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Healthy Eating

In September 2006 the UK government re-introduced compulsory nutritional standards for school meals. A good diet is important for good health and can help to maintain a healthy body weight, enhance general well-being and reduce the risks of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis and other diseases.

Red House School is fully committed to a planned programme of healthy eating within the Nursery & Infant, Prep & Senior School. We believe that this should be achieved by a good healthy diet and regular exercise. Red House School place great emphasis on a well balanced diet, we prefer to make our own meals on the premises from fresh ingredients.

To achieve this policy the following practices are in place:

• Polyunsaturated spreads to be offered as an alternative to butter.
• Reduced amount of sugar, vegetable fats and eggs to be used in recipes.
  

Menu Compilation:

• Reduced number of deep and shallow fried items.
• Increased use of pulses.
• Vegetarian dishes to be available at all meals.
• Vegetables cooked crisp rather than cooked too soft.
• Fresh fruit to be available at all meals.
• Fresh chicken and fish to feature strongly on the menu’s.
• Wholemeal flour to be introduced into recipes.
• Rice or pasta to be available at lunch meal.
• Salad bar to be available at lunch and dinner meals.
  

Red House School has been awarded the Gold Award in 2006 as part of Stockton Borough Council’s ‘Healthy Schools Programme’.