Useful links

• Parentzone
  Scottish site for parents and carers, with information on schools, education issues and many useful links.
• Parenting across Scotland
  Funded by the Scottish Executive, this partnership of voluntary organisations provides ways of better supporting parents and families by focusing on issues affecting parents in Scotland today.
• Directgov
  The Directgov website has lots of information on a wide range of public services including a health and well-being section providing parents with advice and information on child health issues.
• Scottish Parent Teacher Council
  The Scottish Parent Teacher Council is the national organisation for parent teacher associations and parent associations in Scotland. The website has information and resources to support associations.

Eating for Health

• Healthy eating pages of the healthyliving website
  These pages have information and tips to help improve your diet. Includes a quiz to see how healthy your diet is, recipes and healthy ideas for breakfast, lunchbox, light meals and main meals.
• School meals
  Information about school meals in Scotland.
• Food Standards Agency Scotland
  Find information about nutrition, food hygiene, labelling and more on the Food Standards Agency Scotland website. Interactive games and quizzes on various food topics are available.
• British Nutrition Foundation
  Features on food and nutrition, with a special section on education.
• Dole 5 A Day
  Website produced by the Dole Food Company in the United States that emphasises the message to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. There are areas for parents and kids with lots of interactive activities.