Packed Lunch Guidelines

We encourage parents to provide healthy well balanced packed lunches. 

For children aged 5 years and above preparing a healthy well balanced child’s lunchbox, includes:

• Starchy foods – these are bread, rice, potatoes, pasta etc
• Protein foods – including meat, fish, eggs, beans etc
• A dairy item – this could be cheese or a yoghurt
• Vegetables or salad
• A portion of fruit
• A healthy drink such as water or milk

For more information and practical tips for children aged 5 years and above: https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/recipes/healthier-lunchboxes/

For children, aged 1-4 years old, preparing a healthy packed lunch includes:

For more information and practical tips for children aged 1-4 years old: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59f75004f09ca48694070f3b/t/5a926d288165f549b5a68ca2/1519545646246/Packed_lunches_Dec17.pdf