Food & Healthy Eating:
Allergies/Food Preferences/Special Diets
We will obtain and record necessary information from parents/carers regarding any special dietary requirements, preferences or food allergies in advance of the child being admitted to the nursery. A care plan will be completed and will be reviewed during attendance at the nursery.
Food Groups
Starchy Carbohydrates include: breads, cereals, pasta, rice, potatoes – these provide a good source of energy.
Fruit and Vegetables include: fresh, frozen, tinned (fruit in juice, vegetables in water with no added salt or sugar), dried and juiced fruit and vegetables (dried and juiced fruit will only be consumed as part of a meal) – these provide a good source of vitamins and minerals.
Dairy Foods include: milk, cheese and yogurts – these provide a good source of calcium for healthy teeth and bones.
Foods containing protein include: meats, fish, eggs, pulses and nuts – these are required for growth and repair (whole nuts will not be served due to risk of choking; It is company policy not to include nuts in any of our recipes for food produced in the nursery).
Drinks
5 A DAY
All children need at least 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day. Each main meal provided has lots of vegetables and snack time is an ideal time for nursery to encourage children to eat fruit and veg with their meals.
We will obtain and record necessary information from parents/carers regarding any special dietary requirements, preferences or food allergies in advance of the child being admitted to the nursery. A care plan will be completed and will be reviewed during attendance at the nursery.
Food Groups
Starchy Carbohydrates include: breads, cereals, pasta, rice, potatoes – these provide a good source of energy.
Fruit and Vegetables include: fresh, frozen, tinned (fruit in juice, vegetables in water with no added salt or sugar), dried and juiced fruit and vegetables (dried and juiced fruit will only be consumed as part of a meal) – these provide a good source of vitamins and minerals.
Dairy Foods include: milk, cheese and yogurts – these provide a good source of calcium for healthy teeth and bones.
Foods containing protein include: meats, fish, eggs, pulses and nuts – these are required for growth and repair (whole nuts will not be served due to risk of choking; It is company policy not to include nuts in any of our recipes for food produced in the nursery).
Drinks
- Children will have access to drinking water at all times.
- Children under the age of 12 months will be given breast or formula milk
- Children over the age of 12 months will be given whole cows milk.
- Children who do not drink water or milk will be offered herbal teas with agreement from their parents.
5 A DAY
All children need at least 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day. Each main meal provided has lots of vegetables and snack time is an ideal time for nursery to encourage children to eat fruit and veg with their meals.
