Healthy Lunchbox and Snack Guidelines:

Water

It has been recognised that children’s concentration and behaviour improves when children drink water throughout the day. Dehydration can give children headaches and make them tired. Therefore, we encourage pupils to bring a clearly named plastic bottle of water to school each day. This will allow children to have fresh drinking water throughout each day.

The following guidelines for snacks and lunchbox contents may help parents and ensure health and equality for all children.

Packed lunches may include:

• A starchy food such as bread, bagel, pasta, rice, noodles, couscous
• A sandwich that includes a savoury filling (e.g. egg, tuna, cheese, cooked meat)
• At least one portion of fruit and or vegetables (e.g. cucumber sticks, cherry tomatoes, dried raisins)
• Meat, fish or other source of non-dairy protein (e.g. lentils, chick peas, hummus)
• Dairy food such as cheese or yogurt
• A biscuit or cake not coated in chocolate
• Savoury snack or baked/low fat/low calorie snacks e.g. Pom bears, Quavers, French Fries, Mini Cheddars, seeds, savoury crackers, breadsticks etc.
• A bottle of water, a smoothie or yogurt drink or real fruit juice carton

Packed Lunches should avoid:

• Confectionery such as chocolate bars, chocolate coated biscuits and sweets.
• Large, full size sausage rolls, pasties and pies
• No fizzy drinks