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 |
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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
We were last inspected in April 2019 and maintained ‘Good’, which is excellent news for us.
Download our report, to see what the inspector said about our nursery.