Regulations 5 and 6
SCHEDULE 2School lunch requirements
1. Food included in the groups set out in Schedule 1 must be provided as part of a school lunch in accordance with the following requirements of this Schedule.
2.—(1) Not less than two portions each day must be provided of food from group A, at least one of which must be salad, vegetables or vegetable juice and at least one of which must be fruit, fruit salad or fruit juice.
(2) A fruit based dessert (with a content of at least 50% fruit measured by the weight of the raw ingredients) must be provided at least twice each week in primary schools.
3.—(1) A portion of food from group B must be provided every day except a day when a food from group C is provided as permitted by paragraph 4.
(2) Red meat must be provided at least twice each week in primary schools, and at least three times each week in secondary schools; except that a day when a food from group C which contains red meat is provided may count towards this total.
(3) Fish must be provided at least once each week in primary schools and at least twice each week in secondary schools.
(4) Fish required to be provided by sub-paragraph (3) must at least once every three weeks be oily fish.
(5) In primary schools a dairy source of protein may be provided in place of a food from group B.
4.—(1) A portion of food from each of the subdivisions in group C may not be provided more often than once every two weeks.
(2) Any shaped product comprising a mixture of meat and other ingredients which is not included in the reserved descriptions specified in Schedule 2 to the Meat Products Regulations may only be provided if it complies with the meat content requirements for “Burger” in that Schedule.
(3) No meat product shall be provided if it contains any carcase part listed in regulation 6(2) of the Meat Products Regulations, subject to the exception in regulation 6(3) of those Regulations.
(4) No economy burgers as defined in Schedule 2 to the Meat Products Regulations shall be provided.
5.—(1) A type of bread with no added fat or oil and another food from group D must be provided every day.
(2) A food in group D cooked in fat or oil must not be provided on more than three days in a week.
(3) On each day when a food in group D cooked in fat or oil is provided, a food from that group (other than bread) not so cooked must also be provided.
6. A portion of food from group E must be provided every day.
7. No drinks other than those included in group F may be provided, except that whole milk may be provided for pupils up to the end of the school year in which they attain the age of five.
8. No more than two portions each week may consist of food which has been deep-fried in the cooking or manufacturing process.
9. No confectionery or snacks may be provided except snacks which consist of —
(a)nuts, seeds, fruit or vegetables with no added salt, sugar, honey or fat (except that dried fruit may contain no more than 0.5% vegetable oil as a glazing agent); or
(b)savoury crackers or bread sticks which are served with food from group A or group E.
10. Cakes or biscuits must not contain any confectionery.
11.—(1) No salt shall be available to add to food after the cooking process is complete.
(2) Other condiments may be available to pupils only in individual sachets or in individual portions of no more than 10 grams or one teaspoonful.