School meal portion sizes should be looked at again with pupils saying they would like more food, according to Wales’ children’s commissioner.
Rocio Cifuentes said a “snapshot” survey of children’s views on school dinners showed only a minority felt full after their lunch.
She said the guidance for schools needs to change.
The Welsh government said it would be considering the most recent health recommendations for child nutrition, including portion sizes.
Current guidance, external suggests different portion sizes for primary and secondary school children.
However, the children’s commissioner said her survey heard complaints from older primary pupils that they get the same amount of food as four and five-year-olds.
The survey was answered by 490 seven to18-year-olds individually and a further 1250 took part in groups, with views fed back by staff.
Ms Cifuentes said the “overwhelming” message from children about not being full was a concern because “in this current cost of living crisis, so many children are relying on that school dinner as their main meal”.
