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Food & Nutrition at Toad Hall Nursery
We believe that nutritious meals play a critical role in the development and growth of children.
So, every Toad Hall Nursery has its very own onsite Chef and kitchen team who prepare and cook meals each day for the children using fresh and high quality ingredients. Our commitment is not to just provide nutritious meals, but a culinary journey that supports the knowledge and wellbeing of your little ones.
All our meals, snacks and drinks are included in our fees.
Our menus
To ensure the children are served balanced meals, we have developed healthy eating menus and recipes that specifically cater for ages 0-5 years. These carefully crafted menus are approved by our Food for Life Action for Children accredited nutritionist to ensure they meet the highest standards.
Our menus take into consideration different cultural backgrounds and cater for different diets and specific dietary requirements.
Our nurseries are currently enjoying our Winter Menu — filled with wholesome, warming dishes designed to comfort and nourish the children throughout the colder months. It features a variety of hearty meals, including dishes like cauliflower, chickpea and butternut curry and chicken and mushroom risotto along with warming homemade soups and puddings.
Where our ingredients come from
To maintain quality, we source all our food from one trusted supplier. Creed ensures that the ingredients we use are sustainably sourced and Red Tractor meat certified, covering the standards for animal welfare together with the safety, traceability, and environmental impacts.
Here are just a few of Creed's accreditations:
Rainforest Alliance Certified
RSPCA Assured
Red Tractor Certified Standards
Certified Sustainable Seafood MSC
Learning about food
We take a 360-degree approach to food and nutrition at our nurseries, so as well as providing freshly prepared meals, we also teach the children all about nutrition and the importance of healthy eating. Through regular cooking and growing activities, our children have fun learning all about where food comes from, its benefits, and how to make it into a delicious dish.
Cauliflower, Chickpea and Butternut Squash Curry with Rice
Serves 6
A tasty, veggie-packed curry that’s full of goodness! Cauliflower & butternut squash bring vitamins & fibre, chickpeas add protein, and fluffy rice makes it super satisfying. Perfect for little tummies!
Ingredients
Tomatoes (tinned) - 400g
Chickpeas - 100g
Butternut squash - 1/2 whole
Curry powder - 1 tbsp.
Cauliflower - small head
Peas - 100g
Onion (chopped) - 1 whole
Garlic (minced) - 1 cloves
Carrot (diced) - 2 whole
Method
1. Dice the onions and mince the garlic.
2. Peel and dice the butternut into ½ cm squares and roast in the oven until part cooked.
3. In a large saucepan fry the onions and garlic until they are almost cooked, then add curry powder and cook out for a further minute.
4. Add the carrots, chickpeas and cauliflower and stir well until everything is coated in curry powder.
5. Add the tomatoes and quarter tin of water (using the tinned tomatoes empty tin).
6. Add the butternut squash.
7. Bring to the boil and reduce to simmer and add the peas.
8. Serve with rice.
