School Lunches

Here at Holy Cross we take school lunches very seriously!

We believe that nutritious school meals help improve our readiness to learn, our behaviour at school and the healthy eating habits we are establishing for life.

We are so very lucky to have our own head chef Mrs. Maria Linares who not only cooks our school lunches but creates seasonal, balanced menus we love. This is her hard at work in the kitchen!

Week 1 Autumn Menu 2020

Week Beginning: 2nd November, 23rd November and 14th December

	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
MAIN	Shepherds Pie	Chicken Curry	Pizza with Mozzarella, Tomato and Basil	Roasted sausages	Fish Fingers
VEG MAIN	Pasta Bake	Vegetarian Quesadillas	Jacket Potatoes with a Selection of Toppings	Soup and Garlic Bread	Rice and Peas
STARCH	Potatoes	Rice	Pizza/ Potatoes	Mashed potatoes	Oven baked chunky chips
VEG	Green Beans	Green Peas	Broccoli	Carrots and sweetcorn	Mixed vegetables
DESSERT	Mixed Berry Yoghurt	Lemon Drizzle Cake	Custard	Apricot and Coconut Flapjacks	Dark Chocolate Cookies

Week 2 Autumn Menu 2020

Week Beginning: 9th November and 30th November

	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
MAIN	Beef Burgers	Roasted Chicken Drumsticks	Noodles with a Selection of Toppings	Cottage Pie	Fish Fingers
VEG MAIN	Vegetarian Burgers	Vegetarian Sausages	Soup with Garlic Bread	Pasta Bake	Vegetarian Sausages
STARCH	Bread	Sauteed Potatoes	Noodles/ Bread	Bread	Oven Baked Chunky Chips
VEG	Broccoli	Green Beans	Carrots and sweetcorn	Green Peas	Mixed vegetables
DESSERT	Mixed Berry Yoghurt	Pineapple and Banana Cake	Fruit Jelly/ Custard	Raspberry Cake	Beetroot and Cocoa Cake

Week 3 Autumn Menu 2020

Week Beginning: 16th November and 7th December

	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
MAIN	Chicken Nuggets	Beef Lasagne	Mac and Cheese	Meatballs in Tomato and Basil Sauce	Fish Pie
VEG MAIN	Soup with Garlic Bread	Potato and Squash Souffle	Egg Fried Rice	Vegetarian Curry	Vegetarian Wraps
STARCH	Potato wedges	Pasta	Pasta/ Rice	Rice	Oven Baked Chunky Chips
VEG	Green Peas	Green Beans	Broccoli	Carrots and sweetcorn	Mixed vegetables
DESSERT	Mixed Berry Yoghurt	Pineapple and Banana Cake	Fruit Salad	Raspberry Cake	Beetroot and Cocoa Cake

Reasons we think our school lunches are great:

Our school lunches offer a varied selection of freshly cooked, seasonal produce that meet the nutritional standards set by the government.
Lunch time is also a time for us to develop our social skills and try new foods and share this experience with our friends
Our school lunches are always packed full of fruit and vegetables. Our Head Chef Maria has such high expectations - our school lunches provide more than one portion of fruit and one portion of vegetables every day for each child, helping them to reach their '5 a day'.
Maria prepares menus that cater for all of us. Any child who has particular requirements is catered for - including those who are vegetarian or who have a special diet. If pupils have allergies or intolerances to certain foods, Maria makes sure that their lunch time experience is the same as every other child.
Our school meals are very good value. At the moment, our lunches are just £2.20 a day.
Our school meals are convenient for our parents; they don't have to make packed lunches which saves parents time!

If you would further information about our school lunches, our Head Chef Maria or any information regarding food at our school, please do not hesitate to contact us.