Healthy Eating

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Healthy Eating

We encourage meal times to be social occasions and aim to promote children's independence and confidence during the mealtime periods by their serving and feeding themselves although staff are always present to offer and give assistance where it is needed. 

 

We provide a well balanced and nutritious variety of meals and snacks throughout the day and consider medical, allergy related, religious and cultural needs and individual preferences when planning menu's. Parents, children and staff are consulted in menu planning to ensure there is a variety of food to suit all and all food served is freshly cooked. Menu's are displayed for parents to view and a record is kept of each child's dietary intake.

 

Meals consist of breakfast, a morning snack , a midday lunch and a light snack tea. Water is available to children throughout the day, a daily milk drink is provided and pure unsweetened fruit juices are diluted 50/50 with water.

Menu1

Day	Breakfast	Snack	Lunch	Vegetarian	Light Tea
Monday	Selection of cereals Fruit Juice (contains milk, Sulphur dioxide)	Orange and apple slices Milk (contains celery and milk)	5 bean chilli with rice Fairy cakes (contains eggs, cereal containing gluten)	5 bean chilli with rice Fairy cakes (contains eggs, cereal containing gluten)	Toasted crumpets   (contains cereals containing gluten, milk)
Tuesday	Selection of cereals Fruit Juice     (contains milk, Sulphur dioxide)	Rice cakes Milk     (contains milk)	Homemade fish cakes with broccoli, peas and carrots Zesty sponge and custard   (contains fish, cereals containing gluten, milk)	Homemade fish/veggie cakes with broccoli, peas and carrots Zesty sponge and custard (contains fish, cereals containing gluten, milk)	Ham and egg sandwiches       (contains cereals containing gluten, egg, milk)
Wednesday	Selection of cereals Fruit Juice   (contains milk, Sulphur dioxide)	Raisins Milk   (contains milk)	Roast chicken with mashed potatoes, cauliflower and green beans Fruity flapjack (contains cereals containing gluten, milk, sulphur dioxide)	Roast quorn with mashed potatoes, cauliflower and green beans Fruity flapjack (contains cereals containing gluten, milk, sulphur dioxide)	Beans on wholemeal toast       (contains cereals containing gluten, milk)
Thursday	Selection of cereals Fruit Juice     (contains milk, Sulphur dioxide)	Bread sticks with dip Milk     (contains milk, sesame seeds)	Homemade beef burgers with potato wedges and chunky coleslaw Children’s own baking (contains eggs, mustard, cereals containing gluten)	Homemade veggie burgers with potato wedges and chunky coleslaw Children’s own baking (contains eggs, mustard, cereals containing gluten)	Vegetable soup with pitta fingers     (contains cereals containing gluten)
Friday	Selection of cereals Fruit Juice   (contains milk, Sulphur dioxide)	Tomato and cucumber slices Milk   (contains milk)	Macaroni cheese with crusty bread and sweetcorn Fresh fruit salad and yoghurt (contains cereals containing gluten, milk)	Macaroni cheese with crusty bread and sweetcorn Fresh fruit salad and yoghurt (contains cereals containing gluten, milk)	Crackers and spread     (contains cereals containing gluten)

Menu2

Day	Breakfast	Snack	Lunch	Vegetarian	Light Tea
Monday	Selection of cereals Fruit Juice (contains milk, sulphur dioxide)	Peppers and celery sticks Milk (contains celery, milk)	Sausage with mashed potato and beans Fresh fruit and ice cream (contains milk, soya)	Quorn Sausage with mashed potato and beans Fresh fruit and ice cream (contains milk, soya)	Tomato soup   (contains cereals containing gluten)
Tuesday	Selection of cereals Fruit Juice   (contains milk, sulphur dioxide)	Banana and pear slices Milk   (contains milk)	Vegetable casserole with lentils Fruit jelly (contains cereals containing gluten)	Vegetable casserole with lentils Fruit jelly (contains cereals containing gluten)	Muffin pizza     (contains cereals containing gluten)
Wednesday	Selection of cereals Fruit Juice     (contains milk, sulphur dioxide)	Popcorn Milk     (contains milk)	Sweet and sour chicken with noodles Fruit crumble and cream   (contains milk, cereals containing gluten, milk)	Sweet and sour quorn chicken/vegetables with noodles Fruit crumble and cream (contains milk, cereals containing gluten, milk, soya)	Mixed salad wraps       (contains cereals containing gluten)
Thursday	Selection of cereals Fruit Juice   (contains milk, sulphur dioxide)	Melon and pineapple cubes Milk   (contains milk, sulphur dioxide)	Cottage pie with cabbage and peas Chocolate brownie (contains milk, eggs, cereals containing gluten)	Quorn/ mixed bean cottage pie with cabbage and peas Chocolate brownie (contains milk, eggs, cereals containing gluten, soya)	Savoury rice     (contains cereals containing gluten, milk)
Friday	Selection of cereals Fruit Juice   (contains milk, sulphur dioxide)	Malt loaf Milk   (contains milk, sulphur dioxide)	Fish bake with broccoli and sweetcorn Children’s baking (contains fish, cereals containing gluten, eggs)	Fish/ vegetable bake with broccoli and sweetcorn Children’s baking (contains milk, sulphur dioxide)	Cheese spread and tuna open sandwiches   (contains cereals containing gluten, milk)

Menu3

Day	Breakfast	Snack	Lunch	Vegetarian	Light Tea
Monday	Selection of cereals Fruit Juice (contains gluten, sulphur dioxide, milk)	Cheese cubes Milk (contains milk)	Savoury mince with roast potatoes Children’s baking (contains eggs, cereals containing gluten, milk)	Savoury quorn mince with roast potatoes Fresh fruit and ice cream (contains soya, eggs, cereals containing gluten, milk)	Mackerel pate with toasted fingers (contains fish, milk, cereals containing gluten)
Tuesday	Selection of cereals Fruit Juice (contains gluten, sulphur dioxide, milk)	Banana and pear slices Milk (contains milk)	Spaghetti bolognaise and garlic bread Rice pudding (contains milk, cereals containing gluten, eggs)	Spaghetti quorn/ vegetable bolognaise and garlic bread Rice pudding (contains milk, cereals containing gluten, eggs, soya)	Muffin pizza (contains mustard, cereals containing gluten)
Wednesday	Selection of cereals Fruit Juice (contains gluten, sulphur dioxide, milk)	Cucumber and carrot sticks Milk (contains milk)	Fish bake with broccoli and sweetcorn Ginger biscuits and yoghurt (contains fish, mlik)	Fish/ vegetable bake with broccoli and sweetcorn Ginger biscuits and yoghurt (contains fish, mlik)	Tuna and sweetcorn melts (contains cereals containing gluten)
Thursday	Selection of cereals Fruit Juice (contains gluten, sulphur dioxide, milk)	Pitta fingers with dip Milk (contains milk)	Cheese and leek pie with cauliflower and cabbage Fruit compote with custard (contains milk, cereals containing gluten, eggs)	Cheese and leek pie with cauliflower and cabbage Fruit compote with custard (contains milk, cereals containing gluten, eggs)	Minestrone soup (contains mustard, cereals containing gluten)
Friday	Selection of cereals Fruit Juice (contains gluten, sulphur dioxide, milk)	Cheese straws Milk (contains milk)	Chickpea curry with naan bread Fresh fruit salad (contains mustard, cereals containing gluten)	Chickpea curry with naan bread Fresh fruit salad (contains mustard, cereals containing gluten)	Toasted fruit loaf triangles (contains sulphur dioxide, cereals containing gluten)