Making Good Choices: Healthy Lifestyle
Food in School
We have been working really hard to improve the food we are eating in school. Our school meals are cooked on site and we are part of the CityServe, where the recipes used provide children with balanced meals across the week.
The current menu can be found here.
Some families prefer their child to have a packed lunch. We have a healthy packed lunch policy which we expect families to follow. It can be found at the bottom of this page.
We have healthy snacks in school at breaktimes from Monday to Thursday (fruit or vegetables only). As well as this children can buy toast and juice. On Fridays the children can bring in a small 'treat' snack (a packet of crisps or small chocolate bar).
If you want to find out more about healthy eating, including some ways to make simple swaps with your food then click the link below:
http://www.nhs.uk/Change4Life/Pages/healthy-eating.aspx
Snack smart!
Half the sugar children are having comes from snacks and sugary drinks. Too much sugar can lead to harmful fat building up inside and serious health problems, including painful tooth decay.
Fruit and vegetables are always the best choice, but if you're shopping for packaged snacks for your children, use this helpful tip: look for 100 calorie snacks, two a day max.
https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/food-facts/healthier-snacks-for-kids
Making your own snacks can make sure that you know exactly what chidlren are eating. The children were shown how to make these tasty Raspberry Oat Squares in assembly. You can find the recipe here:
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1414647/raspberry-oat-traybake
Click here for the easy blueberry pancakes assembly recipe.
For more information on free ways to get active as a family, visit the Birmingham Be Active page below where there are details of free outdoor activitites, running clubs and lots more.
http://beactivebirmingham.co.uk/