School catering - secondary
With the new, food-based standards for school meals taking
effect in September 2006 our culinary specialists have created
a new and exciting range of nutritionally-balanced menus that we
are sure children will enjoy.
Take a look at the sample menu. We’ve a variety of meat and
poultry dishes, fish, rice, pasta and more fresh fruit, vegetables
and salads!
Secondary School Lunch options
High schools offer a minimum of two choices of a
traditional hot ‘balanced’ school dinner. There are always plenty
of options catering for different ethnicities and many vegetarian
options are available. In addition to this many of the high schools
offer the following options:
- Home made burgers in a roll served with chips or potato wedges
no more than twice a week and a selection of cakes, fruit or a
fruit juice
- Panini’s, hot and cold sandwich’s or wraps each with a variety
of fillings every day
- Pasta meal – this is pasta with a choice of fillings including
vegetables, dairy or meat
- Jacket potatoes – baked beans, cheese, tuna or coleslaw on a
daily basis with additional fillings a couple of times a week such
as curry or mince
- Some high schools provide homemade soup on a daily basis
throughout the winter months
All options include a choice of foods from the salad bar,
additional bread and fresh drinking water on a daily basis. All
food choices are designed to allow every child to have at least one
portion of vegetables or salad and one portion of fruit in line
with the new standards that are being met.
Sample Secondary School Menu
| |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Option 1 |
Lasagne |
Cottage Pie |
Homemade Spicy Meatballs |
Roast Beef & Yorkshire Pudding |
Spaghetti Bolognaise |
| Option 2 |
Baked sausage |
Lemon Chicken |
Sweet & Sour Turkey |
Homemade Salmon Fishcakes |
Chicken Curry |
| Option 3 |
Cheese & Onion Pie |
Vegetable Curry |
Macaroni Cheese |
Quiche Lorraine |
Vegetable Pasties |
| Starchy Options |
Garlic bread, Mashed potatoes |
Chips, Boiled potatoes, Rice |
Rice, Pasta |
Mashed potatoes, Roast potatoes |
Garlic bread, Rice, Chips |
| Vegetable Choice |
Green beans, Baked beans |
Cauliflower, Peas |
Sweetcorn, Broccoli |
Mixed vegetables, Cabbage |
Peas, Carrots |
At least one hot dessert is available daily along with a
selection of fresh fruit, yoghurts or cheese and biscuits.
Your role
Not every child eats a school meal; many choose to bring in a
packed lunch or are allowed off the school grounds at lunchtime.
For some of them that means heading to the nearest chip shop. So,
while we are doing all they can to make school meals healthier and
more nutritious, we cannot force pupils to eat them. This is where
you, as parents or carers, can help.
We ask you to talk to your children about healthy eating and to
provide them with healthy meals at other times of the day as well
as lunch. This means that the school and parents are working
together towards building a healthy future for our next
generation.
Please contact us with any feedback you have on your child’s
experience of school meals.