INFORMATION FOR PARENTS ABOUT SCHOOL MEALS

All pupils in Primary 1 - Primary 3 are entitled to a free school meal.

All of our school meal menus are compliant with the Nutritional Requirements for Food and Drink in Schools (Scotland) Regulations 2008. You can be assured that all school meal menus are nutritionally balanced and meet the required standards.

The menu meets the standard required by the Soil Association Catering Mark Bronze Award, which promotes freshly made, sustainable and farm assured meals. Please contact us if you would like more information about this.

All Catering staff are trained in food hygiene, hold an Elementary Food Hygiene Certificate, and receive regular refresher training. All kitchens follow HACCP guidance, and comply with Environmental Health. The catering staff are also trained in nutrition.

Where there is a choice, pupils can choose to have either a starter and main course or a main course and dessert.  Some larger schools may have baked potatoes available every day. There may be occasions where a school changes a dish, to suit the needs of their pupils. If the school is making substitutions, they will let you know. A two course meal is £2.20. Water is available, and milk is available to purchase at 10p for 189ml. All beef served is Scottish, and all fish is Marine Stewardship Council certified. All meat* and poultry is UK Farm Assured. (* excluding haggis) All eggs are free range.  Bread, carbohydrate selection, seasonal vegetables and a salad selection is available every day, as well as a selection of fresh fruit. Yoghurt is always available as an alternative dessert.

The menu is designed largely by pupils, through consultation with them. We run a programme of Pupil Focus Groups, to ensure that pupils are able to contribute to the menu's development, and it also gives them an understanding of having a balanced choice. Teaching staff, catering staff and parents have also contributed to its development.

Would you like your child to see a dietician? A team of professionals who specialise in helping people learn about food and health can be contacted at High-UHB.DietitiansDirect@nhs.net

We welcome any feedback you may have - if you have any suggestions, or require any information, you can contact the Catering department by emailing catering@argyll-bute.gov.uk, or using the form below.

Ask questions or make a comment or suggestion about school meals

Download a copy of the menu (Autumn / Winter 2019/20)

• Nutrition and allergen information - menu week 1
• Nutrition and allergen information - menu week 2
• Nutrition and allergen information - menu week 3

If you are looking for special diet or allergy information about any of the menu choices, please contact catering@argyll-bute.gov.uk

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3