Food and nutritional standards

The 'science bit' .... the calculation of nutrient standards and compliance includes all food and drink provided at lunch time across the three week menu cycle and not to an individual meal or child.

We are always looking at recipes and innovative ways in which we can further develop and promote our menus within the standards to ensure that they will prove popular with pupils, parents and staff.

All children and young people should be able to have access to, and enjoy a nutritionally balanced and healthy diet. The continued development of our menus and recipes as well as the continued equipment replacement programme and improvements to the kitchen infrastructure demonstrate and support this.

We welcome feedback from our customers so whether you're a parent/carer or a pupil/student, please feel free to send us menu ideas or recipes. You can contact us by email at catering@plymouth.gov.uk or talk directly to the kitchen manager at your school.

Guides from the School Food Trust

Copies of the School Food Trust Guides can be found below:

• School Food Trust guide to food-based and nutrient-based standards for school lunches (2008)
• Nutrient-based Standards for School Food - a parent and carers guide
• The New Food-based Standards for School Lunches (revised for September 2007)
• The New Food-based Standards for all School Food other than School Lunches (September 2007)
• School food standards and healthier packed lunches - a guide for parents
• Little book of goodness - a guide to parents and carers of children joining school for the first time

School Food Trust - 'in season' wall chart [2MB]

Nutrient based standards for school food [232KB]

School Food Trust guide (new food-based standards for school lunches) [1MB]

School Food Trust guide (new food-based standards for all school food other than school lunches) [875KB]

School Food Trust guide (new school food standards and healthier packed lunches) [1MB]

Little book of goodness [1.84MB]