Healthy Lunches Guidelines and Policy

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

Healthy Eating Policy

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