A guide to Primary school menus
A guide to Primary school menus
A guide to Primary school menus
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A <strong>guide</strong> <strong>to</strong><br />
<strong>Primary</strong> <strong>school</strong> <strong>menus</strong>
Dear parent or guardian<br />
A healthy and nutritious diet is<br />
essential <strong>to</strong> your child’s growth and<br />
development and can decrease the risk<br />
of obesity and other health problems.<br />
The Schools (Health Promotion and<br />
Nutrition) Act (Scotland) requires all<br />
Local Authorities <strong>to</strong> ensure that food and<br />
drink provided in <strong>school</strong>s comply with<br />
national nutritional requirements.<br />
Research shows that a pupil’s behaviour<br />
and concentration improves when<br />
they eat a balanced meal at lunchtimes.<br />
One of our main aims is <strong>to</strong> encourage<br />
children <strong>to</strong> eat more fruit and vegetables<br />
and less fatty foods.<br />
In this way we can influence their<br />
eating habits and help them <strong>to</strong><br />
understand the long term health<br />
benefits of a balanced diet.<br />
All <strong>school</strong>s offer a choice, including hot<br />
meals, hot/cold lunch bags, salads and<br />
desserts. We try and cater for a wide<br />
range of tastes and we offer a vegetarian<br />
option on request. We hope that your<br />
child will join us at lunchtime and we<br />
look forward <strong>to</strong> welcoming them!<br />
The planner below shows the week<br />
that each of the <strong>menus</strong> overleaf will be<br />
served.<br />
<strong>Primary</strong> School Menu – Weekly Planner<br />
Week 1 20-Aug 17-Sep 15-Oct 12-Nov 10-Dec 07-Jan 04-Feb 04-Mar<br />
Week 2 27-Aug 24-Sep 22-Oct 19-Nov 17-Dec 14-Jan 11-Feb 11-Mar<br />
Week 3 03-Sep 01-Oct 29-Oct 20-Nov 24-Dec 21-Jan 18-Feb 18-Mar<br />
Week 4 10-Sep 08-Oct 05-Nov 03-Dec 31-Dec 28-Jan 25-Feb 25-Mar<br />
Should you have any further questions<br />
concerning <strong>school</strong> meals please do not<br />
hesitate <strong>to</strong> contact us at:<br />
www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/<br />
email site-serv.es@renfrewshire.gov.uk<br />
Tel: 0141 618 7528
Nutritional standards<br />
for <strong>school</strong> lunches<br />
We take great care of what we have in our <strong>menus</strong>. Not just <strong>to</strong> meet legal<br />
requirements, but because we want our <strong>school</strong> meals <strong>to</strong> be healthy, nutritious<br />
and enjoyable.<br />
At least two types of vegetable, mixed salad and bread must be provided each day,<br />
and an oily fish at least once every three weeks as part of the <strong>school</strong> lunch.<br />
The Eatwell Plate<br />
The eatwell plate shows the food groups and healthy balance delivered through our<br />
<strong>school</strong> meal service.
Try making one of<br />
our delicious meals<br />
at home!<br />
Chicken Curry (serves 4)<br />
Ingredients:<br />
50g Onions<br />
1 clove Garlic<br />
10ml Vegetable oil<br />
10g Plain flour<br />
1 tsp Curry powder<br />
1 tsp Toma<strong>to</strong> puree<br />
2 tsp Mango chutney<br />
230ml Water<br />
1 Chicken s<strong>to</strong>ck cube<br />
240g Diced cooked chicken<br />
Method :<br />
Gently cook the onion and garlic without<br />
colouring. Mix in the flour, curry powder<br />
and cook gently <strong>to</strong> a sandy texture<br />
(2 minutes). Mix in <strong>to</strong>ma<strong>to</strong> puree and<br />
mango chutney. Gradually add the<br />
boiling s<strong>to</strong>ck and mix <strong>to</strong> a smooth sauce<br />
– simmer for 20 minutes. Add cooked<br />
chicken, heat through for another<br />
20 minutes and serve with boiled rice.<br />
Vegetarian option:<br />
Replace diced cooked chicken and<br />
chicken s<strong>to</strong>ck cube with Quorn pieces<br />
and vegetable s<strong>to</strong>ck cube.
