Our Weekly Menus - Little Rascals

In 2017 in partnership with the British Nutrition Foundation, the UK Government introduced guidelines for Healthy Eating in the Early Years sector. We have adopted these guidelines offering a balanced diet covering all five food groups.

Our menus work on a 5 weekly rota; 1 to 4 have a variety of home cooked, nutritional meals with week 5 being our Taste of the World Week. With the help of our parents week 5 offers the children a variety of traditional starters, mains and desserts from around the World.

Below is an example of a typical weekly menu:

Week 1	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Breakfast	Cereal, Toast, Fruit	Cereal, Toast, Fruit	Cereal, Toast, Fruit	Cereal, Toast, Fruit	Cereal, Toast, Fruit
Morning Snack	Fruit	Fruit	Fruit	Fruit	Fruit
Lunch	Vegetable Hot Pot With Barley Lentils & Root Veg Yoghurt With Blueberries	Crusty Bread Tuna Pasta Broccoli Bake	Chicken Casserole With Green Beans, Carrots & Yorkshire Pudding Fruit Jelly	Garlic Bread Beef/Vegetable Lasagne	Turkey Curry/Vegetable Curry Pears & Sultanas With Vanilla Yoghurt
Afternoon Snack	Fruit	Fruit	Fruit	Fruit	Fruit
Tea	Houmous & Bread Sticks Crumpet Pizzas/Carrot Spaghetti	Chicken Tikka Wrap & Cucumber Lemon Drizzle Cake	Tortillas & Salsa Smoked Sausage & Chorizo Pasta	New Potatoes With Beans & Cheese Melon Slices	Tomato Slices & Cheese Tuscan Soup

It’s vitally important that children eat well in early life, not only to provide them with the nutrients they need to grow and develop but also for their lifelong health. With almost a quarter of children starting school overweight or obese, children’s health in the early years needs to be a key focus in tackling the obesity epidemic.

We welcome the guidance published, especially as the Foundation is a partner in the Early Years Nutrition Partnership, which provides support on food and nutrition practice in early years settings.

Professor Judy Buttriss, Director General of the British Nutrition Foundation

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