Lochardil Primary School

Lochardil Primary School, Inverness

School Meals & Packed Lunches

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Health Promotion Aims

School Meal Arrangements

Monthly Meal Menu & Request Form

Healthy Morning Snack

Packed Lunches Guidelines

School Meals

Healthy Morning Snack

Advice on Packed Lunches

Health Promotion Aims

In order to promote good healthy eating habits, along with suggestions from our Pupil Council we aim to:

· Promote the drinking of water and milk

· Develop the variety and taste of food offered as part of the school meals

· Encourage children to eat fruit, vegetables and salad

· Discourage the prominence of sweets, cake, crisps, sweetened drinks and processed food stuffs

ARRANGEMENTS FOR SCHOOL MEALS

Changes are being introduced to school meals to promote healthy eating - a choice of warm meal with healthier choices of vegetables, fruits, and bread.
We encourage families to opt in fully to the school meals system so that the pupils receive a varied and balanced menu over the week.

· Please note that meal choices are requested with payment on Fridays for the following week or alternatively for the following four weeks.

Children of families receiving Income Support qualify for free meals. Application forms are available from the school and should be submitted to the Inverness Area Education Office, 13 Ardross Street, Inverness.

Sample Menu below: Click here for the current meals menu and monthly request form .

REVISED GUIDELINES ON PACKED LUNCHES IN SCHOOL click for SUGGESTIONS

If children bring their own food into school, we ask that families make arrangements for these lunches to conform to some simple guidelines for healthy eating and hygiene:

Food should be carried in a semi-rigid container with a secure lid e.g. Tupperware, ice-cream containers or similar; with the name of the pupil clearly marked. Fizzy drinks (in cans or bottles), glass or vacuum flasks with hot liquids are not permitted because of the obvious dangers these present. Packed meals must also be consumed in the dining hall.
We recommend that the contents of lunch boxes are kept simple, with not too many items e.g. a sandwich with nourishing filling, a piece of fruit and a drink (preferably water, milk or a natural fruit juice), with sometimes a yoghurt or a piece of cheese. The attached advice provides lots of other healthy and simple ideas.
We ask for restraint in placing crisps, sweets, chocolate biscuits, sweetened drinks and cake in lunch boxes. These items will often be consumed in preference to the other healthier items.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the school will promote the eating of fruit, salads and vegetables at break and at lunchtime. We wish to encourage all pupils to enjoy these foods and to take these items in preference to crisps and sweets.
We ask that parents and children discuss these Guidelines on Packed Lunches and agree on choosing a variety of healthy foods for packed lunches in school.

These guidelines are based on the advice from the Scottish Executive about promoting Healthy Eating in Scottish Schools. The attached advice on packed lunches has been drawn up by Fiona Clarke, dietician advising the School Meals Service for the Highland Council.

HEALTHY MORNING SNACK a healthy and refreshing morning snack at a bargain price !

For Primary 4 to 7 pupils : cup of milk (or water) along with a piece of fruit and toast can be purchased in the dining room at morning interval for 25p per day.

Fruit usually on offer includes: melon, grapes, banana, orange, apple, pear, kiwi, cucumber, tomatoes

All infant pupils are offered a healthy snack before interval each day. A contribution is requested from parents on a termly basis (Primary 1& 2 - 15p per day ; Primary 3 - 25p)