Five Reasons

Your Child Should Be Enjoying Schl Meals

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designed to benefit from a wide range of different foods. • Children's tastes change.
If you’re still having doubts about whether they are a good option for your child, The fact that children’s diets are becoming ever more One day they'll hate
here are a few things that you ought to know about school meals: restrictive (and most lunch boxes tend to contain similar something, a month later
items every day) is building health problems for the future. they may love it. It will often

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take many attempts before

Child-friendly Menus
Although achieving a change in eating habits is a marathon,
not a sprint, when fussy eaters eat with friends who appear your child begins to like new
tastes and textures – so keep
to be enjoying a wide range of foods, they are much more
going back to foods they
likely to be open to giving them a try for themselves.
previously disliked.
Most of our savvy customers have experience of high street dining and That’s why at school, children will often eat foods they
so to be successful, we have to compare favourably. wouldn’t accept at home. • Avoid outfacing them.
Give small portions of both
We have to provide our customers with the best possible lunch time experience. Your child will love helping themselves to our scrumptious new and well-loved foods
That’s why our seasonal, three week menu cycle features all your child’s favourite foods. fresh vegetables and making their own selection from our (you can always give second
Cooked every day by our professional chefs, using fresh, local ingredients, your child will always tempting salad bars. helpings) and always praise
find something delicious to enjoy. them for eating – even if they
Most schools now have pre-ordering systems – your child is always guaranteed their first only eat a little.
choice of meal. • Don’t attempt to force
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your waet take the food away without

saying anything. Try the food
again another time.
Our menus comply with the government standards for school meals. It’s hard to say no to an offer of extra cash. • Don't leave meals until your
These are specifically designed to provide every child with the energy On average, taking advantage of your free meal child is too hungry or tired
and concentration needed to improve their learning. offer is the equivalent of receiving an extra to eat.
Nationally, only one in a hundred home-packed £400 per child, per year.
• Avoid using food as reward.
lunches meet these standards.
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