At the Hunny Nurseries we strive to promote healthy meals and snacks that are both balanced and nutritious. Children have access to drinking water via a water station and theses are located in all their rooms. All of our meals consist of breakfast, lunch, tea, a mid morning snack and a mid afternoon snack. These are based on a three week rota. We operate an summer and a winter menu to offer plenty of culinary dishes and choice.
Aims
- To encourage children to understand the effect a healthy diet has on their well-being
- To encourage children to choose healthy foods
- To encourage children to keep hydrated during the day through the use of the drinking stations.
- To provide a healthy lunch box for all outings the children take part in.
Objectives
- To provide opportunities for cooking
- To provide opportunities to grow and harvest fruit and vegetables in our green house and veg tubs.
- To encourage the children with serving and preparing all meals
Promoting Healthy Eating
- Daily milk is provided for all children
- Daily fruit and veg are also provided and we aim to achieve 4 servings per day
- We monitor children’s snacks, meals and drinks.
- We ask parents to send in a healthier alternative to chocolate and sweets to share with the class when celebrating a birthday
We provide freshly cooked food each day from our team of highly skilled cooks. Food facts that represent our nursery are:
- 90% of our menu items are produced from fresh quality ingredients each day.
- Items like fish fingers & chicken Goujons are made from pieces of fish and chicken and have nothing else added other than bread crumbs
- Because most food is produced from scratch we can ensure there are no additives or preservatives present and none of our products contain MSG or GM.
- All our recipes for desserts are modified to reduce fat & sugar.
- We aim to achieve 4 fruit or vegetables servings each day which is provided to the children through our healthy, nutritional and well balanced summer / winter menus both of which are followed over a four week plan.
We have an excellent food hygiene rating with a top score of 5.
Sample of our menus
MENU: WEEK TWO
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MON
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TUES
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WED
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THURS
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FRI
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Dinner
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Mediterranean pork & cous cous |
Fruity chicken curry with vegetable rice |
Sweet potato topped shepherd’s pie |
Salmon & broccoli pasta
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Cheese & potato pie
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Self-serve: cous cous |
Self-serve: rice
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Self-served: mixed vegetables |
Self-served: cucumber sticks |
Self-served: beans |
Dessert
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Carrot cake
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Fruit
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Ice cream
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Fruit
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Orange cake
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Tea
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Chessy broccoli & cauliflower pasta bake
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Chunky chip bolognaise
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Carrot & butternut squash soup with homemade bread
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Cajun chicken & cous cous
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Chilli & rice
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Dessert
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Fruit
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Coconut kisses
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Fruit
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Yoghurts
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Fruit
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