Healthy Eating

A healthy eating policy has been put in place by the school to encourage the children to be more aware of the need for healthy food in their lunch boxes.

Aims

To promote nutritional awareness and to promote the health of the child
To help children improve concentration, learning and energy levels
To support the school’s environmental policy - please use re-useable containers and bottles, minimise wrappers, etc.
To ensure school-wide consistency.

Policy

Children bring a packed lunch to school. Lunch boxes should consist of a drink, fruit, yoghurt, sandwich, bread roll, crackers etc.
Children should have a small snack such as fruit/yoghurt for mid-morning break.
Main lunch is at 12.30p.m., children are allowed time to eat in the classroom.
Water may be consumed during class time, only with the permission of the teacher (fruit juices/cordials may only be consumed at break times).
Children have access to drinking water during class, again with the teacher’s permission.
Healthy eating initiatives will be promoted within the school.

Prohibited Foods

Due to pupils in the school with severe nut allergies no nut products are allowed (this includes bars containing nuts/spreads such as Nutella etc.)

In addition, and in order to encourage healthy balanced eating habits among children in school, the following foods are prohibited:

Crisps
Fizzy drinks
Chewing gum

Friday lunches may include:

As a treat, small chocolate bars/biscuits (treat size), small packet of sweets.

Allergies

If your child has a food allergy, as parents/guardians, you must notify the school; listing the foods to be avoided.

Guidelines/Tips

Children have a responsibility to eat their own lunch and not share or trade food, drink or treats with others.
Foods which have wrappers are best kept to a minimum. All food wrappings must be brought home and we strongly encourage the use of lunch boxes (please avoid Zip Lock/Glad bags) and reusable bottles for drinks.
For younger children keep food manageable e.g. peeled orange, chopped apple.

Implementation

If children bring prohibited food/drink into school they will be asked by the class teacher to bring it home.

Useful Information

Nutritional information and ideas for healthy school lunches can be found on the following websites: