Food and Nutrition
Our qualified chef caters for all dietary requirements of our children. We pride ourselves on our home cooked food prepared and cooked on the premises. We have a planned menu, which is designed to deliver a healthy balanced diet, which also provides at least 5 portions of fruit and veg daily.
Eating healthy food is vital for children’s development, a balanced diet will give them more energy to do the things they love for longer; it will also help with their concentration behaviour and moods. We involve our chef in some of our food activities and try to educate your child as to where the food they eat actually comes from. Your child may grow their own vegetables in the nursery garden and pick fruit from the trees, which will make mealtimes so much more interesting!
Our menu during the year changes to reflect the seasons
Special diets and vegetarian options are available on request and food allergies can be catered for.
Breakfast is served between 0730hrs and 0830hrs room dependent
Morning snack – 0930hrs and 1000hrs
Dinner – 1130hrs and 1200hrs
Afternoon snack – 1330hrs- 1400hrs
Tea – 1530hrs – 1600hrs
Please see our menu below or download a pdf here. Turtles Nursery - Stafford Menu 2015| WEEK 1 | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY |
| BREAKFAST 7.30am – 8.30am. Cereal is served everyday. Not served with sugar. | Cornflakes Weetabix. Fresh fruit. | Porridge. Multigrain cereal. Fresh fruit. | Toast. Cornflakes. Fresh fruit. | Porridge. Multigrain cereal. Fresh fruit. | Weetabix. Cornflakes. Fresh fruit. |
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SNACK
9.30am or 10.30am Milk or Water is available daily.
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Wholemeal toast served with butter. | Fresh fruit | Cheese scones |
Warm toast and butter. |
Cream crackers with soft cheese. |
| LUNCH 11.30am or 12 noon. (Food in baby room in line with babies routine.)
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Salmon
pasta served in a white sauce with cabbage and sweet corn. | Ham, red onion and sweet corn quiche served with mashed Swede and potato and chopped tomato. | Roast beef served with Yorkshire pudding, Mash, Broccoli, carrots and gravy. | Barbeque chicken and sweet corn with freshly baked bread | Cauliflower pasta bake served with peas and sweet corn. |
| DESSERT | Banana and custard. | Chocolate and beetroot cake. | Rice pudding with fruit.
| Homemade flapjack. | Lemon and parsnip cake. |
| SNACK 1.30pm or 2.30pm | Fresh fruit | Roasted red pepper dip served with carrots and cucumber sticks. | Fresh fruit. | Paprika potato wedges served with a soft cheese and chive dip. | Fresh fruit. |
| DINNER STARTER (Served with main.) 3.30pm or 4.00pm. |
Fresh melon. | Bruschetta and pineapple salsa. | Ham and cheese layer triangles. | Watermelon with cheese, lemon and olive oil dressing. |
Fresh Fruit. |
| DINNER MAIN | Soft bread rolls with ham and pickle with cheese and tomato fillings. | Tuna pate (butter, soft cheese and chives.) with cracker bread. | Tomato and basil soup served with French bread. | Jacket potato with tuna and sweet corn. | Chicken and vegetable curry served with white rice. |
| DESSERT | Banana and strawberry smoothie. | Fresh warm popcorn. | Ice cream. | Fromage Frais. | Pear and mandarin. |
| WEEK 2 | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY |
| BREAKFAST 7.30am – 8.30am. Cereal is served everyday. Not served with sugar. | Cornflakes Weetabix. Fresh fruit. | Porridge. Multigrain cereal. Fresh fruit. | Toast. Cornflakes. Fresh fruit. | Porridge. Multigrain cereal. Fresh fruit. | Weetabix. Cornflakes. Fresh fruit. |
| SNACK 9.30am or 10.30am |
Apple and Pear chunks. | Warm toast and butter. | Cream cheese and crackers. |
Fresh fruit. | Fresh banana. |
| LUNCH 11.30am or 12 noon. (Food in baby room in line with babies routine.) | Polish sausage and potato hotpot (peas, carrots and garlic.) Served in an onion sauce. | Pasta with chicken and vegetables served in a tomato sauce. | Roast gammon, New potato, Carrots and served with a parsley sauce. | Greek pastitsio (Macaroni and lamb cooked in tomatoes with garlic, onions and carrots) served in a cheese sauce with broccoli. | Cheese and potato pie topped with sliced tomato and homemade baked beans. |
| DESSERT | Stewed fruit with custard. | Carrot cake. | Fruity jelly and ice cream. | Lemon and raspberry trifle. | Fromage frais. |
| SNACK 1.30pm or 2.30pm | Cream cheese chive dip with carrot and cucumber sticks. | Paprika potato wedges served with a soft cheese and chive dip.
