Meals

Healthy Eating

As part of Healthy Early Years (HEY) we like to encourage healthy eating and drinking.
All meals provided by the nursery consist of a varied and balanced diet to encourage healthy eating and parents who provide their child's food are also supported in making healthy choices. Children learn to enjoy foods, and the reasons why some foods are healthy and some are not and we encourage them to make healthy food choices. We also teach children about food-related hygiene, for example, washing their hands before eating.

In the Kitchen

 

All nursery meals are cooked and prepared daily by our cook who uses fresh ingredients and does not use salt, pepper, colouring, artificial flavourings or additives.
The cook also utilises the tasty vegetables (for example, spinach, beans, courgettes and potatoes) which the children grow in the nursery garden.
Kinderworld serves fantastic delicious meals which meet our strict health and hygiene policies and procedures and our kitchen has received the GOLD Award from Environmental Health.

 

Snacks and drinks

A variety of healthy snacks, such as fruit, crackers and toast, are included in the daily fees.
We also provide fresh milk and water throughout the day to ensure that the children are always well hydrated.

Meal times are ‘social times'

Meals are served ‘family style' where the children are encouraged to socialise with their friends and carers. This helps encourage children to try new foods and make healthy food choices.

We celebrate and value diversity with exciting menu's which accommodate each individual child's requirements (allergies, intolerances, religion and culture), by catering for special diets through consultation between parents and the child's key person and the cook.
Younger babies are given milk and weaning foods provided by parents, at times which suit their individual needs.

Optional Nursery Meals

• Nursery Breakfasts are optional and are served between 07.30 and 09.30 hrs consist of a choice of cereals or toast, milk and optional fruit.
• Nursery Hot Lunches are optional and are served between 11.45 and to 13.00 hrs.
• Nursery Teas are optional and served between 15.30 and 16.00 hrs (under 2yrs)
  16.00 and 16.30 hrs (over 2 yrs)

Sample menus for nursery lunch and tea can be seen below, all meals are home cooked nutritious, and delicious and include fresh fruit and vegetables.

Alternatively parents may choose to send their child with a packed meal. The nursery can heat food for children under two years of age but is unable to heat food for children 2 years and over due to the volume of meals.

SAMPLE
LUNCH & TEA MENU 1

Day	Lunch	Tea
Monday	Fish fillets in homemade tomato sauce Carrots and Swede Boiled potato Fruit Yogurt	Sandwiches cheese / egg mayo. Carrot & cucumber sticks Fruit Raisins
Tuesday	Campfire casserole With Dutch sausage (or vegetarian) & Crusty bread Peaches & custard Raisins	Sandwiches-Cheese/ Ham Carrot & cucumber sticks Fruit Malt loaf
Wednesday	Chilli Con Carne (Turkey mince) Rice Homemade Kidney beans Fruit Home made choc chip cake	Rice cakes - Ham / paste/ cheese Carrot & cucumber sticks Fruit Yogurt
Thursday	Chicken fillet chunks in gravy Broccoli Pasta tubes Ice-cream Fresh fruit salad	Sandwiches - Cheese / Ham cucumber & pepper sticks Fruit Homemade choc chip cake
Friday	Classic beef stew Carrots & peas boiled potatoes & sweet potato Fruit Yogurt	Sandwiches - Cheese / jam Carrot & pepper sticks Fruit Raisins Cheese biscuits

SAMPLE
LUNCH & TEA MENU 2

Day	Lunch	Tea
Monday	Spaghetti bolognaise (quorn mince option) Peas Fruit & Home made cakes	Sandwiches & crackers with butter, chunks of cheese Cucumber & carrot sticks Fruit salad Raisins
Tuesday	Chicken fillet casserole Boiled Potato Carrots, Swede, Courgettes Fruit Yoghurt	Toast with baked beans or/and cheese Pepper & carrot sticks Fruit Homemade cake
Wednesday	Tomato tuna pasta Corn & Peas Rice pudding & jam Fruit	Sandwiches-Chicken/jam pepper & cucumber sticks Fruit Yogurt
Thursday	Homemade beef burgers (or quorn burgers) baked beans mashed potatoes Fruit Yogurt	Tuna Pasta Teacakes Fruit Cheese biscuits
Friday	Chicken fillet curry Rice Carrots Fruit whip	Sandwiches - Ham/tuna mayonnaise Carrot & pepper Fruit Yogurt