Meals

At the heart of a Kew Green Nursery and Prep education is a love of learning, supported by a healthy body and mind. So healthy meals are important. Ensuring growing children get the right nutritional balance we have onsite kitchen which prepares and cooks all our meals from scratch.

Our dedicated in-house catering team provide freshly prepared healthy meals which are varied, nutritious, well balanced and above all, delicious. School menus rotate on a weekly basis and combine seasonal, fresh ingredients to produce healthy lunches.

Sharon Andrews has been the Gardener Schools Group Catering Manager since it was founded. She has qualifications in Nutrition and manages the catering for all school events ranging from parent/staff BBQ events to Canapé Receptions.

All of our schools have a 5-star Food Standard’s Agency Rating which is the highest possible level.

Drinking water is always available at break and lunch times, and additionally throughout the day with chilled water fountains at various points around the school.

Local Suppliers

We are proud that the majority of our food is sourced locally, including meat, fish, vegetables and dairy products which come from independent, local traders.

Dietary Requirements

Every endeavour is made to ensure that individuals with special dietary requirements are met, just as they would be at home. Wherever possible we try not to change the menus for pupils with special dietary requirements but simply adapt the weekly menu to meet their needs.

Allergies

We are a nut free school. We have a number of children with a range of food allergies and this is one of the main reasons we do not allow pupils to bring in a packed lunch or any snacks from home. Our catering staff are alerted to food allergies at the start of every academic year and advise pupils as to the contents of the meals being provided.

A sample menu is below.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
BBQ Chicken Drumsticks (V) Mushroom Risotto Stuffed Baked Pepper Savoury Rice and Sweetcorn	Roasted Gammon with Pineapple (V) Vegetable Frittata Crushed Potatoes, Peas & Cauliflower Cheese	VEGETARIAN DAY Jacket Potatoes, Tuna Mayonnaise, Grated Cheese, Summer Slaw, Potato Salad, Vegetable Pasta Salad and a Garden Salad	Homemade Meatballs with Spaghetti (V) Homemade Lentil and Chickpea Meat Balls Greek Salad	Crispy Duck, Ham or BBQ Chicken Jacket Potatoes, Tuna Mayonnaise, Grated Cheese, Tomato Salsa, Hoisin Sauce, Mixed Salad, Mixed Peppers, Sweet corn, Cucumber and Spring Onion
Whole meal French Bread, Dried Fruit, Crudites and Cheese	Whole meal French Bread, Dried Fruit, Crudites and Cheese	Whole meal French Bread, Dried Fruit, Crudites and Cheese	Whole meal French Bread, Dried Fruit, Crudites and Cheese	Whole meal French Bread, Dried Fruit, Crudites and Cheese
Greek Yoghurt with Fruit Compote/ Fresh Fruit Salad	Summer Fruits Eton Mess/ Fresh Fruit Salad	Fresh Fruit Salad	Fresh Fruit Yoghurts/ Fresh Fruit Salad	Date & Toffee Cake with Fresh Whipped Cream/ Fresh Fruit Salad