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Healthy Eating Lunch Policy
Rationale
The importance of this lunch policy in the context of our Social, Personal and Health Education Programme cannot be over emphasised. Good practice and good habits are great teachers.
Time Tabling
It is our policy to timetable two times in the day when the children eat at their desks. Before each yard break the children are given 10 minutes to eat in class as a result they do not take food out to the yard. We feel that eating properly at a table fosters a healthy attitude to food and eating.
Content of Lunches
We hope to help children understand that it is important to eat well and also that eating is an enjoyable activity. We hope our content reflects this.
Lunches should contain sandwiches or bread rolls.
Lunches should contain a healthy snack such as fruit, nuts, raisins, carrot sticks etc.
Lunches may contain one treat such as 2 biscuits a bun or a cereal-based bar.
If yogurt is taken to school children must have their own spoon.
Lunches may not contain sweets, chocolate or chewy bars.
Crisps are not allowed.
Drinks
A drink is worthwhile to ensure that children remain hydrated.
Water and fruit drinks are allowed.
All fizzy/carbonated drinks are banned.
Some young children have difficulty finishing a full carton of juice. If you think your child will not be able to finish a full carton of juice a reusable plastic bottle with water, fruit juice or diluted juice may be more suitable.
Monitoring of Lunches
There will be two specific times in the school day when children will be supervised eating in class. In order to ensure that parents know how much of their lunch children are eating, children will take home the remains of their lunches, if there are any, in their lunch boxes.
If children have foods or drinks that are not allowed the food will have to be given to the teacher. The food will be returned to the child or the parents after school.