Food glorious food MENU CYCLE EXAMPLE & DISH SELECTOR Secondary Schools

food glorious food

MENU CYCLE EXAMPLE

& DISH SELECTOR

Secondary Schools

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Beef Bolognaise with Pasta Lamb Jollof Rice Roast Chicken in Gravy served with Crispy Roast

Potatoes

Thai Green Chicken Curry Served with Steamed Rice

Battered Cod Portion With Chunky Chips

Quorn and Vegetable Tikka Masala with Rice

Cheese and Sweet Pepper Tart with Spicy Vegetable

Pasta

Vegetarian Toad in the Hole served with Mashed Potato

Vegetable Lasagne Served with Garlic and Herb Bread

Wedge

Fresh Vegetable Frittata with Cajun Baked Potato

Wedges

Garden Peas Stir-Fry Fresh Veggies

OrSeasonal Salad Selection

Fresh Broccoli Florets Fresh Cauliflower


Fresh Sliced Carrots Seasonal Fresh Cabbage

Or Seasonal Salad Selection

Fresh Courgettes Golden Sweetcorn


Garden Peas Baked Beans


Blackberry and Apple Pie with Custard

Toffee Apple Crumble with Custard

Chocolate and Mandarin Cake with Chocolate Sauce

Sultana Sponge with Custard

Creamy Rice Pudding with Winter Fruits

Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit SelectionTrattoria Pizza Selection

Pasta and ToppingsTrattoria Pizza

Pasta and ToppingsTrattoria Pizza Selection



Pasta and Toppings

Jacket Potato Topped with Hot and Cold fillings





Selection of Traditional & Continental Breads

with Various Fillings. Seasonal Salad Bar & Boxes

Fresh Fruit Collection, Yoghurt Pots & Cold Drinks


with Various Fillings. Seasonal Salad Bar &

BoxesFresh Fruit Collection,

Yoghurt Pots & Cold Drinks











A selection of tasty, fresh, home-baked cakes and

treats


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WEEK 1


Calypso Chicken with Rice and Black Eyed Peas

Mexican Chilli Con Carne with Oven Baked Wedges

Roast Lamb in Gravy served with Crispy Roast Potatoes

Lasagne al Forno Salmon Fishcake with Tomato Relish and Chunky

Chips

Tomato and Cheese Pasta Bake with Garlic Dough

Balls

Chimichangas with Tomato Rice

Quorn Sausage and Roast Vegetable Arrabbiata

Served on a Bed of Pasta

Spanish Omelette with Parsley Potatoes

Vegetable Korma with Pilau Rice

Garden Peas Broccoli Florets


Fresh Carrots Golden Sweetcorn


Green BeansMashed Swede


Broccoli FloretsFresh Carrots


Garden PeasStir Fry Vegetables


Crunchy Fruit Crumble with Custard

Jaffa Orange Sponge with Custard

Apple Pie with Custard

Zesty Bread Puddingwith Custard

Carrot CakeWith Vanilla Sauce

Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection

Trattoria Pizza SelectionPasta and Toppings

Trattoria PizzaPasta and Toppings











Fresh Fruit Collection, Yoghurt Pots

& Cold Drinks
















treats


treats


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treats


treats

WEEK 2


Tomato Tuna Pasta Bake Shepherds Pie Roast Turkey in Gravy served with Crispy Roast

