Menu /Nutrition

I regard snack and meal times as a very important part of the day. Eating represents a social time for children and adults and helps children to learn about healthy eating. I provide nutritious food at all meals avoiding large quantities of fat, sugar, salt, artificial additives, preservatives and colourings. My aim is to provide children with a healthy, balanced and tasty diet using a variety of colours, textures, tastes and also foods from different cultures. I aim to meet the full requirements of Ofsted’s care standards on food and drink (standard 8). I am willing to puree food for babies but bottles must be provided from home, if your child has any dietary needs this can be discussed and catered for. Parents will be advised if I have any concerns about children’s eating habits and I will work with parents to supply food that the child likes.

Depending on what time of day your child arrives and if it has been agreed that I provide meals for your child, I can provide Breakfast, Dinner and Tea, with snacks in between.

Breakfast 8:00 am

Morning Snack 10.30 am

Dinner 12:30 - 1.30 pm

Afternoon Snack 3.15 pm

Evening Meal 5.00 - 6.00 pm

All children are provided with milk, water or sugar free fruit juice to drink freely throughout the day. The children will all sit together to eat and are encouraged to use good manners whilst eating such as not speaking with food in their mouth's, using knives, forks, spoons correctly, sitting nicely at the table and not messing around whilst eating etc. Children will also be encouraged to help out at meal times like laying the table and helping to prepare simple foods such as sandwiches and salads.

Meals

Breakfast

Breakfast will consist of cereal choice of Cornflakes, Weetabix, Co-co pops or Cheerios

or toast with various spreads

and also a drink.

Lunch

The following are meals that will be available at lunch time.

Sandwiches with various fillings, such as:

Egg * cooked meat * cheese * tuna * banana * spreads

Various soups, such as:

Chicken * mushroom * vegetable * tomato

All served with bread.

Toast with various toppings, such as:

Beans * scrambled egg * spaghetti * cheese

Jacket potato with fillings, such as:

cheese & salad * cheese & beans,

Salad with * Pasties * sausage roll * cooked meat

After lunch there will be a variety of sweets available

Fromage frais * yoghurt * fresh fruit * biscuits * cake

Evening Meal

The following meals will be available in the evening

Sausage, mash fresh vegetables & gravy

Oven/homemade chips & chicken nuggets/fish fingers

Pizza, garlic bread & salad

Irish stew, boiled or mashed potatoes

Chicken burger, smiley faces & spaghetti

Bacon, sausage & hash browns, beans /tomatoes

Chicken, roast potatoes, fresh vegetables & gravy

Jacket potato, cheese & salad

Shepherds/Cottage pie & fresh vegetables/peas

Hot dog & oven chips

Cod in sauce, boiled potatoes & peas

Chicken casserole, new potatoes & fresh vegetables

Lasagne, roast potatoes, peas & sweet corn

Chilli & rice/jacket potato

Spaghetti Bolognaise

Chicken curry & rice

Sweet & sour pork with noodles

Fish cake, homemade chips & beans

Sweet

Rice pudding * cake * jelly * ice cream * piece of fruit

Biscuits * yoghurts * fromage frais

tinned fruit & cream * fruit crumble & custard *

Snacks

Biscuit * crackers/cheese * fruit * cheese slice/cucumber

crisps * raw vegetables

Drinks

At meal times their will be a choice of drinks

Low sugar cordials * milk * water

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