Food & Nutrition
At Bear Care Day Nurseries we are well aware that children need a healthy diet.
With this in mind all meals are planned for nutritional needs and we can cater for any special diet your child may require. We provide breakfast up until 8:30 in the morning. A mid morning snack of juice or milk and fruit and a two course cooked lunch around mid day and a light tea is served after 3 pm.
Our menus are reviewed regularly with an emphasis on fresh locally sourced produce and we offer a variety of menus to develop children’s taste. We also provide formula milk and appropriate baby food.
All food is professionally tried and tested before becoming a regular item and all of our kitchen staff have a level 2 certificate for health and nutrition and this is regularly reviewed and updated.
Take a look at our sample summer and winter menus below…
Summer Dinner Menu
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Week One
Sausage with Mashed
potato and vegetables
–
Chocolate Mousse and
mandarin oranges
Tuna pasta bake
–
Treacle sponge
and custard
Cottage pie with carrots
and green beans
–
Fresh fruit salad and
cream
Chicken and vegetable
curry with rice and naan
bread
–
Fruit trifle
Chilli-con-carne on jacket
potatoes with sweetcorn
–
Fresh fruit with yoghurt
and flapjack
Week Two
Turkey meatballs,
rice and vegetables
–
Apple pie and custard
Quiche and jacket potato
with beans
–
Mousse and fresh fruit
Roast chicken dinner,
roast potatoes and
vegetables
–
Mixed fruit and jelly
Spaghetti bolognaise
with garlic bread
–
Ice cream and peaches
Pork casserole with
potatoes and vegetables
–
Cornflake tart and custard
Week Three
Jacket potato with
various filings
–
Meringue and fruit
Chicken pie, potatoes and
cauliflower cheese
–
Fruit crumble and
ice cream
Lasagne with mixed
vegetables and garlic
bread
–
Fruit flan and cream
Moroccan pork with
apple, vegetables
and rice
–
Strawberry mousse,
fresh fruit and shortbread
finger
Fish fingers, potato
wedges and mushy peas
–
Yoghurt with sultanas
and raisins
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Week One | Sausage with Mashed potato and vegetables – Chocolate Mousse and mandarin oranges |
Tuna pasta bake – Treacle sponge and custard |
Cottage pie with carrots and green beans – Fresh fruit salad and cream |
Chicken and vegetable curry with rice and naan bread – Fruit trifle |
Chilli-con-carne on jacket potatoes with sweetcorn – Fresh fruit with yoghurt and flapjack |
| Week Two | Turkey meatballs, rice and vegetables – Apple pie and custard |
Quiche and jacket potato with beans – Mousse and fresh fruit |
Roast chicken dinner, roast potatoes and vegetables – Mixed fruit and jelly |
Spaghetti bolognaise with garlic bread – Ice cream and peaches |
Pork casserole with potatoes and vegetables – Cornflake tart and custard |
| Week Three | Jacket potato with various filings – Meringue and fruit |
Chicken pie, potatoes and cauliflower cheese – Fruit crumble and ice cream |
Lasagne with mixed vegetables and garlic bread – Fruit flan and cream |
Moroccan pork with apple, vegetables and rice – Strawberry mousse, fresh fruit and shortbread finger |
Fish fingers, potato wedges and mushy peas – Yoghurt with sultanas and raisins |
Summer Tea Menu
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Week One
Savoury rice
–
Cake
–
Fruit
Beans on toast
–
Snack crackers
–
Fruit
Pita bread or wraps
with various fillings
–
Shortbread finger
–
Fruit
Sandwiches
with various filings
–
Sausage rolls
Pizza
–
Choc-ice
–
Fruit
Week Two
Noodles
–
Banana split
Sandwiches
–
Sausage rolls
–
Fruit
Crackers
with various toppings
–
Yoghurt
–
Fruit
Hot dog rolls
–
Vegetable sticks
–
Fruit
Tuna mayo pasta
–
Cake
–
Vegetable sticks
Week Three
Pita bread or wraps
with various filings
–
Flapjack
–
Fruit
Spaghetti on toast
–
Cake
–
Fruit
Sandwiches
with various filings
–
Breadsticks
–
Fruit
Cheese on toast
–
Arctic roll
–
Fruit
Crackers
with various toppings
–
Pancakes with jam
–
Fruit
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Week One | Savoury rice – Cake – Fruit |
Beans on toast – Snack crackers – Fruit |
Pita bread or wraps with various fillings – Shortbread finger – Fruit |
Sandwiches with various filings – Sausage rolls |
Pizza – Choc-ice – Fruit |
| Week Two | Noodles – Banana split |
Sandwiches – Sausage rolls – Fruit |
Crackers with various toppings – Yoghurt – Fruit |
Hot dog rolls – Vegetable sticks – Fruit |
Tuna mayo pasta – Cake – Vegetable sticks |
| Week Three | Pita bread or wraps with various filings – Flapjack – Fruit |
Spaghetti on toast – Cake – Fruit |
Sandwiches with various filings – Breadsticks – Fruit |
Cheese on toast – Arctic roll – Fruit |
Crackers with various toppings – Pancakes with jam – Fruit |
Winter Dinner Menu
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Week One
Cheese and potato bake
with vegetable fingers
and cauliflower cheese
–
Fruit crumble and
custard
Spaghetti bolognaise
–
Bananas and custard
Chicken and Vegetable
curry with rice and naan
bread
–
Yoghurt and mixed fruit
Sausage and mash
potato with vegetables
–
Apple pie and custard
Tuna pasta bake with
vegetables
–
Rice pudding with
Jam/Raisins/Lemon curd
Week Two
Turkey meatballs, rice
and vegetables
–
Yoghurt and shortbread
finger
Chicken pies, potatoes
and vegetables with
gravy
–
Bread and butter pudding
Lasagne with garlic
bread and side salad
–
Cornflake tart and custard
Fish pie and vegetables
–
Fruit flan and cream
Chilli-con-carne on jacket
potatoes with sweetcorn
–
Treacle sponge and custard
Week Three
Fich fingers, mash potato
and vegetables with
parsley sauce
–
Rice pudding with jam/
raisins/lemon curd
Pork casserole with rice
and vegetables
–
Mousse and fruit
Cottage pie and
vegetables
–
Suiss roll and custard
Cheese and vegetable
pasta bake with garlic
bread
–
Meringue and fruit
Roast chicken dinner with
roast potatoes and
vegetables
–
Trifle
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Week One | Cheese and potato bake with vegetable fingers and cauliflower cheese – Fruit crumble and custard |
Spaghetti bolognaise – Bananas and custard |
Chicken and Vegetable curry with rice and naan bread – Yoghurt and mixed fruit |
Sausage and mash potato with vegetables – Apple pie and custard |
Tuna pasta bake with vegetables – Rice pudding with Jam/Raisins/Lemon curd |
| Week Two | Turkey meatballs, rice and vegetables – Yoghurt and shortbread finger |
Chicken pies, potatoes and vegetables with gravy – Bread and butter pudding |
Lasagne with garlic bread and side salad – Cornflake tart and custard |
Fish pie and vegetables – Fruit flan and cream |
Chilli-con-carne on jacket potatoes with sweetcorn – Treacle sponge and custard |
| Week Three | Fich fingers, mash potato and vegetables with parsley sauce – Rice pudding with jam/ raisins/lemon curd |
Pork casserole with rice and vegetables – Mousse and fruit |
Cottage pie and vegetables – Suiss roll and custard |
Cheese and vegetable pasta bake with garlic bread – Meringue and fruit |
Roast chicken dinner with roast potatoes and vegetables – Trifle |
