Rona R J, Chinn S
Hum Nutr Appl Nutr. 1984 Jun;38(3):187-98.
Parents' opinions on the school meals system were obtained for 6468 English and 1977 Scottish parents in 1981, a year after new legislation for the school meals system was introduced in the UK. Uptake of school meals was 54.5 per cent and 29.6 per cent in the English and Scottish areas respectively. This was lower than at any time in the 1970s. Subscribers to the system were mainly from poorer sectors of the community and were less critical of it. The high price for school meals was the main factor in England that explained whether a child would take a midday meal at school. The nutritional advantages and disadvantages of school meals were recognized as more important characteristics of the system than provision for the child of a safe place to stay, an opportunity for social interaction or a reduction in the mother's time spent travelling. Poor families in wealthier communities, more than elsewhere, may be reluctant to claim free school meals because the demand for the service in the wealthy areas is lower than in the poorer areas and an individual child may be more easily identified by their classmates as receiving free lunches. The readiness of parents to take the child out of the scheme if he or she dislikes the meals may result in catering planners in schools being more prone to make easily available convenience foods which are attractive to children instead of less popular but healthier food.
1981年，在英国出台学校膳食制度新立法一年后，收集了6468名英格兰家长和1977名苏格兰家长对该制度的看法。在英格兰和苏格兰地区，学校膳食的参与率分别为54.5%和29.6%。这低于20世纪70年代的任何时候。该制度的订阅者主要来自社区中较贫困的阶层，对其批评较少。在英格兰，学校膳食价格高昂是解释孩子是否会在学校吃午餐的主要因素。人们认为学校膳食的营养优缺点是该制度比为孩子提供一个安全的停留场所、社交互动机会或减少母亲出行时间更重要的特征。富裕社区的贫困家庭可能比其他地方更不愿意申请免费学校膳食，因为富裕地区对该服务的需求低于贫困地区，个别孩子可能更容易被同学认出是接受免费午餐的。如果孩子不喜欢膳食，家长愿意让孩子退出该计划，这可能导致学校的餐饮规划者更倾向于提供对孩子有吸引力的方便食品，而不是不太受欢迎但更健康的食品。
