Educational reforms may include changes to school dinners

An advisor to the Ministry of Education has said that the food served to children in Czech schools could change within the framework of proposed reforms to the education system. Educational consultant David Bartusek has said that in addition to offering parents different education programmes for their children, schools may soon be offering alternative healthy meals on their menus as well.

The food served in school dinners is currently set by a ministerial decree. Critics say that the food prescribed by the legislation has too much fat and an unhealthy surfeit of protein, which could be a contributory factor in rising obesity levels.