Meals at Great Child

Our main meal of the day is at lunchtime, between 11.30 am and 12.15 pm. All meals are cooked and prepared in our own kitchen. Children are also allowed to come with their pack lunches if the parents prefer it but we do not warm up food in the setting.

We ensure that children are offered a well-balanced and nutritious diet. There is always a vegetarian option and our menus are posted up in the entrance hall for you to see. The menus are changed weekly so that your child will get the opportunity to try a wide variety of foods. When your child begins attending Nursery you will be asked about their cultural background, dietary requirements, allergies and food preferences. We will cater for these requirements.

Meals are sociable occasions, adults and children get the chance to interact and enjoy their meal together. We always encourage children to serve and feed themselves using a spoon and a fork. As they get older we encourage them to use a knife. These are important skills that your child will practise daily.

In addition to our well balanced meals we provide healthy snacks during the day such as fruits, salad, cheese or crackers with fresh water and milk.
A sample menu is shown below, full menu plans area available for you to see either on your visit or in your welcome pack, if you have any questions at all, do not hesitate to ask.

Sample Menu
Below is a sample menu to give you an idea of what meals we serve, vegetarian options are always available and are highlighted in the table.
You can download the latest menu here

Week One
	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Breakfast	Selection of Cereals /Toast with Butter and Jam	Selection of Cereals /Toast with Butter and Jam	Selection of Cereals /Toast with Butter and Jam	Selection of Cereals /Toast with Butter and Jam	Selection of Cereals /Toast with Butter and Jam
Morning Snack	A Variety Of Fresh Fruit
Lunch (Meat Option)	Sausage, Mashed Potato and Vegetables with Gravy	Chicken Pasta Bake	Roast Pork With Roast Potatoes and Mixed Vegetables Served With Gravy	Burger and Potato Wedges With Sweetcorn	Jacket Potatoes with Tuna, Cheese  or Beans
Lunch (Vegetarian Option)	Quorn Sausage, Mashed Potato Served With Carrots and Gravy.	Vegetable Pasta Bake	Quorn Chicken with Roast Potatoes and Mixed Vegetables Served with Gravy	Quorn Burger and Potato Wedges with Sweetcorn	Jacket Potatoes with Cheese  or Beans
Dessert	Autumn Fruits and Yoghurt	Rice Pudding with Jam	Jelly	Apple Crumble and Custard	Angel Delight
Tea	Beans on Toast	Wrap with Choice of Fillings	Tomato Soup and Bread	Savoury Rice and Nuggets	Chicken Noodles and Hot Dog Sausage / Quorn Sausage
All snacks served with Milk or Water. Water is available at all times and with all Meals

Week Two
	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Breakfast	Selection of Cereals /Toast with Butter and Jam	Selection of Cereals /Toast with Butter and Jam	Selection of Cereals /Toast with Butter and Jam	Selection of Cereals /Toast with Butter and Jam	Selection of Cereals /Toast with Butter and Jam
Morning Snack	A Variety Of Fresh Fruit
Lunch (Meat Option)	Tuna and Tomato Bake	Sheppards Pie and Vegetables	Roast Chicken with Roast Potatoes and Mixed Vegetables with Gravy	Cod and Potato Wedges with Sweetcord	Chicken Curry with Rice
Lunch (Vegetarian Option)	Vegetable Pasta Bake	Quorn Mince Sheppards Pie	Quorn Chicken with Roast Potatoes and Mixed Vegetables with Gravy	Vegetable Fingers and Potato Wedges with Sweetcorn	Vegetable Curry with Rice
Dessert	Banana and Custard	Fruit and Yoghurt	chocolate Mousse	Jelly	Fruit Cocktail
Tea	Potato Waffles and Spaghetti Hoops	Sandwiches with Choice of Fillings	Cheese and Tomato Pizza	Vegetable Soup and Bread	Fish Finger and spaghetti hoops
All snacks served with Milk or Water. Water is available at all times and with all Meals

Week Three
	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Breakfast	Selection of Cereals /Toast with Butter and Jam	Selection of Cereals /Toast with Butter and Jam	Selection of Cereals /Toast with Butter and Jam	Selection of Cereals /Toast with Butter and Jam	Selection of Cereals /Toast with Butter and Jam
Morning Snack	A Variety Of Fresh Fruit
Lunch (Meat Option)	Chicken, Rice and Vgetables	Meatballs and Pasta	Fish Fingers, Mash and Beans	Jacket Potato with choice of Fillings	Sausage Casserole with Boiled Potatoes
Lunch (Vegetarian Option)	Quorn Chicken, Rice and vegetables	Meatfree Meatballs and Pasta	Vegetables Fingers, Mash and Beans	Jacket Potato with choice of Fillings	Vegetable Sausage Casserole with Boiled Potatoes
Dessert	Yoghurt	Strawberry Mousse	Custard and Autumn Fruits	Jelly	Rice Pudding and Jam
Tea	Crackers with a choice of Toppings	Beans on Toast	Wraps with a Variety of Different Fillings	Savoury Rice and Nuggets	Potato Waffles and Spaghetti Hoops
All snacks served with Milk or Water. Water is available at all times and with all Meals