Mealtimes
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All food will be freshly cooked at nursery. Menus have been carefully planned to meet the nutritional requirements of children and guidance from the Children's Food Trust has guided menu planning. Menus will be published in due course.
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Mealtimes are an important time of day for children. Within the baby room the mealtime routine will be dictated by the individual needs of the babies themselves. Some babies may be fed in highchairs whilst others may sit at a table to eat. Some babies may still be bottle fed or feeding mothers may choose to come in to nursery to breast feed.
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Within the toddler room children will eat in their key groups with their key practitioners, the same applies with children in preschool.
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Preschool children will be expected to serve themselves from choices made available on their tables. Staff will support children to make healthy choices, e.g., to choose a balanced meal consisting of carbohydrates, protein and vegetables. Children in the preschool will eat from china plates and drink from glasses at all mealtimes, unless a risk assessments informs us otherwise. Toddlers and babies will use plastic plates and beakers.
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Ofsted registered full day care nursery
Recipes
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A selection of the recipes we have developed at Mill House have been provide below for you to enjoy at home. You can adapt these recipes to suit your own preferences, e.g., by adding more seasoning or additional heat or by changing your choice of protein.
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Beanfeast (Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie)
Caribbean Sweet Potato and Chana Curry
Chicken and Leek Pie (Dairy Free)
Chicken, Leek and Mushroom Crumble (Gruffalo Crumble)
Chicken and Sweet Potato Korma
Chicken Stew with Butternut Squash
Chickpea and Sweet Potato Korma
Chinese Inspired 5-Spice Chicken
Cilantro, Lime, Chicken and Rice
Cowboy Sausage and Bean Hotpot
Fish Mix with Tomato, Thyme and Prawns
Fish Pie with a Puff Pastry Top
Guyanese Chicken and Potato Curry
Jamaican Sunshine Vegetable Patty
Jerk Chicken (ask Roy for his version of this recipe)
Lemon, Garlic and Thyme Roasted Chicken
Middle Eastern Chicken and Chickpea Stew
Pasta Norma (Aubergine, Tomato and Basil Rigatoni)
Roasted Chicken and Potatoes with Lemon and Rosemary
Roasted Tomato and Garlic Spaghetti
Salmon and Vegetable Wellington
Shri Lankan Inspired Chicken and Coconut Curry
Supper Special (Tuna and Vegetable Pastry Bake)
Tuna and Vegetable Pastry Bake (Supper Special)
Vegetarian Meatballs and Spaghetti
Wizards Puff Pastry Pie (Chicken and Vegetable)
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