Children help themselves to a healthy choice at the salad bar. This continues to be a great success.

A typical weekly menu on offer for the Children. The choice caters for all tastes and the dinnertime staff work hard to provide the Children with a healthy balanced diet.

Food-based guidance

Fruit and vegetables

Not less than two portions of fruit and vegetables should be available per day per child.

Meat, fish and non-dairy protein

Oily fish should be available at least once every three weeks.

Starchy foods

Bread should now be available as an extra to the meal every day.

Drinking water

Pupils should have easy access at all times to free, fresh drinking water.

Healthier drinks

Sweetened soft drinks should not be available as part of the school lunch.

Milk and dairy

Milk should be either semi-skimmed or skimmed, not full fat.

No confectionery

Confectionery should not be available as part of school lunches.

No savoury snacks

Savoury snacks high in salt and fat such as crisps are no longer allowed.

No salt - condiments restricted

Table salt should not be made available at lunch tables or at service counters. Condiments may only be provided in sachets.

Deep-fried foods - Restricted

Deep-fried foods (including those deep-fried in the manufacturing process) should not be served more than twice a week.

Manufactured meat products