Healthy Lunch Boxes

We encourage the children who have packed lunches to bring a healthy lunch. Below are some suggestions for a healthy lunchbox:

• A good portion of starchy food, for example wholemeal roll or bread, wraps, pitta pocket, pasta or rice salad.
• Plenty of fruit and vegetables, for example an apple, satsuma, handful of cherry tomatoes or carrot sticks or a small box of raisins.
• A portion of dairy food, for example individual cheese portion or pot of yogurt.
• A portion of lean meat, fish, eggs or beans, for example ham, chicken, beef, tuna, egg or hummus
• A drink, for example unsweetened fruit juice, cordial or water

Foods high in fat and sugar should be restricted, such as sweets, chocolate, savoury snacks, crisps, fizzy drinks and other high sugar drinks. Treats can be included at lunch time; however, plain or lower sugar varieties should be encouraged.