ANNEX B
CAROLINE
WALKER
TRUST
GUIDELINES
These guidelines provide figures for the recommended
nutrient content of an average school meal provided for children
over a one-week period. In practical terms this is the total amount
of food provided, divided by the number of children eating it,
averaged over a week.
| | ENERGY
| FAT | SATURATED
FATTY
ACIDS
| CARBO-
HYDRATE
| NME
SUGARS |
NSP | PROTEIN
| IRON | CALCIUM
| VIT A
(retinol
equivalents)
| FOLATE | VIT C
|
| | 30%
of EAR
| Not more than 35%
of food
energy *
| Not more than 11%
of food
energy *
| Not less than 50%
of food
energy *
| Not more than 11%
of food
energy *
| Not less than 30%
of CRV**
| Not less than 30%
of RNI
| Not less than 40%
of RNI
| Not less than 35%
of RNI
| Not less than 30%
of RNI
| Not less than 40%
of RNI
| Not less than 35%
of RNI
|
| |
| Max *
| Max *
| Min | Max *
| Min | Min
| Min | Min
| Min | Min
| Min |
| | MJ/kcal
| g
| g
| g | g
| g | g
| mg | mg
| micro-grams | micro-grams
| mg |
INFANTS
5-6 years | 2.04 MJ
489 kcal
| 19.0 | 6.0
| 65.2 | 14.3
| 3.9 | 5.9
| 2.4 | 158
| 150 | 40
| 11 |
JUNIORS
7-10 years
| 2.33 MJ
557 kcal
| 21.7 | 6.8
| 74.3 | 16.3
| 4.5 | 8.5
| 3.5 | 193
| 150 | 60
| 11 |
SECONDARY
(not inc. 6th form)
11-16 years
| 2.65 MJ
634 kcal
| 24.7 | 7.7
| 84.5 | 18.0
| 5.1 | 13.0
| 5.9 | 350
| 183 | 80
| 11 |
SIXTH FORM ONLY
17-18 years***
| 3.05 MJ
730 kcal
| 25.1 | 7.9
| 86.1 | 18.0
| 5.2 | 13.3
| 5.9 | 350
| 185 | 80
| 13 |
Sodium should be reduced in catering practice.
Source: DfEE Draft Regulations and Guidance
CPDR99
* As there is no absolute requirement for sugars or fats (except
essential fatty acids), these values represent a maximum
**The Dietary Reference Value for non-starch polysaccharides is
18g for adults, and children should eat proportionately less,
based on their lower body size. For pragmatic reasons, this has
been calculated for these guidelines as a percentage of the energy
recommendation, to give the Calculated Reference Value. The calculated
NSP guideline is 8g per 1,000 kcal.
*** For sixth forms, the values presented here may be slightly
too low, particularly for energy. However, this is only of the
order of 3-5% below what the value should be. This is due to the
fact that the DRVs are presented for wider age bands including
younger children, namely 15-18 year olds.
Abbreviations: DRV Dietary Reference Value, CRV Calculated Reference
Value, EAR Estimated Average Requirement, NME SUGARS Non-milk
extrinsic sugars, NSP Non-starch polysaccharides, RNI Reference
Nutrient Intake
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