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, perfect for the shorter and colder days. It includes hearty, warming dishes such as Fish Pie with Gnocchi and Greens, finishing with Mixed Berry Crumble.

Recipe Booklet

Check out some of our most popular recipes chosen by the children and teams at our nurseries.


All the recipes have been checked to be nutritionally balanced and offer a range of ingredients to widen children's interest different foods.

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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:

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Food for Life Soil Association 
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Rainforest Alliance Certified 
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RSPCA Assured
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Food Standards Agency

 
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Red Tractor Certified Standards 
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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. 

Find out more about our curriculum
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Food and nutrition is vital part of a child's growth and development. Visit a 
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Apple Rice Pudding

Serves 4 


A delicious and nutritious pudding, rich in calcium and slow-releasing energy - perfect for a wholesome, satisfying treat.



Ingredients

  • Short-grain white rice – 100g 
  • Caster Sugar – 50g
  • Milk – 700ml
  • Cooking Apples (blended) –200g
  • Cinnamon – 1 Tsp 





Method

1. Preheat the oven to 160⁰C

2. Wash the rice in a sieve and put it in a dish with the sugar.

3. Heat the milk in a pan and pour it over the rice and sugar.

4. Bake in the oven for 1½-2 hours until the rice is tender.  Cover the rice pudding with foil during cooking if it starts to burn.

5. Boil the apples with the cinnamon and blend and mix them into the rice pudding.