Healthy eating
Duxford Preschool runs rolling snack for the morning session, which allows the children to have a snack when they wish within a time frame. This ensures they do not need to be interrupted in their play. We aim to provide healthy, nutritious and varied snacks such as fresh fruit, natural yoghurt, vegetables and salad, crackers and cheese, hummus etcetera. We often link the snacks to our current topic or special cultural celebrations to encourage the children to try a diverse range of foods.
We ask that all parents notify us of any special dietary requirements, preferences, allergies or intolerances that your child may have and we also operate a nut-free policy. If your child attends the setting for lunch, their packed lunch must not contain any nuts or nut products e.g. peanut butter or nut-based chocolate spreads.
At lunchtime the children eat together alongside staff members, as eating in a social group can be an important part of discovering new foods and learning to enjoy mealtimes. We also like to promote a healthy lifestyle that includes children’s lunchboxes. We encourage all parents to consider healthy choices when making packed lunches and to try and avoid food with high salt, sugar and/or fat content, such as chocolate, cake and crisps. No need to pack a drink as we provide a water bottle for each child.
