Healthy Eating
Healthy & Nutritious Meals
We aim to provide healthy and nutritious meals, whilst meeting the dietary requirements of all our children. This may include children suffering from allergies, requiring a diet free from gluten or dairy and also being a vegetarian.
Our meals are provided by specialist caterers - apetito.
With over 60 years’ experience of creating great tasting meals, expertly developed by the Chefs and Dietitian, as they understand the importance of creating a well-balanced diet, meeting a range of dietary needs, specifically for children. apetito meals are frozen to lock in nutrients and taste. Delicious and nutritious, apetito create the best food experiences for little ones.
Nutrition
apetito’s tasty and nutritious meals not only support your child’s growth, but also encourage them to try new meals with exciting new flavours, textures and colours. Menus are planned to ensure a diverse range of foods are eaten, whilst ensuring your little ones receive the goodness they need to thrive.
Safety
apetito’s accredited laboratories and strict safety procedures ensure the meals your children are enjoying are safe and nutritious. apetito operate a food safe system called ‘positive release’. This guarantees the food is safe with nutritional & allergenic information verified prior to providing to the nursery.
Sustainability
apetito are committed to sustainable sourcing and in 2019, won the Queens Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development, one of only six companies in the UK to do so. This highlights their success in both sourcing sustainable ingredients; for e.g. 100% of their wild fish is certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and also an ongoing commitment to reduce their carbon footprint.
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Children are offered water to drink with meals and throughout the day and milk is provided with snacks.
There are regular opportunities for the children to participate in cooking activities. Children are also encouraged to plant, water and harvest herbs and other seasonal vegetables in the nursery garden (Easton on the Hill site).
We are able to cater for specific dietary requirements and will work with parents and carers to meet a child's individual needs. Due to the high number of children with allergies we operate a strict no outside food policy within the nursery.
Menu
Menu
Menu
Menu
Seasonal Menu:
Children are offered fresh drinking water throughout the day and at mealtimes, with milk provided alongside snacks.
We place great importance on helping children develop a positive relationship with food. As part of this, there are regular opportunities for children to get involved in cooking activities, as well as planting, watering and harvesting herbs and seasonal vegetables in our nursery garden (Easton on the Hill site).
Our menus are thoughtfully planned and supported by local dietitian Victoria Deprez, who oversees our breakfast, snack and additional food provision (not supplied by Apetito).
Victoria brings valuable experience from working with early years settings, offering guidance to ensure our menus are balanced, nutritious and appropriate for growing children.
For more information, please visit: www.victoriadeprez.co.uk
The British Nutrition Foundation:
Healthy eating habits formed in early childhood can help lay the foundation for a lifetime of good health.
Did you know that toddlers have different dietary requirements to you? They need a diet made up of foods from the 4 main food groups, in the right balance and in portion sizes just right for them.
Did you know that toddlers have different dietary requirements to you? They need a diet made up of foods from the 4 main food groups, in the right balance and in portion sizes just right for them.
Your guide to feeding your toddler a healthy, varied and balanced diet to give them all they need to grow and be healthy:
We work in partnership with apetito to provide our children with nutritious, balanced meals that support healthy growth and development. Their menus are carefully cre ated by specialist chefs and dietitians, offering a wide variety of dishes designed to introduce children to new flavours while meeting all dietary and allergy requirements. Meals are freshly prepared and frozen to lock in goodness, ensuring quality, safety and consistency at every mealtime.
We are delighted to confirm that we achieved a rating of 5 at our most recent inspections at both nurseries, the highest rating.
The Little Lane Nursery (both settings) has been awarded a hygiene rating when inspected by a food safety officer from our local authority environmental health department. The hygiene rating shows how closely the business meets the requirements of food hygiene law.
