Food & Nutrition

Cheeky Monkeys believes in healthy nutrious home cooked food for all our children and we encourage meals and snack times to be a happy social event with staff and children sitting together.

All our food is healthy, tasty and cooked on the premises in a well equipped kitchen using fresh, wholesome ingredients. Wherever possible organic fruit and vegetables are used, however we cannot guarantee this all the time.

Ofsted commented in our inspection report the following paragraph regarding our meals 'Children receive good nutritious meals and snacks throughout the day; these are varied and
promote good health. In particular, care is taken to ensure that most fruits and vegetables are
organic so that children receive the highest nutrition from the foods. Meals are prepared and
cooked in the kitchen by the cook and during the afternoon snack children eat healthy snacks,
for example cheese sandwiches on white and brown bread, together with organic bananas.'

We provide breakfast, lunch (with vegetarian options) and snack. Milk is served with breakfast and afternoon snack, water at lunch times and fresh water is available throughout the day in each child's own individual drinking bottle.

Our baby menu consists of pureed fresh vegetables and fruit until your baby is ready to move on to finger food and meals. If your baby is fed on breast milk then we welcome your bringing this into nursery in a bottle marked with your child's name and we will give this at the required time.

We also cater for special dietary requirements – please let us know the details and we can discuss the options available.

Sample Menu

Breakfast 8.30 – 9.00am
White and wholemeal toast or choice of cereals. served with milk.

Lunch - 11.30am, Snack - 3pm

Monday
Lunch: Shepherds pie with carrots and swede
Fromage Frais with fresh fruit

Snack: Cheese & Biscuits
Fresh Fruit

Tuesday
Lunch: Tuna pasta bake with fresh bread rolls
Home made rice pudding

Snack: Ravioli topped with Cheese
Fresh Fruit

Wednesday
Lunch: Potato and mushroom gratin with beans and cauliflower
Jelly & ice cream

Snack: Assorted Savoury Rolls
Fresh Fruit

Thursday
Lunch: Turkey curry with rice and naan bread
Coconut cake with home made custard

Snack: Assorted sandwiches
Fresh Fruit

Friday
Lunch: Fish pie with sweetcorn and swede
Cheesecake with fresh fruit

Snack: Tomato Soup and fresh bread rolls Fresh Fruit

We encourage all our pre-school children to serve themselves at mealtimes to help build self confidence, communication and socialising shills.

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