Kitchen/Nutrition/Menu
At nursery Moksliukas we know that a varied and nutritionally balanced diet is essential for every child’s development and active participation both at nursery and at home. Meals are freshly cooked and prepared on site by our cook who holds a Level 2 qualification in Food Catering and Safety. All meals are made with fresh ingredients and comply with dietary and nutrition requirements. Hot, freshly prepared meals and snacks are offered to children five times a day. In addition to milk or water at meal times, drinking water is available throughout the day.
We make mealtimes enjoyable and relaxed, ensuring children develop healthy eating habits with plenty of patience, understanding, and encouragement.
Our commitment to your child’s learning values their participation, experimentation, and decision-making. That’s why cooking and tasting are part of our early childhood curriculum—giving children the chance to explore new textures, colors, and smells as they mix, pour, and measure ingredients. Involving children in food preparation also creates opportunities for meaningful discussions about healthy eating and nutrition.
We do not provide any food containing nuts to the children, in line with our nursery policy.
All nursery meals meet with The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) food and drink requirements.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework sets out a requirement which states:
‘Where children are provided with meals, snacks and drinks, these must be healthy,
balanced and nutritious.’
‘Fresh drinking water must be available at all times.’
Menu
We have created four weeks menu to rotate.
Sample menu for one of the weeks:
| Monday
9.00 AM Oat porridge (with milk) blueberries, water/milk 11.00 AM Fresh fruits, apple, banana, pear 13.00 PM Chicken/(V) Red Lentils soup with white rice, paprika and zucchini. Starter-cucumber baton 14.30 PM Crackers with milk/water 16.00 PM Cod Fish fingers/(V) Chickpeas with wholegrain pasta, red pepper and sweetcorn Second dish Carrot sticks with soft cheese Tuesday 9.00 am Buckwheat porridge (with milk), with avocado and cucumber, water/milk 11.00 am Bread sticks with cream cheese. Milk/water 13.00 pm Dried peas soup with potatoes and mix bell peppers. Ciabatta bread. 14.30 pm Vegetables, avocado, red bell peppers and cucumber 16.00 pm Homemade Chicken meatballs/(V) Lentils meatballs with rice, sweet potatoes and cucumbers. Second dish Fruit salad, apple banana, pear. Wednesday 9.00 am White Rice pudding with banana, water/milk 11.00 am Fresh fruits grape, orange, blueberries. 13.00 pm Beetroot soup with turkey /(V)Kidney Beans and sour cream. Side dish Wholegrain pita 14.30 pm Plain rice cakes with apple slice milk/water 16.00 pm Chipolata sausages /(V) Quarn sausage with yorkshire puddings and sweet corn Second dish Greek yogurt with peach |
Thursday
9.00 am Sandwiches (White toast, Chicken ham and mozzorella cheese), cucumbers water, milk 11.00 am Crackers milk/water 13.00 pm Pickle and carrot soup with chicken /(V) Baked Beans rye bread. Starter Cucumber baton 14.30 pm Vegetables Tomatoe, red bell pepper, celery stick 16.00 pm Falafels with chickpeas and potatoes. With tadziki sauce and pitta bread. Second dish Fruit salad (apple, banana, pear) Friday 9.00 am Cereal (Conrflakes, Rice Krispies, Puffed wheat) with blueberries, water/milk 11.00 am bread sticks with cream cheese and milk/water 13.00 pm Lentils‘ soup with chicken /(V)Red Lentils potatoes and carrots, casserole (turnip, leeks, baby onion, pumpkin). Plain naans bread. 14.30 pm bread sticks with cream cheese and milk/water 16.00 pm Turkey meetballs /(V) Split peas with buckwheat and beetroot salad Second dish Cucumber sticks with soft cheese
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Nutrition
Download daily and weekly balanced nutrition calculations.