Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod

My daughter says that most of the dishes on the menus are fairly tasteless;perhaps the stuff is just too bland for the kids.I don't think kids get to taste enough spicy/herby foods and thats partly why they smother everything in ketchup!

Originally Posted by jason

JAMIE HANDS IN PETITIONhttp://www.sky.com/x/x.gifCelebrity TV chef Jamie Oliver has delivered a petition to Downing Street calling for better food standards in schools.

It came as Education Secretary Ruth Kelly prepared to unveil a £280m package to improve the quality of school meals.



But the Government insisted the timing was pure co-incidence.

Mr Oliver's 'Feed Me Better' internet petition was signed by 271,677 people.

Before handing it in, he told reporters he wanted to see the amount spent on primary school dinners increased from 37p to 50p.

To provide secondary school children with a proper nutritional meal, the amount needed was 60p, he said.

Ms Kelly has promised to meet both these demands.

Mr Oliver responded: "It's 20 years too late, but we're talking about the right sort of money."

His petition also calls for qualifications for dinner ladies and more time for catering staff to prepare meals.

It was raised after a TV series in which Mr Oliver exposed the poor quality of school dinners.

http://images5.theimagehosting.com/jamie.1.gif