A Scottish council has scrapped custard and ice cream from its primary school dinner menus, prompting a backlash from parents and pupils.
Aberdeenshire Council claims new legislation from the Scottish Government which aims to curb children s sugar intake over the school day has forced the move by driving up food costs.
It has now removed the traditional creamy puddings, along with other favourites, from its forthcoming menus, including grapes because they are too labour intensive to cut up.
Furious youngsters from Rhynie Primary School, near Huntly, have now taken matters into their own hands to bring back their cook s best puddings in the world , after she announced there would be no more after the Easter holidays.