Welcome to the 2^nd blog from the health team.

We have had a busy term as we prepare for the packed lunch policy to launch next year.

The health team spent an hour with Gemma from FoodNet where we looked at healthy choices for our lunch box and also the variety of foods that could be in our packed lunch that would still make it healthy. Things like cold pasta salad to left over curry.

They were then able to create a healthy lunch box that covered all of the food groups and even included a little treat.

Thank you to everyone who returned the questionnaire about the lunch boxes. Being a parent myself I know how easy it can be to give your child the same lunch every day and ensure it is healthy, so it was nice to see some parents also mentioning how they would like their children to eat more fruit and veg but found it difficult to make them.

With the launch of the packed lunch policy we will also run packed lunch workshops and distribute leaflets which should give you lots of new and exciting ideas for lunches as well.

Look out the for the termly newsletter which will contain more updates about the Health Team in school and on the back you will find some healthy recipes, which have been made in school by parents and taste tested by children. Tweet us and let us know if you try them.

Of course we would love to hear you packed lunch ideas too so please let us know your methods for keeping those meal times healthy.