Packed lunches not healthy

JUST one per cent of children's packed lunches meet nutritional standards set for school meals, it was revealed today.

Lunch boxes are being filled with crisps, sweets and sugary drinks, a University of Leeds study found. Researchers examined the contents of 1,300 lunch boxes taken to school by pupils aged eight and nine.

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