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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 Summer Menu — perfect for the longer, warmer days. It features a variety of lighter meals, including dishes like Jerk Chicken and Pesto Puff Pinwheels, along with refreshing puddings such as Fruit Kebabs and Eton Mess.
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.
Homemade Quorn Sweet and Sour served with Couscous
Serves 5
Our homemade sweet and sour quorn is packed with flavour and paired with light, fluffy couscous — a firm favourite at mealtimes!
Ingredients
Onion (large) (diced) 1 whole
Green beans 100g
Garlic (minced) 2 cloves
Pineapple (fresh)
(large chunks) 1/4 whole
Malt vinegar 80 ml.
Soft brown sugar 45g
Soy sauce 1 tbsp.
Tomato purée 70g
Ground ginger 1/2 tsp.
Cornflour 1 tbsp.
Quorn (diced) (use vegetables for under 1s) 1000g
Broccoli 300g
Couscous 180g
Method
1. In a pan lightly fry onions and garlic.
2. Add ground ginger, vinegar and sugar.
3. Add tomato purée and soy sauce.
4. Add approximately 100 ml of water and bring to a simmer.
5. Combine cornflour with a small amount of water and mix into the pan until it thickens.
6. Cook out cornflour and add pineapple chunks.
7. Floret the broccoli and top and tail the green beans
8. In a small pan boil the broccoli and green beans until al dente
9. Fry quorn to caramalise.
10. Add quorn and vegetables to sauce
11. Serve with cooked couscous.
