Having school dinners rather than packed lunches could encourage picky-eating 13-year-olds to eat a wider variety of foods, according to a new University of Bristol-led study. The findings are ...

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The research showed when children who were picky eaters as preschoolers got to choose their own food (school dinners) at lunchtime, they were less picky in what they ate, compared with a packed lunch.

When children who were picky eaters got to choose their own food at school at lunchtime they ate a wider variety of food compared with those who had a packed lunch, researchers found (Ben Birchall/PA) ...

The UK government has announced an extension of free school meals in England to all children whose parents receive universal ...

Having school dinners rather than packed lunches could encourage picky eating 13-year-olds to eat a wider variety of foods, according to a new University of Bristol-led study.

Having school dinners rather than packed lunches could encourage picky eating 13-year-olds to eat a wider variety of foods, according to a new University of Bristol-led study. The findings are ...

School dinners may encourage picky teenagers to eat better, study suggests. 15 May 2025, 02:19. The findings suggest picky eaters at the age of 13 were more likely than non-picky children to avoid ...

Having school dinners could encourage picky teenagers to eat better, a study suggests. When children who were picky eaters got to choose their own food at school at lunchtime they ate a wider ...