents, and our comfort food may just as likely be curry, sushi, risotto, chilli con carne or peri peri chicken.
This selection of cookery shows, news reports, adverts and debates gives a taste of how our appetites and our palates were transformed, as well as highlighting some of the food fads and fears that simmered up along the way. So take a seat, browse the menu, and remember: watch what you eat!
