Food at Chestnuts Day Nursery

We believe that mealtimes should be social, happy times where skills can be developed and foods tasted. Our tasty menus are designed to feed your child nothing less than a completely healthy and balanced diet. We have a 3 week rotating menu which can be seen below:

Meals may be adopted to suit a baby's individual stages of development, introducing a variety of tastes and textures. We ask you to provide sufficient pre-prepared bottles of formula milk, clearly labelled with your child's name.

Sample Menus

Week 1

	Snacks	Lunch	Tea
Monday	Milk Sultanas Carrot	Spanish baked fish (white fish, tomatoes, garlic, mushrooms) Peas Rice Ice cream	Cream cheese on crackers Tomatoes, peppers Pears & chocolate sauce
Tuesday	Milk Melon Bread sticks	Spaghetti bolognaise (mince, carrots, tomatoes, mushroom, onions) Homemade Bread, & Butter pudding (sultanas) Custard	Tuna, mayonnaise with sweetcorn served in pitta bread Cucumber sticks Yoghurts
Wednesday	Milk Banana Celery	Creamy cheese, mushroom & tuna tagliatelle Rhubarb & custard	Chicken sandwiches on wholemeal bread Carrot sticks Fruit & ice cream
Thursday	Milk Sultanas Cucumber	Chicken Casserole (carrots, onions, peas, mushroom, tomato puree) Green beans Potatoes Rice pudding	Ham sandwiches with wholemeal bread Apple
Friday	Milk Kiwi Carrot	Irish stew (lamb, carrots, onions, potatoes) Melon	Tortilla wraps with cheese, tomato, lettuce & mayonnaise. Bananas

Week 2

	Snacks	Lunch	Tea
Monday	Milk Apple Sultanas	Corned beef hash (carrots, tomatoes, onions, potatoes) Peaches & cream	Butternut squash risotto Yoghurt
Tuesday	Milk Carrot Bread sticks	Chicken & pea curry Rice Fruit & ice-cream	Gnocchi Tomato Bake with onion, peppers, courgettes & garlic Pears & chocolate sauce
Wednesday	Milk Melon Celery	Homemade meatballs (mince, onions, egg, stuffing) Mushroom sauce Pasta Green beans Sponge & custard	Tuna & mayonnaise on wholemeal bread Cucumber sticks Bananas
Thursday	Milk Bananas Cucumber	Moroccan Lamb Cous cous Peas Stewed apple & custard	Cream cheese & pickle savoury dip served in Pitta bread Jelly & ice cream
Friday	Milk Kiwi Carrot	Fisherman's pie (salmon and white fish) Mixed vegetables Semolina	Homemade carrot & red lentil soup Naan bread Fromage frais

Week 3

	Snacks	Lunch	Tea
Monday	Milk Apple Carrot	Fish fingers Baked beans Mashed potatoes Homemade rice pudding	Homemade mixed vegetable soup Wholemeal bread Melon
Tuesday	Milk Sultanas Bread sticks	Savoury bake (mince, onions, macaroni, garlic) Sweet corn Jelly & ice-cream	Chickpeas, tomato, onion, spinach, garlic and garam masala stew Naan breads Fairy cakes
Wednesday	Milk Banana Celery	Chicken, broccoli and potato bake Carrots Swiss roll & custard	Cheese & spinach sauce Pasta Apple
Thursday	Milk Melon Cucumber	Mince & onions Boiled potatoes Cabbage Semolina	Beans & sausage Wholemeal bread Peaches & cream
Friday	Milk Kiwi Carrot	Chinese egg noodles with chicken, onion, mangetout & sweetcorn Stewed apple & custard	Salmon sandwiches on wholemeal bread Bananas

A mid morning snack of milk, fruit & vegetables (occasionally a plain biscuit) will be offered.
A drink of water will be offered at every meal.
Water/Milk will be offered mid afternoon.
Fresh drinking water is available in all rooms throughout the day.
A mixture of wholemeal and white bread is provided.
Please note that menus may vary depending on availability of food products.
Please notify our Manager, in writing, if your child requires an alternative diet.

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