Survey

Swedish National Food Administration advices about good food in school are designed to promote healthy eating habits. They have a lot of good principles and guidelines for the school canteen. A survey with 36 claims from www.slv.se gave us the possibility to grade the school food. Some of the claims had to be answered by students, but mostly of them was answered by the chef.

Sausage is served at most three times a month Soup and sandwich or dessert are served at most two times a month || The salad buffet contains at least five different vegetables/fruits Salad buffet is daily served, even together with pancakes, soup or porridge. || ”Keyhole marked” bread is daily served ”Keyhole marked” butter is daily served || The students eat their lunch at the same time every day There is a even flow of students in the school canteen and there are seats for everyone The students have enough time to eat || The school canteen is clean The serving counters are clean The dish washing room is obstructed The sound environment  is not perceived as disturbing  || Nuts, including almonds and sesame seed does not occur. There are routines for personal hygiene in the school canteen || The students can always satisfy their hunger || The students evaluate the food in school once a year || Sweet drinks, sweets or pastries are not sold in school || The school  has a health policy that is followed up annually  School health services can support the integration of eating habits in health management ||
 * There are always at least two dishes to choose from and a vegetarian alternative. Everyone is allowed to eat the vegetarian alternative Everyone is allowed to eat more than one dish at the same time. ||
 * Fish is served every week Meat, chicken or charcuterie products are served every week Minced meat is served every week
 * The salad buffet is placed before the cooked food
 * Skimmed milk or water are daily served
 * The school canteen opens at the earliest, at eleven o’clock
 * The weekly menu is available for everyone
 * The lowest temperature to keep cooked food in, is 60°C
 * There is a picture of the plate model or demonstration plates in the school canteen
 * The students can present their opinions and about the food in school The food council in school has an explicit support from the s school management and there are assemblies at least four times a year
 * The offered breakfast consists of ”keyhole marked” bread, dairy products, cereals, cheese, vegetables and fruit ||
 * The offered snack consists of “keyhole marked” bread, dairy products, cereals, cheese, vegetables and fruit
 * The theme of  food and health is discussed once a year at the school

**Score: 23 /36 **

**Grade: ****VG **, good worked. Apparently you have a positive attitude and want to offer you student’s good food in an enjoyable surrounding. Of this you get praise. The reason of why you didn’t have highest score is that there are some things that can be improved.

Three out of nine questions that the students responded to and agree with were that it is nice and clean, the wash handing-in is camouflaged and you can always eat till you are fill.

Two out of 13 more important statements didn’t accord who it is and this two was about the opening time, loud sound and enjoyable surrounding.