Healthy Eating

As part of the Social, Personal and Health Education (S.P.H.E.) Programme we encourage the children to become more aware of the need for healthy food in their lunch boxes.

Aims:

  •  To promote the personal development and well-being of the child.
  • To promote the health of the child and provide a foundation for healthy living in all its aspects.

Objectives:

  • To enable the child to appreciate the importance of good nutrition for growing and developing and staying healthy.
  • To enable the child to accept some personal responsibility for making wise food choices and adopting a healthy, balanced diet.
  • Lunch is an important meal for school-going children. It should provide one third of their recommended daily allowance of nutrients without being high in fat, sugar or salt.  It should also provide dietary fibre (roughage).

The traditional packed lunch of milk and sandwiches is under attack from a range of convenience foods like crisps, sweets, biscuits, chocolate and soft drinks. Parents and teachers are concerned about this trend but some find it difficult to come up with popular healthy alternatives. We ask you to encourage a healthy lunch right from the start.

More information can be found on:

Health Promotion Booklet