But while some schools will be issuing supermarket vouchers this summer, others will be handing out their own food parcels. "We continue to encourage schools to work with their suppliers to arrange food parcels or collections for families eligible for free school meals.," a Department for Education spokesperson told Mirror Money. "When the pandemic happened, schools started to contact us for food parcels," Beth Parker, who runs the Glasgow-based non-profit East End Flat Pack Meals service, told Mirror Money. Consultant Dietitian Ro Huntriss says food parcels need to provide a good mix of ingredients to help support growing children. Bread is fortified with several nutrients to include iron, calcium and Vitamin B1 and the carbohydrate within the bread will provide energy.

Source: Daily Mirror June 17, 2020 17:15 UTC