School Meals
- Healthy eating
- About our menu
- Help us improve
- Other catering services available
- Useful school meals information
Healthy eating
Catering staff work in partnership with schools and health advisors, educating and promoting healthy lifestyles to the adults of the future.
Our staff are well trained and committed to providing healthy and nutritious meals, which are served in a safe environment.
Our menus meet the Nutritional Standards introduced by the Government In September 2008
About our menu
This is a three week cyclic menu offering a choice of two main meals daily, one of which is suitable for Vegetarians.
The menu includes healthy fish options and a range of freshly prepared salads and vegetables.
Cheese and crackers served with sultanas, fresh fruit and yoghurt are available daily as options to the main dessert of the day.
The menus are flexible and can be tailored to meet cultural and special dietary needs of each school.
Strict ‘Healthy Eating’ guidelines are followed. These include:
- Reduced fat, sugar and salt
- Increased fibre
- A wide range of freshly prepared salads and vegetables available daily
- Tinned fruit in natural juices
- Fresh fruit and yoghurt available daily
You can find a sample three week menu and a parents information leaflet in the attached files section below.
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You can help us to improve our service by:
- Speaking to us, the Headteacher or a School Governor about any queries you have, or any suggestions that may improve our service.
- Visiting your child’s school by pre-arranged appointment to see the service provided.
- Letting your school know if your child has any special dietary needs.
Other catering services available
Our Catering Services can also provide the following services:
- Buffet lunches / sandwiches are available for school staff meetings, school Governors meetings, teacher training days and special school events.
- Breakfast service
- After school clubs
- Packed lunches for school trips, or other occasions when a hot meal is not practical.
Further information
- Head of Catering
Unit 202 Lea Valley Technopark
Ashley Road
N17 9LN - Tel 020 8489 5750
- Email school.cateringqueries@haringey.gov.uk.
Useful information
- Individual schools set their own charges for meals.
- Some children may be eligible for free school meals, see the Free School Meal application page for further details.
- Children may take their own packed lunches to school.
- In many schools, children with packed lunch sit in the same dining hall as children eating school meals.
- Many schools in Haringey provide fresh fruit at morning break.
- Some schools run a breakfast club and after school clubs.
Contact your child’s primary school or secondary school for further information on what is available.
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