Food and drink in school
Kings’ Forest School has’ Healthy Schools’ status. In keeping with this, wholemeal toast and fruit pots (10p) are available for children to purchase at morning break time. Alternatively, children may bring their own fruit for a break time snack. Children may also bring a water bottle to drink water throughout the day.

Our cook provides a healthy and delicious cooked meal each day, with a dessert.  The cost of a school meal is £1.60 and must be paid on the first day of the week, with all money in a clearly marked envelope, or wrapped in paper with your child’s name on it, and given to the class teacher.

Cheques should be made payable to South Gloucestershire Catering.  Facilities are provided for children to bring packed lunches if they prefer. Lunch boxes must be clearly marked with your child's name and contain their lunch time food only. Please do not include sweets, chocolate bars or fizzy drinks in your child’s packed lunch. A drink of water is provided for all children who eat their lunch at school. We offer incentives for children who bring a healthy packed lunch in the form of stickers and praise.

Breaktime snacks

There will be toast (10p) and fruit (15p) per item available at breaktime or children can bring fruit or raisins.

Ten Top Healthy Lunch Box Tips

1. Base the main part of the lunch on starchy foods like bread, cereal, rice, pasta or potatoes.
2. Get creative with some alternatives to sandwiches, for example, wholemeal pitta pockets, tortilla wraps or pasta salad.
3. Include some protein such as lean meat, chicken, tuna, ham, cheese, egg or hummous.
4. Aim to have at least one fruit or vegetable based food or drink in the lunch box to count towards your child’s five fruit and vegetable portions a day.
5. Children need to eat regularly to maintain energy levels, so don’t forget to include a snack. This might include a treat such as a piece of fruit, a small packet of crisps, crackers with cheese, a biscuit, yogurt, samosa, chapatti, a scone, fruit bun or chocolate.
6. Add a portion of semi-skimmed milk or other dairy food such as cheese or fromage frais.
7. Fluids are an important part of a child’s diet. Try a variety of different drinks such as a carton of fruit juice, water, yogurt or milk drink.
8. Try the mini-sized versions of your child’s favourite foods – a healthy lunch box does not mean giving up all the foods children enjoy.
9. Check out the Guideline Daily Amount (GDAs) information on the front of many food products and experiment with some different choices.
10. Pop a cool pack or a frozen drink in the lunch box to keep it cool and remember to wash hands before preparing and eating food.

Click to find out more from HealthyLunchbox.co.uk

Five Day Lunch Planner from Sainsburys