Food and Nutrition
Mealtime is also another key component of a child’s development. Food is not just for nutritional benefit but it is also a prime time for children to build social skills and take risks of trying new foods.
The children are served healthy, hot meals daily but what is special about Cherish Childcare is the way we orchestrate our mealtimes. Our lunchtime meals are served around a dining table alongside teachers to emulate the dynamic of family culture. We also offer a unique opportunity whereby parents are invited to dine with us and taste our delicious menu.
Week 1 Lunch Menu
| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MORNING SNACK |
Sliced pineapples |
Orange wedges |
Banana Slices and blueberries |
Fruit salad |
Apple and pear slices |
|
LUNCH |
Tuna, rainbow peppers & brown rice |
Boiled potatoes, cod fillets, runner beans & gravy |
Chicken & rice with cauliflower & broccoli florets |
Vegetable curry, wholegrain rice, carrots, sweetcorn & gravy |
Fish fingers, creamy mash & mushy peas |
|
VEG OPTION |
Chickpeas, rainbow peppers & brown rice |
Boiled, potatoes, tofu & runner beans |
Quorn chicken & rice with cauliflower & broccoli florets |
Vegetable curry, wholegrain rice, carrots, sweetcorn & gravy |
Quorn veggie fingers, creamy mash & mushy peas |
|
DESSERT |
Yogurt or fruit |
Yogurt or fruit |
Yogurt or fruit |
Yogurt or fruit |
Yogurt or fruit |
|
AFTERNOON SNACK |
Pitta bread strips with Houmous |
Mini breadsticks with cream cheese |
Oatcakes & melon pieces |
Wholemeal toast, lightly boiled carrot sticks with houmous |
Homemade rainbow salad & crackers |
|
TEA |
Baked beans on toast |
Scrambled egg on wholemeal toast |
Cheese toasties |
Tuna Wraps & Cucumber |
Turkey and cheese sandwiches |
Children are given milk or water during each mealtime
On Thursday’s vegetarian meals are provided
All children are offered a side dish of vegetables or fresh salad with their teatime meal
Week 2 Lunch Menu
| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MORNING SNACK |
Rice cakes and banana |
Slightly cooked carrot sticks with pitta bread |
Melon Slices |
Fruit salad |
Peaches |
|
LUNCH |
Jacket Potato with cheese, beans or tuna filling |
Roast chicken with rice, broccoli & gravy |
Sausages, mash potato, sweetcorn & gravy |
Margarita pizza with potatoes wedges & mixed veg with garden peas |
Salmon, mashed potatoes & vegetables |
|
VEG OPTION |
Jacket Potato with cheese, beans or tuna filling |
Quorn roast chicken with rice, sweetcorn, broccoli & gravy |
Veggie sausages, mash potato, sweetcorn & gravy |
Margarita pizza with potatoes wedges & mixed veg with garden peas |
Lentil & vegetable stew with mashed potatoes |
|
DESSERT |
Yogurt or fruit |
Yogurt or fruit |
Yogurt or fruit |
Yogurt or fruit |
Yogurt or fruit |
|
AFTERNOON SNACK |
Wholemeal toast with butter |
Wholemeal bagels with cheese spread |
Cheese and crackers |
Crumpets with berries |
Breadsticks with houmous |
|
TEA |
Tomato soup with pitta dippers |
Chicken, cheese & cucumber sandwiches |
Wraps with assorted fillings |
Fish finger wholemeal sandwiches with cucumbers and cherry tomatoes |
Garlic bread |
Children are given milk or water during each mealtime
All children are offered a side dish of vegetables or fresh salad with their teatime meal
On Thursday’s vegetarian meals are provided
Week 3 Lunch Menu
| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MORNING SNACK |
Mini breadsticks with cream cheese |
Rice cakes and raisins |
Buttered crumpets |
Crackers |
Wholemeal toast |
|
LUNCH |
Chicken meatballs, potato wedges & garden peas |
Jollof rice with diced chicken, boiled plantain & salad |
Fish with sweet potato mash potatoes & peas |
Wholegrain Pesto Pasta |
Fish fingers, creamy mash & mushy peas |
|
VEG OPTION |
Quorn mince, potato wedges & garden peas |
Jollof rice with Quorn chicken, boiled plantain & salad |
Veggie sausages with sweet potato & peas |
Wholegrain Pesto Pasta |
Quorn meatballs, creamy mash & mushy peas |
|
DESSERT |
Yogurt or fruit |
Yogurt or fruit |
Yogurt or fruit |
Yogurt or fruit |
Yogurt or fruit |
|
AFTERNOON SNACK |
Oatcakes |
Fruit salad |
melon pieces |
Crackers, cheese & cucumbers |
Houmous, cucumber & pitta bread |
|
TEA |
Assorted sandwiches |
Spice bun with grated cheese |
Crumpets with cheese spread or vegan spread |
Scrambled egg or beans on toast |
Wholemeal wraps with assorted fillings |
Children are given milk or water during each mealtime
All children are offered a side dish of vegetables or fresh salad with their teatime meal
On Thursday’s vegetarian meals are provided