Information for parents

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• Information for parents

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Introduction

• Eating well is important for childrens health
  and development
• A healthy, enjoyable lunch gives children the
  energy they need to learn, play and do well at
  school

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A Healthy Lunch Box

• A good variety of foods that fit into different
  food groups will help your child to eat a
  balanced lunch providing the energy they need to
  do well at school

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Food Groups

• Foods generally fit into five food groups
• Carbohydrates energy
• Fruit and vegetables vitamins minerals
• Meat, fish and alternatives protein growth
• Dairy products calcium
• Fatty and sugary food (sugary drinks as well)

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Carbohydrate Foods

• Bread Rice
• Pasta Couscous
• A sandwich or cooked pasta and salad would be
  good choices for this food group

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Fruit and Vegetables

• It is important we all eat lots of variety from
  this group at least 5 portions a day
• Aim to include two portions
• A portion is what roughly fits into your childs
  hand

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Meat, Fish or Alternatives

• Cold meat Hummus
• Hard boiled egg Tinned fish
• Sandwiches
• Pasta
• Rice

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Dairy products

• Milk Cheese Yoghurt
• Important for growing children
• Dairy foods are a source of calcium
• Bone development and teeth

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Fatty and Sugary foods

• Avoid including items from this group
• A small amount will be hidden in foods
• Margarine
• Mayonnaise
• Added sugar in a fruit yoghurt
• Sugary drinks

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Your Ideas
We would like to encourage your ideas and input
with the implementing of our lunch box policy
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Lunch Box Ideas

• Ham sandwich, salad, yoghurt and a banana
• Pasta mixed with tuna, sweetcorn, carrot and baby
  spinach. An apple and a cheese slice
• Cold couscous and chicken pieces, raisins and a
  yoghurt
• Cheese and pickle sandwich, cherry tomatoes and
  small tub of tinned pineapple chunks
• Slice of cold pizza, carrot, celery and cucumber
  sticks, hummus dip. Dried apricots and a yoghurt

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We are actively discouraging

• Crisps and other savoury snacks
• Chocolate bars
• Cakes, biscuits and cookies
• Fizzy drinks

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We do not allow

• Glass bottles
• Ring pull cans
• Flasks
• Swapping food

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Practical Tips

• Store it in the fridge
• Vary the sort of bread you use
• Cold cooked pasta pasta salad
• Put some salad in a small bag or tub
• Add an ice pack
• Encourage your child to help with the packed
  lunch
• Small carton of fruit juice or milk

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Information

• For more information contact the school
• For more ideas
• www.eatwell.gov.uk
• www.change4life.com
• www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk