Research says frozen is as good as fresh for school meal nutrition

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The School Food Trust (SFT) has welcomed research by Sheffield Hallam University's Food Innovation Centre indicating that frozen food in primary schools is nutritionally equal to fresh, dried or tinned food.rnDr Michael Nelson, SFT director of research and nutrition, said: "It is helpful to know the nutrient content of school meals prepared using frozen foods is as good as that using fresh food.rn"Of course, fresh foods often have tastes and textures frozen foods cannot match and can be important for other agendas such as local food sourcing.