<strong>Primary</strong> <strong>school</strong> <strong>menus</strong> – weekly planner<br />
Week One<br />
All meals<br />
served with<br />
Vegetable<br />
Selection<br />
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday<br />
Carrots Green Beans Sweetcorn Mixed Vegetables Peas<br />
Broccoli Beetroot Coleslaw Carrot Ba<strong>to</strong>ns Spring Onions<br />
Week Three<br />
All Meals<br />
served with<br />
Vegetable<br />
Selection<br />
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday<br />
Baby Carrots Sweetcorn Sliced Green Beans Turnip Peas<br />
Roasted Red Onion Coleslaw Cherry Toma<strong>to</strong> Coleslaw Carrot Ba<strong>to</strong>ns<br />
Plated<br />
Main Meal<br />
Macaroni Cheese<br />
Garlic Bread<br />
Baked Pota<strong>to</strong><br />
Tuna/Beans<br />
Cheese/Toma<strong>to</strong><br />
Pizza Pota<strong>to</strong> Wedges<br />
Sausages in Gravy<br />
Mashed Pota<strong>to</strong>es<br />
Breaded Haddock<br />
Oven Chips<br />
Plated<br />
Main Meal<br />
Chicken Curry<br />
Long Grain Rice<br />
Macaroni Cheese<br />
Pota<strong>to</strong> Wedges<br />
Baked Pota<strong>to</strong>/Tuna/<br />
Sweetcorn/Red Onion<br />
Braised Steak/Pie<br />
Creamed Pota<strong>to</strong>es<br />
Breaded Haddock<br />
Oven Chips<br />
Hot Lunch Bag<br />
Lunch Bag<br />
Free Salad<br />
and Bread<br />
Sausage Roll<br />
Pota<strong>to</strong> Bites<br />
Ploughman’s<br />
with Crusty Bread<br />
Hot Dog in<br />
Finger Roll<br />
Golden Light Crisps<br />
Sweet Chilli Chicken<br />
Tortilla Wrap<br />
Quorn Chilli Pitta<br />
Tortilla Chips<br />
Corned Beef<br />
Granary Roll<br />
Turkey Burger<br />
in a Bun<br />
Mini Pota<strong>to</strong> Waffles<br />
Egg and Cress<br />
Baguette<br />
Cheese/Onion Panini<br />
Pota<strong>to</strong> Bites<br />
Tuna and Cucumber<br />
Wheatgerm<br />
Sandwiches<br />
Wholemeal Bread Wholemeal Bread Wholemeal Bread Wholemeal Bread Wholemeal Bread<br />
Green Salad Green Salad Green Salad Green Salad Green Salad<br />
Hot Lunch Bag<br />
Lunch Bag<br />
Free Salad<br />
and Bread<br />
Vegburger<br />
Pota<strong>to</strong> Bites<br />
Tuna Wrap<br />
Chicken Goujons<br />
Pota<strong>to</strong> Wedges<br />
Corned Beef<br />
Granary Roll<br />
Omelette<br />
Pota<strong>to</strong> Wedges<br />
Roast Turkey<br />
Sandwiches<br />
Hot Dog in<br />
a Finger Roll<br />
Pota<strong>to</strong> Bites<br />
Egg and Toma<strong>to</strong><br />
Floured Bap<br />
Cheese/Salsa Panini<br />
Golden Wonder<br />
Lights<br />
Coronation/Chicken<br />
Sandwich<br />
Bread Roll Selection Bread Roll Selection Bread Roll Selection Bread Roll Selection Bread Roll Selection<br />
Mixed Salad Mixed salad Mixed Salad Mixed Salad Mixed Salad<br />
Fromage Frais Farmhouse Lentil Honeydew Melon Lentil Soup Pineapple<br />
Peaches<br />
Fromage Frais<br />
Lentil/Vegetable<br />
Soup<br />
Honeydew Melon<br />
Fromage Frais<br />
Starter/Dessert<br />
Fruity Muffin Citrus Cookie Fruity Muffin Cookie Muffin<br />
Starter/Dessert<br />
Plain Muffin Oat Cookie Muffin Cookie Fruit Muffin<br />
Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection<br />
Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection<br />
