School meals in Scotland have undergone a transformation over the past few years due to the ‘Hungry for Success’ initiative which introduced nutritional guidelines for school lunches. With ‘Hungry for Success’, nutrient standards for school lunches are calculated to ensure that the school lunch provides a third of the daily nutritional requirements of primary and secondary school pupils. The nutrient standards represent the amount of energy (calories) and nutrients required to be provided by an average day’s school lunch. School meals in Fife are planned to provide choices which are tasty and nutritious and offer a balanced diet over the week. Primary school lunch consists of a choice of main course with bread and salad available, either soup or dessert plus fruit juice.

Special diets can be catered for, including help with food allergies.

 

SCHOOL MEALS AND MILK
School meals are provided in all primary schools and meet the Scottish Nutritional Standards. Meals are provided free of charge for all pupils in Primaries 1-5  and £2.40 per day for P6 &7.

Your child can select two courses from:

Home Made Soup or Daily Dessert or Fresh Fruit
Plus
The Hot Dish of the Day or Filled Baked Potato or Salad
Plus
A Glass of Milk or Water And Unlimited Bread and Salad

The current cost of a school meal is £2.40 and should be paid in advance through ipayimpact. Please contact the school office if you do not have an ipayimpact account.

SPECIFIC DIETARY REQUIREMENTS
Fife Council is committed to providing a school meal service to all pupils who require them and will provide a specialised dietary service for certain children through discussion between the child, parent/guardian, and the school. Special diets will be provided on the basis of:

• Religious requirements
• Cultural/ethical reasons.
• Therapeutic diets will be provided on the basis of Medical conditions (as recommended by a doctor or dietician.)

It is not possible to meet individual requests for diet unless they are based on the reasons
above. If the child is known to have an allergy to nuts/nut products then our Allergies – Policies/Guidelines should be read in conjunction with this policy.

SCHOOL MILK
Fresh chilled milk is available in all Primary Schools, and currently costs 25p per carton . Money is collected by term.

WATER IN SCHOOLS SCHEME
All pupils have access to chilled water throughout the school day.

HEALTHY TUCK SHOP INITIATIVE
A healthy tuck shop can help encourage children to adopt good eating habits. Therefore as part of the whole school approach to food schools are being encouraged to establish healthy tuck shops within their schools. The Food in Schools group has developed a Healthy tuck shop/Vending policy which gives schools guidance on suitable products for inclusion in a healthy tuck shop initiative.