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Banana with natural yoghurt. | Chickpea Dip with Bread Sticks. | Pitta Bread with Marmite. |
| DINNER STARTER (Served with main.) 3.30pm or 4.00pm. | Garlic bread. | Watermelon. | Sausage and pears. | Bread roll with butter.
| Melon and pear. |
| DINNER MAIN | Lamb and mixed pepper chilli served with white rice. | Sardine sandwiches with fresh fruit. | Crumpets and cheese. | Tomato, carrot and lentil soup. | Pasta with Mushroom, onion and sweet corn in a white sauce. |
| DESSERT | Fromage frais. | Strawberries and banana. | Banana Loaf. | Shortbread biscuit. | Banana and yogurt smoothie. |
| WEEK 3 | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY |
| BREAKFAST 7.30am – 8.30am. Cereal is served everyday. Not served with sugar. | Cornflakes Weetabix. Fresh fruit. | Porridge. Multigrain cereal. Fresh fruit. | Toast. Cornflakes. Fresh fruit. | Porridge. Multigrain cereal. Fresh fruit. | Weetabix. Cornflakes. Fresh fruit. |
| SNACK 9.30am or 10.30am | Wholemeal toast with butter. | Fresh fruit. | Soft cheese and crackers. | Fresh Fruit. | Sliced pear and mandarins. |
| LUNCH 11.30am or 12 noon. (Food in baby room in line with babies routine.) | Sausage and courgette with peppers, peas, onion served in a pineapple and tomato sauce with cous cous. | All together lamb stew (potato, Peas, onion and mushrooms with garlic.). | Roast pork with mash potato, carrots and Swede served with gravy and apple sauce. | Tuna and sweet corn pasta bake. | Chicken, leek and ham pie with new potatoes, peas and sweet corn. |
| DESSERT | Fromage frais. | Summer fruit Crumble and Custard. | Beetroot and ginger cake. | Rice pudding. | Banana and Custard. |
| SNACK 1.30pm or 2.30pm | Sliced Apple. | Carrot and Cucumber Sticks. | Cheese scone with sliced pear. | Paprika Wedges with Cheese and Chive Dip. | Sliced Apple. |
| DINNER STARTER (Served with main.) 3.30pm or 4.00pm. | Melon and pear. | Garlic bread. | Bread roll with butter. |
Apple slices. | Potato Salad. |
| DINNER MAIN | Salmon pate (Salmon, lemon, butter and soft cheese.) on crackers. | Lasagne with lettuce, chopped tomatoes and cucumber. | Vegetable soup. | Sliced egg and cress sandwiches. | Tuna and Cheese Pitta Breads. |
| DESSERT | Peaches and ice cream. | Iced Fairy Cakes. | Fresh Fruit. | Shortbread Biscuits. | Rice Krispie Cakes. |
Vegetarian alternatives will include vegetables, quorn, pulses or soya mince. Individual water cups are available in all rooms at all times and monitored and checked throughout the day to ensure that children are drinking sufficiently.
All food is made on site and is freshly cooked daily.
No sugar or salt is served with the food cooked.
Recognised allergens contained in food (colour chart).
| Celery | Cereals containing gluten | Crustaceans |
| Fish | Sulphur dioxide | Soya |
| Lupin | Peanuts | Sesame Seeds |
| Milk | Molluscs | Mustard |
| Nuts | Eggs |