Week Two<br />
All Meals<br />
served with<br />
Vegetable<br />
Selection<br />
Plated<br />
Main Meal<br />
Hot Lunch bag<br />
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday<br />
Sweetcorn Cauliflower Baby Corn Mixed Vegetables Peas<br />
Roasted Vegetables Carrot Ba<strong>to</strong>ns Roasted Red Onion Red Pepper Spring Onions<br />
Cheese/Toma<strong>to</strong><br />
Pizza Pota<strong>to</strong> Wedges<br />
Chicken Tikka Pitta<br />
Pota<strong>to</strong> Wedges<br />
Curried Mince<br />
Long Grain Rice<br />
Chicken Grill Bap<br />
Mini Pota<strong>to</strong> waffles<br />
Lunch Bag Tuna/Salmon Wrap Savoury Cheese Roll<br />
Free Salad<br />
and Bread<br />
Turkey Burger Bun<br />
Pota<strong>to</strong> Bites<br />
Quorn Bolognese<br />
Pitta Pota<strong>to</strong> Bites<br />
Tuna Mayo<br />
Sandwich<br />
Toma<strong>to</strong> Pasta<br />
Garlic Bread<br />
Sausage Roll<br />
Mini Pota<strong>to</strong> Waffles<br />
Roast Turkey<br />
Baguette<br />
Fish Fillet Nibbles<br />
Oven Chips<br />
Chilli Chicken Panini<br />
Pota<strong>to</strong> Bites<br />
Egg and Cress<br />
Granary<br />
Selection of Bread Selection of Bread Selection of Bread Selection of Bread Selection of Bread<br />
Green Salad Green Salad Green Salad Green Salad Green Salad<br />
Week Four<br />
All Meals<br />
served with<br />
Vegetable<br />
Selection<br />
Plated Main<br />
Meal<br />
Hot Lunch Bag<br />
Lunch Bag<br />
Free Salad<br />
and bread<br />
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday<br />
Sweetcorn Sliced Green Beans Mixed Vegetables Broccoli Peas<br />
Beetroot Coleslaw Cucumber Red Pepper Spring Onions<br />
Cheese/Toma<strong>to</strong><br />
Pizza, Pota<strong>to</strong> Wedges<br />
Chicken Burger<br />
Pota<strong>to</strong> Wedges<br />
Tuna/Salmon Wrap<br />
Jacket Pota<strong>to</strong><br />
Beans/Sausages<br />
Chicken Fajitas<br />
Pota<strong>to</strong> Bites<br />
Savoury Cheese<br />
Brown Sandwiches<br />
Minced Beef<br />
Mashed Pota<strong>to</strong>es<br />
Sausage Roll<br />
Mini Pota<strong>to</strong> Waffles<br />
Roast Turkey<br />
Brown Sandwiches<br />
Macaroni Cheese<br />
Garlic Bread<br />
Turkey Melt Panini<br />
Pota<strong>to</strong> Bites<br />
Tuna Wrap<br />
Chicken Curry<br />
Long Grain Rice<br />
Fish Finger Wrap<br />
Pota<strong>to</strong> Bites<br />
Cheese/Salad<br />
Sandwiches<br />
Bread Selection Bread Selection Bread Selection Bread Selection Bread Selection<br />
Green Salad Green Salad Green Salad Green Salad Green Salad<br />
Starter/Dessert<br />
Lentil/Vegetable<br />
Soup<br />
Fromage Frais Fromage Frais Honeydew Melon<br />
Chicken Noodle<br />
Soup<br />
Fruit Muffin Fruit Cocktail Fruit Muffin Citrus Cookie Carrot Cake<br />
Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection<br />
Starter/Dessert<br />
Lentil Soup Honeydew Melon Chicken/Rice Broth Honeydew Melon Minestroni Soup<br />
Banana Oat Muffins Citrus Cookie Fruit Jelly Cookie Ice Cream/Fruit<br />
Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Selection/Fresh Fruit<br />
Drinks<br />
All meals are served with a choice of drinks including milk, flavoured milk and water.
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