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DINNER LADY SERVES UP CHALLENGE FOR JAMIE
16:00 - 30 March 2005
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A Dinner lady has dished up her last meal after serving at the same school for nearly three decades.
And Mary Singer today urged celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to test out his school dinner theories in the Granite City.
The 62-year-old has been dishing up delicious dinners at Kincorth Academy for the past 29 years.
The
assistant cook, of Bridge of Dee, supports healthy meals in schools,
but wonders why Jamie and his crew did not make a trip to Aberdeen.
The TV chef has been visiting schools south of the border promoting healthy dinners.
Jamie's Dinners has sparked a successful campaign, giving the government a push towards improving food in schools.
As
well as exposing low quality, processed meat being fed to pupils, the
programme showed each child was allocated no more than 45p per meal in
England and Wales - less than prisoners are given. Mary said: "It was
all set in England, they should have come up to Scotland. Our menus are
more nutritious but we weren't mentioned."
Scotland has been pushing healthy meals in schools for some years now.
The Scottish Executive published a report, Hungry for Success, in 2002.
This drew attention to special dietary requirements and food allergies and gave detailed healthy menu suggestions.
Mary said she has noticed a change in eating habits among Scottish youngsters over the years.
She
said: "Before we started trying to change we had foods like hot dogs
all the time. Children are now eating more healthy food and trying new
things."
The Kincorth cook said she was leaving the school with happy memories.
Mary, who is married to Norman, 66, was presented with flowers from the staff and children.
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