Meals: Nutrition & Menus
We hold a Gold award with the Heart Foundations Healthy Heart Award programme. This shows how our centres have woven healthy eating and physical activity practices sustainably into all aspects of our environment as well as engaging our community. The Healthy Heart Award recognizes that we have created and nurtured an environment that promotes healthy eating and physical activity
Examples of our programme in practice includes
NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL
LUNCHBOX GUIDELINES
LEARNING EXPERIENCES
HEALTHY EATING
We promote healthy eating and physical activity through Educa, our Facebook page, parent’s libraries, display boards, and parents evenings,
*Research shows that what children eat in the early years is closely linked with their food preferences and dietary habits later in life. This also means, that setting up healthy eating habits in early childhood goes a long way to preventing life-style diseases.
Wellington Childcare Menu Sample
MORNING TEA OPTIONS
Toast with Marmite & Jam, Seasonal Fruit
Fruit Bread & Seasonal Fruit
Wholemeal sandwiches with Marmite & Jam, Seasonal Fruit.
Cottage Cheese & Crackers, & Seasonal Fruit.
Cheese on Toast & Seasonal Fruit
*We provide milk and water for children at all times during the day
LUNCH OPTIONS
Macaroni Cheese with Seasonal Vegetables.
Crumbed Fish with Oven chips & Steamed Vegetables.
Lasagna with Salad or Seasonal Vegetables.
Pork Chow Mein with Seasonal Vegetables & Noodles.
*We provide milk and water for children at all times during the day
AFTERNOON TEA OPTIONS
Yoghurt and Seasonal Fruit- Tui
Yogurt and Crackers with Seasonal Fruit.
Sandwiches with Marmite and Jam & Seasonal Fruit.
Crumpets with Jam & Seasonal Fruit.
Ice Cream & Wafers, and Vegetable/Fruit Platter (Once a month)
*We provide milk and water for children at all times during the day
LATE SNACKS OPTIONS
Rice Crackers
Cruskits
Dried Fruit (Apricots, Raisins or Banana)
Yoghurt
*We provide milk and water for children at all times during the day
Contact our friendly team to find out more
