New winter menu for Carmarthenshire schools
Children across Carmarthenshire will be getting their first taste of the new winter menu when it launches in the county’s primary schools.
The refreshed winter menu is packed full of tasty homemade meals, with exciting new dishes including cheese, pepper and tomato calzone, teisen lap and custard dessert, alongside usual favourites such as mild chilli beef or vegetable chilli and mixed rice peas or sweetcorn.
One of the new additions - BBQ chicken or quorn pitta pocket, with mixed salad and herby diced potatoes - was designed by catering staff following visits to various county primary schools where pupils were asked what kinds of meals they would like to see on the winter menu.
The menu, designed and implemented by Carmarthenshire Catering Service – part of the county council – follows the Welsh Assembly’s Appetite for Life recommendations to improve the health of children by offering nutritionally-balanced school meals.
Whilst working in partnership with Carmarthenshire’s local public health team, paediatric dieticians from the NHS assist in developing menus for pupils with special dietary requirements.
Each meal is nutritionally analysed using sophisticated computer software to ensure it contains the right balance of vitamins and minerals.
Carmarthenshire Catering Service provides school meals to 115 primary schools in the county.
Catering Services Manager Sandra Weigel said: “The new winter menu is packed with nutritious healthy meals which are analysed to make sure children have a balanced meal daily.
Nearly all of our meals are homemade, they are cooked fresh daily by our team of expert cooks, and locally sourced produce is used wherever possible as part of the authority’s Local Sustainable Food Strategy.”
Each two-course school meal costs £2.00, which compares favourably with the cost of providing a daily packed lunch.
Many families are eligible for free school meals, providing they receive certain benefits.
The refreshed winter menu is packed full of tasty homemade meals, with exciting new dishes including cheese, pepper and tomato calzone, teisen lap and custard dessert, alongside usual favourites such as mild chilli beef or vegetable chilli and mixed rice peas or sweetcorn.
One of the new additions - BBQ chicken or quorn pitta pocket, with mixed salad and herby diced potatoes - was designed by catering staff following visits to various county primary schools where pupils were asked what kinds of meals they would like to see on the winter menu.
The menu, designed and implemented by Carmarthenshire Catering Service – part of the county council – follows the Welsh Assembly’s Appetite for Life recommendations to improve the health of children by offering nutritionally-balanced school meals.
Whilst working in partnership with Carmarthenshire’s local public health team, paediatric dieticians from the NHS assist in developing menus for pupils with special dietary requirements.
Each meal is nutritionally analysed using sophisticated computer software to ensure it contains the right balance of vitamins and minerals.
Carmarthenshire Catering Service provides school meals to 115 primary schools in the county.
Catering Services Manager Sandra Weigel said: “The new winter menu is packed with nutritious healthy meals which are analysed to make sure children have a balanced meal daily.
Nearly all of our meals are homemade, they are cooked fresh daily by our team of expert cooks, and locally sourced produce is used wherever possible as part of the authority’s Local Sustainable Food Strategy.”
Each two-course school meal costs £2.00, which compares favourably with the cost of providing a daily packed lunch.
Many families are eligible for free school meals, providing they receive certain benefits.
Call 01267 246521 for further information.
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