There was a time when school dinners were the only thing on the menu – have a look at some of the meals served up to Mansfield school pupils from ten years ago. How have things changed since you were at school? What did you used to eat?
1. 2 - Five A Day
Pupils at Park Junior school Shirebrook in 2008 made sure they got a healthy balanced diet as they tucked into a different piece of fruit each day as part of the schools Healthy lifestyles project, Children are encouraged at lunch time to eat healthily and are rewarded with healthy eating stickers by the Dinner supervisors. Photo: Angela Ward
2. 6 - Full bellies
160 pupils at Kirkby's Orchard Primary School, double the usual number of children eating school dinners gathered in 2009 for a Harvest Lunch. Pictured are pupils Abigail Hardy and Alex Lee both eight. Photo: Jane Hilton
3. 4 - Eating with the community
Pupils from the Northfield Primary School in Mansfield Woodhouse, entertained local pensioners during Community Week in 2009, when they were invited into their lunch time for a roast dinner. Photo: Anne Shelley
4. 9 - On your marks get set cook
Pat Berry lined up the school dinners as part of an attempt to cook as many school dinners as they can to break a world record at Mapplewells School in 2010 Photo: Angela Ward