Devon ISS Information Leaflet Autumn 2013
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ISS Education has been working with the Soil Association to achieve the Bronze Food for Life Catering Mark for our school menus in Devon. This guarantees that our food meets the following standards: • All of our eggs are free range • Our meat is all Farm Assured • Our menus contain seasonal ingredients • We don’t serve any endangered fish • All of our menus meet government guidelines for healthy and nutritious school meals The Soil Association has checked that our food meets these standards, and awarded us the Bronze Food for Life Catering Mark as a result. The Food for Life Catering Mark recognises food providers who serve fresh food you can trust. The bronze, silver and gold tiers reward the use of seasonal, local, free range and organic ingredients to provide fresh and healthy meals. Schools which receive our Bronze Catering Mark standard menu can get involved with the Food for Life Partnership – a Soil Association-led programme which transforms the whole school food culture. Working with its partners Garden Organic, the Focus on Food campaign and the Health Education Trust, the Soil Association supports schools to take part in gardening, farm visits, cookery and food education. As well as the kudos of being nationally recognised as a school with a high standard of food culture, independent evaluation demonstrates that Food for Life schools have improved Ofsted results, support their local economy and have a positive impact on childhood obesity levels. What’s not to like? Find out more at www.foodforlife.org.uk To find out more about the Food for Life Catering Mark visit www.soilassociation.org/cateringmark Food for life! Theme days & Promotions Meetthegrower! Graham Brunt supplies our Devon schools with lots of different types of vegetable. These include cauliflowers, cabbages, broccoli, carrots, parsnips, leeks and potatoes! He grows these at Home Field Farm in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset. Home Field Farm covers a whopping 550 acres of land. Graham’s wife was born on the farm and they have two daughters, Laura and Charlotte who also assist in maintaining the land. The family are passionate about protecting the environment and are careful to ensure that they practice sustainable farming. There are a number of ponds scattered around Home Field Farm in order to welcome ducks and other wildlife and support them in their natural habitats. The farm has been awarded the Nature’s Trust Award as a result of these commitments. We are keen to educate hungry minds, as well as feed them! We explored the origins of several fruits and vegetables during our ‘Green Fingers’ week in March, offering the children salad recipe cards, seeds and growing guides to help them learn more about where our food comes from. As part of the week, we ran a ‘find the golden ticket’ competition where the winning school received a visit from Blue Peter gardener, Chris Collins! We also place a great deal of importance on fun! The Food Force 5 are a team of superheroes who can often be spotted in our dining halls. They are around to help teach children about the benefits of a healthy diet. This summer, each of the Food Force 5 members competed in the Food Force Farm Sports Day! October will see the team in action again, this time exploring why foods are particular colours. Did you know... green vegetables are packed with vitamin A which helps to maintain healthy vision? Food Facts... Our lunches include a choice of... • 3 main courses and accompanying carbohydrates • 2 vegetable options • Up to 6 salad choices • Wholemeal or white fresh, crusty baked bread • A selection of hot and cold desserts Nutrition All of our menus comply with the government’s nutritional standards. We analyse every one of our dishes to ensure that we have just the right amount of the 14 key nutrients that will give a child at least one third of their Guideline Daily Allowance (GDA) if eaten every day at school over a three week cycle. For more information on the Nutritional Standards visit: www.schoolfoodtrust.org Special Diets and Allergies If your child has a specific dietary need for a medical reason, we are delighted to provide for them. If you would like your child to have a school lunch, a medical dietary request form is available from your school’s reception. Free School Meals You may qualify for a Free School Meal if you are in receipt of certain benefits. If you would like to apply please contact your school office for more information. Have Your Say! We are always looking for ways to improve our service. If you have any ideas or feedback, then please do contact us or visit our website for more information. At www.feedinghungryminds.co.uk you will be able to read more about our service and access downloadable versions of our menus. Lunches you can trust! Join us on XX th Anytember! Learn how lots of different colourson your plate is tastyand Healthy! Get involvedin lots of fun, games and activities! Create a brand newvegetable and wina rainbow painting set! Come and taste a rainbo w at the F ood Force F ar m H a r v e st! Mark where youthink the rainbow ends and wina Giant Bubble Maker! Eating a mixture of brightly coloured fruit & veg will keep you fit and healthy! Find out where our Vegetables come from inside! Devon Primary Schools Autumn/Winter 2012 - 2013 School meals keep getting better! In Devon, ISS Education have been working closely with the Soil Association’s Food for Life scheme to ensure that the school lunches we serve include a diverse range of seasonal, local, and free range ingredients. These have been carefully selected in order to offer fresh and healthy meals to the children we serve, providing each of our young diners with the nutrients needed to tackle busy school days. We love to feed hungry minds and we can proudly say that our service is being recognised for its excellence. We were thrilled to receive the Bronze Food for Life Catering Mark in Devon for our commitment to the Food for Life scheme, as well as the Good Egg Award across the business in 2011. We’ve noticed that a number of Devon pupils have ditched their lunchboxes and are opting to have school lunches instead! In the Devon schools we serve, the percentage of pupils choosing to dine with us has risen by 20% already! Not bad after less than three months of service! We’ve got loads of exciting new dishes on the menu and would love for your child to give us a try. Why not join us for a tasting session to see for yourself? Get in touch to find out more! We are always delighted to hear from you with any questions or suggestions you have. You can contact us in the following ways: Phone: 0845 057 6467 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.feedinghungryminds.co.uk We’ll explain ‘Food for life’ As well!
