Breakfast's Sarah Campbell looks at the new school menu.

New guidelines mean all primary, secondary and special needs schools must now provide a minimum of two portions of fruit and vegetables with every meal.

Many old favourites are now off the menu - crisps, chocolate and sugary drinks.

We also spoke to the Education Minister Alan Johnson and chef Antony Worrall Thompson.

Mr Johnson said healthier food was more popular with youngsters. Menu changes had been introduced in Hull three to four years ago.

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Initially there had been a decline in children taking school meals. But now there was an 8% increase in primary schools and 15% in secondary schools.

He told Breakfast: "It is not an answer to the problem of obesity, but it has to be part of the solution."

Antony Worrall Thompson told us more needed to be done to encourage healthy eating and ensure people knew how to cook.

He said: "The government needs to look at the impact that diet is having on society.

"They need to look at the fact that within five or six years, obesity is going to cost the country - the NHS - five times as much as smoking.

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"The government is only scratchng the surface."

Michael Nelson from the School Food Trust said the quality of food in schools was improving.

He said: "Lots of schools have made progress and the School Food Trust is there to support all the change that's needed.

"I think that cooks want to get back to cooking and they are really keen."

As part of the school meals shake-up, the governement also plans to provide cookery lessons for all pupils who want them.

Food experts are delighted with the new nutritional guidelines.