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Average UK school meals mostly made of ultra-processed foods

Packed lunches and secondary school food contain most calories as rising food costs begin to bite

Public health experts have called for an urgent cap on ultra-processed food at schools after research found the products made up nearly two-thirds of the average UK school lunch.

Across primary and secondary schools, ultra-processed food accounted for 64% of calories provided by lunchtime meals, the study found, with packed lunches typically containing more of the foods than meals provided by schools themselves.

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