Potatoes

Spicy Beef Enchiladas Jamaican Spicy Patties with Jacket Wedges

Vegetarian Bolognaise with Pasta

Black Bean Quorn and Vegetable Stir Fry with

Noodles

Mediterranean Tart with Parsley Potatoes

Cheesy Macaroni Bake Vegetable Chilli with Steamed Rice

Green BeansFresh Carrots


Fresh Broccoli Florets Golden Sweetcorn


Fresh Sliced Carrots Seasonal Fresh Cabbage


Roasted Root VegetablesBroccoli Florets


Fresh Mixed VegetablesGarden Peas


Rhubarb and Lemon Cake with Custard

Fruity Rice Pudding Oaty Fruit Crumblewith Custard

Dorset Apple Cake with Vanilla Sauce

Wholemeal Chocolate Crunch

with Fruit And Custard

Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection


Trattoria PizzaPasta and Toppings











Fresh Fruit Collection, Yoghurt Pots

& Cold Drinks
















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WEEK 3

RED MEAT

1 Lancashire Hotpot

2 Beef Cobbler

3 Country Beef Hotpot

4 Jamaican Rice and Beans with beef

5 Minced Beef and Vegetables

6 Lamb and Vegetable Pie

7 Moroccan Lamb

8 Lamb Hot Pot Stew

9 Lamb or Beef Rogan Josh

10 Lamb Moussaka

11 Lamb Koftas

12 Swiss Baked Cottage Pie

Main Dish Selector

POULTRY

1 Chicken Sausage Casserole (RESTRICTED)

2 Chicken and Vegetable Casserole

3 Chicken Tikka Masala

4 Sweet and Sour Chicken

5 Chicken and Broccoli Pasta

6 Jerk Chicken

7 Chicken Jalfrezi

8 Calypso Chicken

9 Chicken or Turkey and Sweetcorn Pie

10 Paprika Chicken

11 Mexican Turkey Meat Balls with Pasta

Main Dish Selector

FISH

1 Roasted Fish

2 Fish Kofta

3 Fish Balls and Home Made Tomato Sauce

4 Salmon Filo Pie

Main Dish Selector

VEGETARIAN

1 Quorn Vegetable and Potato Layer Pie

2 Moroccan Influenced Chick Pea & Cous Cous Gateau served with Salsa

3 Sweet and Sour Quorn

4 Quorn and Sweet Potato Curry

5 Roasted Vegetable Risotto

6 Sneaky Bean Pie

7 Quorn and Veg Hotpot

8 Bean Goulash with Pasta

9 Fruity Caribbean Curry

10 Trio of Vegetables Mornay

11 Quorn Potato and Leek Pie

Vegetarian Dish Selector

DESSERTS

1 Jam, Coconut and Pineapple Sponge with Custard

2 Banana and Strawberry Mousse

3 Chocolate Orange Mousse

4 Peach Conde

5 Mandarin Conde

6 Fruit Fool – Apple or Rhubarb

7 Frozen Strawberry Delight with Forest Fruits

8 College Pudding

9 Banana and Sultana Bread and Butter Pudding

10 Pear and Cinnamon Sponge Pudding

11 Firecracker Pudding

12 Fruit Jam and Banana Pudding

13 Date and Apple Meringue

14 Banana and Pineapple Pudding

15 Sticky Toffee Pudding

Dessert Selector

Saffron

Our core menu cycle which is sent out in Saffron meets the nutrient requirements but if you use the menu selector to make changes to your menu these will effect the nutrient balance. The changes you make could result in too little or too much of a particular nutrient. ALL changes need to be made in Saffron and the nutritional breakdown checked.

Tips to help nutritionally balance your menu in SaffronSaffron provides the tools to search for dishes by nutrient, the Nutrient Comparison tool. It can search for dishes using up to two nutrient requirements e.g. a dessert low in NMEs but high in iron. This will enable you to search the menu for recipes that are too high/ low in a specific nutrient and replace them with recipes that help reduce/ increase that nutrient. It can also search for dishes by cost. Please see Saffron training manual for guidance. Select dishes use fresh meat and mainly fresh vegetables and slightly larger portions of vegetables and some carbohydrates. Choice dishes use frozen meat and frozen vegetables. Remember to take into consideration colours, textures and flavours of foods. Avoid repetition of colours and flavours. Different colours on a plate will not only make the dish more appealing to children, but also provide a variety of nutrients, for example vitamin A in orange carrots and zinc in green peas.Avoid repetition of foods, even healthier foods. Children still require a variety of food even though nutrients maybe higher in some foods then others.Iron, calcium, folate and zinc are the most common nutrients to be low in a Secondary school lunch menu. Check you have considered the following before changing the Core Menu.Iron is essential for preventing anaemia. It is recommended that at least 3 portions of red meat are available per week to meet the required iron intake levels. Check that these dishes are available and popular options.Calcium is essential for the growth and strength of bones and teeth. Therefore it should be made available in some form each day, whether it’s a glass of milk, cheese in a vegetarian dish or a milky dessert.Folate is essential in the formation of blood cells. Avoid putting foods rich in folate on the same day. Choose more popular foods and spread throughout the week. Wholewheat pasta contains folate, iron and zinc so ensure all pasta dishes contain at least 50% wholewheat pasta and 50% white pasta.Zinc is important to ensure normal functioning of the body. When creating a menu ensure you don’t have two vegetables on the same day that are rich in zinc, e.g. peas and broccoli contain the most zinc therefore put them on separate days. The nutrient rich table within this document highlights food rich in each nutrient. Remember the Nutrient Comparison tool in Saffron can assist you in finding out the nutritional content of specific foods.

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Food glorious food MENU CYCLE EXAMPLE & DISH SELECTOR Secondary Schools