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Transcript of Devon ISS Information Leaflet Autumn 2013
ISS Education has been working with the Soil Association to achieve the Bronze Food for Life Catering Mark for our school menus in Devon. This guarantees that our food meets the following standards:
• Allofoureggsarefreerange• OurmeatisallFarmAssured• Ourmenuscontainseasonalingredients• Wedon’tserveanyendangeredfish• Allofourmenusmeetgovernmentguidelinesforhealthyand
nutritiousschoolmeals
The Soil Association has checked that our food meets these standards, and awarded us the Bronze Food for Life Catering Mark as a result. The Food for Life Catering Mark recognises food providers who serve fresh food you can trust. The bronze, silver and gold tiers reward the use of seasonal, local, free range and organic ingredients to provide fresh and healthy meals. Schools which receive our Bronze Catering Mark standard menu can get involved with the Food for Life Partnership – a Soil Association-led programme which transforms the whole school food culture. Working with its partners Garden Organic, the Focus on Food campaign and the Health Education Trust, the Soil Association supports schools to take part in gardening, farm visits, cookery and food education. As well as the kudos of being nationally recognised as a school with a high standard of food culture, independent evaluation demonstrates that Food for Life schools have improved Ofsted results, support their local economy and have a positive impact on childhood obesity levels. What’s not to like? Find out more at www.foodforlife.org.uk
To find out more about the Food for Life Catering Mark visit www.soilassociation.org/cateringmark
Food for life!
Theme days & PromotionsMeet the grower!Graham Brunt supplies our Devon schools with lots of different types of vegetable. These include cauliflowers, cabbages, broccoli, carrots, parsnips, leeks and potatoes! He grows these at Home Field Farm in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset.
Home Field Farm covers a whopping 550 acres of land. Graham’s wife was born on the farm and they have two daughters, Laura and Charlotte who also assist in maintaining the land.
The family are passionate about protecting the environment and are careful to ensure that they practice sustainable farming. There are a number of ponds scattered around Home Field Farm in order to welcome ducks and other wildlife and support them in their natural habitats. The farm has been awarded the Nature’s Trust Award as a result of these commitments.
Wearekeentoeducatehungryminds,aswellasfeedthem!
We explored the origins of several fruits and vegetables during our ‘Green Fingers’ week in March, offering the children salad recipe cards, seeds and growing guides to help them learn more about where our food comes from. As part of the week, we ran a ‘find the golden ticket’ competition where the winning school received a visit from Blue Peter gardener, Chris Collins!Wealsoplaceagreatdealofimportanceonfun!
The Food Force 5 are a team of superheroes who can often be spotted in our dining halls. They are around to help teach children about the benefits of a healthy diet. This summer, each of the Food Force 5 members competed in the Food Force Farm Sports Day! October will see the team in action again, this time exploring why foods are particular colours. Did you know... green vegetables are packed with vitamin A which helps to maintain healthy vision?
Food Facts...
Ourlunchesincludeachoiceof...
• 3maincoursesandaccompanyingcarbohydrates
• 2vegetableoptions
• Upto6saladchoices
• Wholemealorwhitefresh,crustybakedbread
• Aselectionofhotandcolddesserts
Nutrition
All of our menus comply with the government’s nutritional standards. We analyse every one of our dishes to ensure that we have just the right amount of the 14 key nutrients that will give a child at least one third of their Guideline Daily Allowance (GDA) if eaten every day at school over a three week cycle.For more information on the Nutritional Standards visit: www.schoolfoodtrust.org
SpecialDietsandAllergies
If your child has a specific dietary need for a medical reason, we are delighted to provide for them. If you would like your child to have a school lunch, a medical dietary request form is available from your school’s reception.
FreeSchoolMeals
You may qualify for a Free School Meal if you are in receipt of certain benefits. If you would like to apply please contact your school office for more information.
HaveYourSay!
We are always looking for ways to improve our service. If you have any ideas or feedback, then please do contact us or visit our website for more information.
At www.feedinghungryminds.co.ukyou will be able to read more about our service and access downloadable versions of our menus.
Lunches you can trust!
Join us onXXth Anytember!
Learn howlots of different colours on yourplate is tasty andHealthy! Getinvolved in lotsof fun, games andactivities!Create a brand
new vegetableand win a rainbowpainting set!
Come and taste a rainbow at theFood Force Farm Harvest!
Mark where you think therainbow endsand win a GiantBubble Maker!
Eating amixture of brightly coloured fruit & vegwill keep you fit and healthy!
Find out where our Vegetablescome from inside!
Devon Primary SchoolsAutumn/Winter 2012 - 2013
School meals keep getting better!
In Devon, ISS Education have been working closely with the Soil Association’s Food for Life scheme to ensure that the school lunches we serve include a diverse range of seasonal, local, and free range ingredients. These have been carefully selected in order to offer fresh and healthy meals to the children we serve, providing each of our young diners with the nutrients needed to tackle busy school days.
We love to feed hungry minds and we can proudly say that our service is being recognised for its excellence. We were thrilled to receive the Bronze Food for Life Catering Mark in Devon for our commitment to the Food for Life scheme, as well as the Good Egg Award across the business in 2011.
We’ve noticed that a number of Devon pupils have ditched their lunchboxes and are opting to have school lunches instead! In the Devon schools we serve, the percentage of pupils choosing to dine with us has risen by 20% already! Not bad after less than three months of service!
We’ve got loads of exciting new dishes on the menu and would love for your child to give us a try. Why not join us for a tasting session to see for yourself? Get in touch to find out more! We are always delighted to hear from you with any questions or suggestions you have. You can contact us in the following ways:
Phone: 0845 057 6467E-mail: [email protected]: www.feedinghungryminds.co.uk
We’ll explain ‘Food for life’
As well!
