Schools hail new meal guidelines, say better food ensures better focus

Dubai's school community is beginning to overhaul how children eat and interact with food—with greater focus on variety, presentation and overall appeal—as Dubai Municipality rolls out its new “My School Food” platform, a tech-driven system designed to boost nutrition standards and elevate meal quality across campuses.

- Nandini Sircar

At GEMS Education, Group Chief Education Officer Lisa Crausby OBE said the impact of better food is already visible. “We already know from our schools that when nutrition improves, we see calmer classrooms, better concentration and more settled routines across the day.”

She added that the new guidelines “give us a shared framework to review our current offer, raise the bar and make sure that what children are eating in school genuinely supports their learning and long-term health.”