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Healthy Lunches

This school supports the notion that eating healthy food is in the greater interest of all our pupils. Eating nutritious foods pro-motes good general health, aids fitness and improves their chances of listening and learning in our classrooms. It assists school and home in the important task of raising healthy, active, happy and well-balanced future adults. We have a policy of promoting healthy lunches.

Suggested foods for a healthy lunch

  • Sandwiches (preferably wholemeal bread)
  • Crackers
  • Scones
  • Raw vegetables-carrot / celery sticks / cucumber etc
  • Salad box
  • Cheese – triangles or diced.
  • Yogurt
  • Sugar-free Juices
  • Water
  • Fruit = Apples, oranges, kiwis, pears, plums, raisins, melon slices.
  • Popcorn – “salted” only

Foods Discouraged

  • Sweets
  • Fruit Winders
  • Biscuits
  • Crisps
  • Bars
  • Fizzy drinks and drinks in disposable cartons
  • Cereal Bars

Chewing Gum is not allowed at school.

There are lots of lunchbox ideas on www.safefood.eu