OVER £1.5m of funding could soon be spent to educate Liverpool takeaways to cook more nutritional food.
Fast-food outlets and restaurant staff are to be trained by experts to cook healthier meals.
Startling figures have been obtained by trading standards bosses showing huge amounts of sugar, fat and salt in city takeaways.
Up to a quarter of Liverpool’s population have one or two takeaways a week, and 45% of 18- to 22-year-olds buy up to two every seven days.
Liverpool Primary Care Trust has offered £1.5m of funding to Liverpool council to tackle the growing problem.
Catering staff will be given training about hygiene, basic nutrition and recipe development aimed at producing healthier food.
Experts will suggest different ingredients and recipes whereby dishes can be made more healthily.
The plan will be voted upon tomorrow at a Liverpool council hearing.
Deep fat frying will be scrutinised and a system of labelling products or menus could be introduced to identify more wholesome alternatives.
