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 Summer Menu 2022

Week Beginning: 18th April, 9th May, 6th and 27th June and 18th July

	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
MAIN	Sausages with Gravy	Butter Curry	Stir Fry Noodles	Beef Burger	Cod Loin Fish Fingers
VEG MAIN	Vegetarian Sausages with Gravy	Butter Cauliflower	Spinach and Mozzarella Soufle	Vegetarian Burger	Fried Rice
STARCH	Creamy Mashed Potatoes	Rice		Steamed New Potatoes	Oven Baked Chunky Chips
	Seasonal Vegetables	Seasonal Vegetables	Seasonal Vegetables	Seasonal Vegetables	Seasonal Vegetables
DESSERT	Fruit Yoghurt	Banana Loaf	Fruit Jelly	Apple Flapjack	Chocolate and Pear Sponge

Week 2 Summer Menu 2022

Week Beginning: 25th April, 16th May, 13th June, and 4th July

	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
MAIN	Barbecue Chicken	Beef Lasagne	Pizza	Chicken Masala Curry	Fish Fingers
VEG MAIN	Vegetable Pasta Bake	Vegetarian Lasagne	Potato Gratin	Vegetable Masala Curry	Vegetarian Wrap
STARCH	Rosemary New Potatoes	Roasted New Potatoes	Jacket Potato	Rice	Oven Chips
VEG	Green beans	Broccoli	Peas	Seasonal Vegetables	Mixed vegetables
DESSERT	Fruit Yoghurt	ALemon Drizzle Cake	Fruit Jelly	Seasonal Fruit Cake	Chocolate and Beetroot Brownie

Week 3 Summer Menu 2022

Week Beginning: 2nd May, 23rd May, 20th June, and 11th July

	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
MAIN	Meatballs	Chicken Nuggets	Macaroni Cheese	Roast Chicken with Gravy	Cod Loin Fish and Chips
VEG MAIN	Vegetable Bake	Vegetable Gratin	Vegetarian Pasta Bake	Vegetable Hotpot	Vegetarian Fajita Wrap
STARCH	Rice	Herby Roast New Potatoes	Jacket Potato	Roast Potatoes	Oven Chips
VEG	Seasonal Vegetables	Seasonal Vegetables	Broccoli	Carrots	Seasonal Vegetables
DESSERT	Fruit Yoghurt	Carrot Cake	Jelly	Fruit Flapjack	Raspberry and Chocolate Brownie

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.