School Dinners
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Packed Lunches
We encourage all children to take a School Meal, however should your child prefer to bring along a packed lunch we have details of some practical ways you can provide your child with a healthy, enjoyable lunch.
At Cedars we are committed to promoting a healthy balance and therefore all lunch boxes will be checked to ensure children are receiving a balanced, nutritional lunch each day.
Please note some items may be sent home uneaten with a slip if we do not feel they represent healthy eating (and replaced with an alternative from the school kitchen)
We would expect all lunchboxes to contain a healthy variety of food items.
Yes Please
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No Thank you
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Bread, wraps, pitta, crackers | Full size chocolate bars |
Meat, egg, cheese or dairy alternative | High fat crisps |
Rice/Pasta | Nuts |
Salad/Veggie sticks | Fizzy/sugary drinks |
Fruit/Dried Fruit cherry toms/grapes must be cut in half | Sweets |
Yoghurt/Fromage frais – (Lower fat/Lower sugar) | Full size cookies |
Drink – Sugar free (not fizzy) | Brioche buns |
Low fat crisps – Baked not fried x 1 (under 100 calories) |
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Cake/Biscuit/Cereal Bar x 1 (under 100 calories) |
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For example we will accept Cake/Biscuit x 1 99 calories for 18.7 g bar
or biscuits like 80 calories for 21 g bag, 97 calories for 24.5g bar.
Also acceptable are crisps such as 85 calories for a 16.5 g bag
or 89 calories in a 17 g bag.
For more help and information please visit https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/ where you can find great lunchbox ideas and advice on healthy eating for both you and your children.
Alternatively
Encourage your child to have a FREE school meal and save £500 per year!
Food Standards
Please click on the below link to view guidance on food standards in England: