Innovate Catering

Our school lunches are provided by Innovate.

We encourage all children to try our hot lunches, which are fresh and nutritious, cooked from fresh ingredients daily and delivered to the school.

Meals include a main course and pudding or fruit, along with the option of a slice of bread and salad. Water is also provided. Children can choose from meat, vegetarian and jacket potato or pasta options each day. Halal options are also available every day.

Please refer to the Innovate website for menu details - ordering needs to be confirmed by Saturday at the latest.

Packed Lunches & Breaktime Snacks 

As an accredited Healthy Eating School, please see below the recommended guidelines for packed lunches & breaktime snacks. The school has a duty of care to ensure that all packed lunches provide a healthy balanced meal to allow children to fully participate in afternoon learning. Children eat their meals in the dining hall which provides a clean & suitable area where fresh drinking water is readily available.

Healthy Eating Guidelines

Parents and Carers are responsible for ensuring morning snacks provided consist of fresh fruit and vegetables and not cereal bars or biscuits.

Packed lunches should comprise the following:

• At least one portion of fruit and vegetables every day
• Meat, fish or other source of non-dairy protein
• A starchy food such as bread, pasta, rice, couscous, noodles, potatoes or other cereals
• Dairy food such as milk, cheese, yoghurt, fromage frais or custard.
• Only still water or semi-skimmed milk.  These should be in plastic bottles or cartons.
• Hot food is discouraged on the basis that maintaining safe temperatures of certain food items can be difficult. Therefore, there could potentially be a health risk to the child. Any food such as soup should be provided in a safe suitable flask which is age appropriate for the child. 
• It is advisable for processed foods not to be included as they are high in sugar, salt and additives that do not promote a healthy balance during the day for your child’s concentration.

Packed lunches should not include:

•  Nuts, including peanut butter and Nutella
•  Chocolate bars/sweets
•  Fizzy drinks

For more information about nut allergies visit: www.allergyinschools.co.uk

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