I november ska svenska elever hjälpa forskare att utveckla och testa en app för att minska skolornas matsvinn. Nu uppmanar forskarna alla Sveriges skolor att vara med och bidra till ett hållbarare samhälle. Massexperimentet Svinnkollen är en del av vetenskapsfestivalen ForskarFredag.

As a teacher, I like to bring in foods that are unknown to my students. But until recently, I did not fully grasp the inequities around food and food education in our nation. How might these inequities be different if more students were exposed to nutrient-dense foods and educated on the benefits of these foods?

Guest blogger Erika Johnson: As a teacher, I like to bring in foods that are unknown to my students. But until recently, I did not fully grasp the inequities around food and food education in our nation.

För första gången kartläggs hur mycket mat som går till spillo i storköken på svenska förskolor, skolor och äldreboenden.

Youths who were enrolled in a free lunch program at school for up to five years had 18% and 9% higher test scores in reading and math, respectively, compared with those who were enrolled in the program for less than a year, according to a study in the Journal of Development Economics. The findings were…

Brad Blankenship had been working in edtech for nearly 10 years when he noticed that food services—an essential division in any school district—was being neglected.

Ungdomar utsätts dagligen för budskap om mat och ätande. Det handlar om allt från hälsa och välbefinnande till riskrapporter om vissa livsmedel. En avhandling från Göteborgs universitet visar att unga inte upplever det som lätt att avgöra vem eller vad de kan lita på i floden av matinformation. Föräldrarnas ord väger dock tungt.