Changes are coming to school dinners - what do you think of yours?

New rules are coming for school dinners in primary and secondary schools across England.

The government has announced a plan saying pupils must be offered more fruit and vegetables, while deep-fried food will be banned from school menus.

Sweet treats like cake will be served less often, while foods such as sausages and chicken nuggets will be limited to once a week.

Schools will also have to publish their menus online.

What do you think of your school dinners right now? Do you love them or hate them and how would you change them - let us know in the comments.

The changes will come into effect from 2027, with the government saying they will "transform school food for children across the country".

The plan is to make meals healthier, improve nutrition to help children's concentration, learning and wellbeing.

Deep-fried foods will be banned, with items such as chips needing to be oven-baked instead.

Foods such as ham, sausages and chicken nuggets will be limited to once a week and must come with fruit or vegetables.

Schools will also need to serve more high-fibre options such as bread and wholegrains.

Cake and other sweet desserts will be limited to twice a week in secondary schools and once a week in primary schools. They will also need to be served with fruit.

If you go to a breakfast club there are likely to be changes there too.

From next September, pastries and fried-eggs will no longer be allowed to be served, and cereals will have a limit on how much sugar they contain.

Schools will be monitored to make sure they are following the rules and will have to publish their food policies and menus online.

The new rules will into effect from next year, with secondary schools given until September 2028 to make some of the changes.

However, there will be no new money set aside for these changes and some school leaders have raised concerns about how the rules will be put into practice and say schools need more support.

There has also been criticism from the Conservative Party, who said the government should be focusing on other issues, rather than changing school menus.

These new food rules will apply to primary and secondary schools in England, but rules for school dinners vary across the UK.

In Wales, new guidance wants a greater focus on at least two portions of vegetables being offered every day. For drinks only water, milk or plant-based drinks should be allowed.

Scotland changed its rules in 2020 saying students should get two portions of vegetables and one portion of fruit every day and oily fish must be served at least once every three weeks.

And Northern Ireland used rules from 2007 which include providing bread everyday, without spread, and offering two portions of fruit and vegetables a day - and if beans or pulses are part of a main course, another vegetable must be available too.