About Food and Nutrition
Little Explorers Forest School recognises the importance of children building a healthy lifestyle and believe that nutrition is key to your child’s development.
Our meals are prepared and cooked fresh each day by a qualified and experienced cook. We use a range of organic and locally sourced produce providing well balanced and healthy meals.
Meals times are always happy, unhurried and social occasions where staff and children eat together, and time is taken for conversation and group discussion.
Children are supported and encouraged to participate in the planning and preparation of meals and snacks , this being integral to children learning about healthy eating and where food comes from. Daily make and bake sessions are offered to children where they often make dishes such as fruit kebabs, pizza , salads and savoury snacks.
Lunch |
Ingredients |
Dessert |
Tea |
Pudd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage pie made with a potato mash served with green beans( veggie potato topped pie) | (carrots, celery, onions, passata, paprika, black pepper herbs stock cornflour and Potatoes | Ginger cake and custard | Cottage pie made with a potato mash served with green beans( veggie potato topped pie) (carrots, celery, onions, passata, paprika, black pepper herbs stock cornflour andPotatoes Ginger cake and custard Homemade herb scones with cream cheese and ham served with coleslaw | Orange slices |
| White fish and broccoli served with parsley sauce,potato mash, carrots and sweetcorn | (salmon, broccoli, onions) (parsley, milk, butter, flour) Filo pastry | Yoghurts | Tomato pasta salad | pears |
| Homemade sweet and sour pork, noodles served with stir fry(Quorn option for vegetarians) | Peppers, onion, sweetcorn, pork mushrooms, beansprouts carrots cabbage tomatoes and spices seasoning | Carrot cake with cream cheese topping | Homemade sweet and sour pork, noodles served with stir fry (Quorn option for vegetarians) Peppers, onion, sweetcorn, pork mushrooms, beansprouts carrots cabbage tomatoes and spices seasoning Carrot cake with cream cheese topping Sweet potato and butternut squash soup and a roll | bananas |
| Bbq chicken and potato wedges, served with sweetcorn and carrots( Quorn option) | (peppers, onion, mushrooms, chicken, tomato puree, paprika, black pepper and herbs | Ice lollies | Bbq chicken and potato wedges, served with sweetcorn and carrots ( Quorn option)(peppers, onion, mushrooms, chicken, tomato puree, paprika, black pepper and herbs Ice lollies Cracker, cream cheese served with veg sticks | melon |
| Beef chilli served with rice and Broccoli(vegetable chilli) | (peppers, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, carrots, red kidney beans, cinnamon, ground cumin, chilli powder, pepper and broccoli | Cornflake tart and custard | Sausage in a roll served with salad | Apples |
| Tuna bake served with pasta and mixed vegetables (Quorn mince) | (tuna, sweetcorn, broccoli, carrots cauliflower, tomatoes, paprika, peppers) | shortbread | Tuna bake served with pasta and mixed vegetables (Quorn mince)(tuna, sweetcorn, broccoli, carrots cauliflower, tomatoes, paprika, peppers) shortbread Pizza muffins, cheese and tomato and salad pineapple | pineapple |
| Spanish chicken mashed potato and mixed seasonal vegQuorn option | (chicken, mixed peppers, mushrooms, lemon, tomatoes, onions) | Fruit crumble and custard | Assorted sandwiches and salad | Fruit cocktail |
| Chickpea and mixed bean curry, rice and naan bread | (mixed peppers, mushrooms, onions, chickpeas, haricot beans, red kidney beans, passata, herbs and spices) | Greek yogurt and mixed berries | Vegetable puff pastry tart and salad | Kiwi fruit |
| Homemade fish goujons, new potatoes, peas and parsley sauce(vegetable chilli) | Mixed white fish, breadcrumbs, lemon zest, parsley, egg Milk, margarine, flour, parsley | Beetroot chocolate muffins | Ploughman tea | Mandarin oranges |
| Homemade beef Meatballs and pasta served with garlic bread( mixed bean and chickpea ragu) | Carrot, onion, celery, tinned tomatoes, beef sausage meat peppers passata, garlic herbs pepper egg | Jam tart and lemon curd tsrts | Jacket potato, Tuna crunch, cheese veg sticks | Fruit platter |
| Sausages and mixed bean casserole served with roast potatoes and vegetables (Quorn sausages) | Sausages, chickpeas, mixed beans, onion, mushrooms, carrot, peppers passata herbspeppers, passata herbs, pepper | Flapjack | Cheese and tomato pinwheels and salad | Peaches |