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Healthy Eating At Magor School

Our plans to make our school a healthier place

and some ideas to help you to make it possible.

Why are we promoting healthy eating at our school?

Healthy foods with less colourings, preservatives etc can help keep children calm and focussed on their work!

Less crisps and sweets on the yard can help us reduce litter and help the environment with less packaging.

"Healthy eating is important for everyone, especially children, to ensure that they receive all the nutrients they need to grow and develop. Eating well and being physically active will improve your children?s health as well as their ability to learn and achieve at school. Encouraging your children to eat healthily now will make them more likely to adopt a healthy lifestyle as they get older."

The British Nutrition Foundation.

How can we help promote healthy eating in school?

By providing a healthy start through our Breakfast Club.

Daily provision of milk to all infant pupils (with consent)

Providing a healthy menu for children eating school dinners

Offering after school clubs to promote healthy lifestyle

Allowing water (bottles) in class for good hydration

Providing a healthy tuck shop to save you time and to

offer pupils a variety of healthy snacks

Offering a curriculum and an environment which fosters

healthy eating, healthy living

What is and what isn't allowed?

Allowed

Not Allowed

Fruits

Dried fruit eg raisins

Yoghurt

Rice cakes

Cereal (Dried)

Cereal bars (check sugar content!)

Vegetables eg carrot

Cheese such as ?Babybels?

Breadsticks

Etc.

Sweets

Chocolate

Crisps

Cakes

Biscuits

Other high fat / sugar snacks

A healthy lunch box is much preferred but content is down to parental choice. We also provide a healthy hot dinner from our kitchen. For ideas of how to provide a healthier lunchbox, please see our ideas and look at the suggested links.

On an "Eco" note, we are trying to keep our packaging down to a minimum to save waste and the planet!!! Here's a few tips to help us...

Use washable plastic tubs, not plastic sandwich bags

Put your sandwich in a washable box not cling film or bags

Bring more fruit and compost the skin etc in school!

Re-use a plastic bottle for squash everyday - save money and reduce litter!

How can you help promote healthy eating in school?

A checklist from the British Nutrition Foundation:

1. Have you got something from the BREAD, OTHER CEREALS AND POTATOES group? Ideas at a glance: Wholemeal/multigrain and white breads and rolls, pitta bread, bagel, French stick, scotch pancakes, English muffins, fruit scones, currant buns, fruit bread, malt loaf, matzo, crispbread and crackers and pasta and rice salads

2. Have you got something from the FRUIT AND VEGETABLES group? Ideas: Salad in sandwiches and rolls, cherry tomatoes, apples, pears, satsumas, bananas, grapes, melon, kiwi, plums, nectarine, canned fruit pieces, raisins, dried apricots, dish of fruit salad, fruit smoothies and pure fruit juices

3. Have you got something from the MEAT, FISH AND ALTERNATIVES group? Ideas: Slices of ham, chicken / turkey, boiled eggs, canned tuna and salmon, prawns, hummous

4. Have you got something from the MILK AND DAIRY FOODS group? Ideas: milk, cheddar, edam, cheese triangle, low fat soft cheese, cottage cheese with pineapple chunks, fruit yoghurt, fromage frais, drinking yoghurt and rice pudding

5. Have you got a drink? Ideas: milk, drinking yoghurt, smoothie, fruit juice, sugar-free squash and water

TAKE THE TEST.... Are YOU a healthy eater?

Useful links:

www.food.gov.uk

www.nutrition.org.uk (British Nutrition Foundation)

www.bbc.co.uk/bigchallenge

FINALLY, THANK YOU FOR THE OVERWHELMING SUPPORT WE HAVE HAD FROM PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN THIS IMPORTANT MATTER.