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BPC recipe guide helps put healthy eating on the school menu

Eight out of ten parents agree that potatoes are important in a healthy diet for children. That’s why the British Potato Council (BPC) set about developing a new recipe guide to inspire school caterers across Britain to include potatoes in nutritionally-balanced meals that kids will eat and enjoy.

The BPC guide features a mixture of tasty, new recipes alongside some more familiar dishes, all of which will form part of a healthy balanced diet and have strong appeal to school children, as well as offering great value for money for schools. The ten potato-based recipes have been approved by the British Nutrition Foundation and can be used as part of a day-to-day meal service or as the central focus of a themed “Potato Day” at their school.

“Potatoes are an ideal ingredient for school meals because they’re naturally low in fat, full of fibre, vitamin C and folate as well as being low in sodium. What’s more, they can be sourced locally and children enjoy eating them. Simple potato dishes are great for getting children interested in their food – with different shapes, a mixture of colours, taste and textures.” All ten recipes meet the latest Government nutritional guidelines and each features a full nutritional analysis along with top tips for healthier versions and information about the characteristics of different varieties of potatoes.

The guide complements the BPC’s existing ‘Guide to holding a Potato Day’ which is full of ideas to help primary schools hold a themed Potato Day and the ‘Guide to setting up a Jacket Potato Bar’, designed especially for secondary schools. Both of these encourage children to take up a lunchtime meal, while inspiring caterers to try new recipes and potato varieties.

Printed copies of the recipe guide are available on request from BPC marketing, along with the ‘Guide to holding a Potato Day’ and the ‘Guide to setting up a Jacket Potato Bar’, by calling 01865 714455 or emailing. All three packs are also available to request via the BPC’s website