Foods we eat

Food is Fun booklet

Happy Holidays from Dawlish, who are very passionate about the food offer for children, have produced this helpful booklet with ideas to engage children in healthy food choices.

Food is Fun booklet – ideas for fun and inspiring food activities for childcare providers and families.

Our menu

Breakfast

Typically, we might offer cereal, (e.g Multigrain hoop, Shreddies, Weetabix) toast with a choice of savoury and sweet toppings, milk or water.

Morning and Afternoon Snack

We offer a healthy snack each session including a carbohydrate and fruit or vegetables and a choice of milk or water. Typical examples might be breadsticks and hummus or rice cakes, toast with a choice of savoury and sweet toppings. Toasted fruit cake, biscuits fruit and/or vegetables for example apples, grapes, banana, melon, carrots or dried fruits apricot and raisins.

Lunch time

We ask that the children bring a healthy packed lunch in a named bag.  Food will not be refrigerated but will be stored in a cool place so you may wish to put an ice pack into their lunchbox too. No glass bottles or food to be reheated please.

Ideas for packed lunch could include;

• The three-bowl approach: fill one bowl with fruit, one with treats and one with dairy. Just add a sandwich, a bottle of water and lunch is ready.
• Use avocado as a spread instead of butter or margarine.
• Children need a serving of protein at lunchtime. Ensure you include lean meat, egg, or tuna.
• Add a chilled bottle of water and limit juice.
• Instead of sandwiches: try bagels, wraps, multi-grain sandwich crackers, pitta bread, hot cross buns.
• The leftover lunch: Cook a little extra dinner the night before and save for lunch the next day. Roast chicken, pasta salad, quiche, homemade pizza slices and sausages are just a few examples that are delicious cold for lunch.

Out of Hours Tea

We now offer a range of foods for the children attending our Out of Hours tea time session, we offer a 3 week rolling menu, the menu is always available on our Famly app. At every meal we always provide a selection of vegetables, salad and fruit.

Alternatives of the same meal are offered for those children with allergies and dietary requirements.

Before your child starts with us, you will have the opportunity to inform us of any intolerance or allergy your child has and we will take measures to ensure they are not brought into contact with the allergen.