Aims: 1. To improve the nutritional quality of lunches.
2. To
familiarise children with the food pyramid and with the value of exercise.
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We will do
this by educating the children to make healthy food choices. All classes will
receive lessons on healthy eating and be introduced to the food pyramid.
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Every day is
a healthy lunch day. A healthy lunchbox includes a piece of food from each of
the first three shelves of the Food Pyramid.
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Friday is
our treat day. On this day one piece of food from the top shelf of the pyramid
may be included.
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Cans and
glass bottles are not allowed for safety and litter reasons. Children are asked
to use a plastic bottle for their drink.
Water, milk, soup and unsweetened juice are healthy choices.
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Foods that
have wrappers are to be kept to a minimum.
All leftover food and wrappers will be brought home to help protect our
school environment.
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Healthy
eating will be encouraged at all times. Support
of parents will be most beneficial and greatly appreciated.
Food
Pyramid
Healthy Eating
Packed
Lunches
Lunch is an important meal for school-going children.
It should provide one third of their recommended daily allowance of nutrients
without being high in fat, sugar or salt. Also, please, only give your child something you feel he/she can easily
manage to eat; peel oranges for younger children etc. We encourage
children to bring good healthy lunches to school. We encourage healthy lunches,
trying to avoid junk food. We do not
allow crisps or chewing gum, lollipops or nuts in any class in the school. All
lunch leftovers must be brought home.
Start with the Basics
A
healthy packed lunch should contain bread or an alternative, a savoury filling
which provides protein, a suitable drink and some fruit and/or vegetables.
The following guide is designed to help you provide quick, appetising and
nutritious lunches for your children.
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Bread & Alternatives
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Savouries
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Fruit & Vegetables
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Drinks
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Bread
/ rolls /scones (preferably wholemeal)
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Lean Meat
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Apples, Banana, Peach
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Milk
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Rice
- wholegrain
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Chicken/Turkey
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Plum, Pineapple cubes, Mandarins
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Fruit juices
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Pasta
- wholegrain
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Tinned Fish e.g. tuna/sardines
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Orange segments, Grapes, Fruit Salad
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High juice squashes, i.e. low sugar content
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Potato
Salad
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Cheese; Edam, blarney, cottage
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Dried fruit, Tomato, Cucumber, carrots
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Homemade soup
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Quiche
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Sweetcorn, Coleslaw, Celery
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Yoghurt
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A Word about Milk
Growing children should get approximately one pint of
milk a day, or its equivalent as cheese, yoghurt or milk pudding. This
ensures that they get enough calcium, which is essential for healthy bones
and teeth. If a child does not drink a glass of milk at lunch, encourage
him/her to have a carton of yoghurt or a small helping of cheese instead.
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* This policy was ratified by the Board of Management on
Monday the 19th of April 2010.
