Our food and catering:
nursery@aspire has an in-house catering team providing freshly prepared healthy and nutritious meals and snacks. All meals areincluded depending on the sessions booked. All children are given a healthy mid-morning and mid-afternoon snack. Details of this food will be posted termly. If the children have cooked during the day then they may get the opportunity to take their goodies home to try! nursery@aspire endorses a healthy eating policy. Information and ideas relating to healthy eating are available on request.
You must inform the nursery of any dietary requirements, allergies or food inolerances. All staff will be made aware of these and do their utmost to ensure that your child does not ingest those things which they are not allowed to or cannot eat. All food at nursery@aspire is prepared in a nut free environment.
Below are examples of termly menus. Parents will be able to see the current week's menu on display in the nursery foyer.
Winter Menu
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunch | Winter vegetable soup served with bread | Cottage pie served with green vegetables | Mushroom and thyme risotto served with a side salad | Turkey mince chilli served with jacket potato | Chicken curry served with rice and salad |
| Pudding | Pear Pudding | Oatmeal cookie | Rice pudding with jam | Pancakes with caramelised apples | Apple crumble with custard |
| Tea | Moroccan style chicken served with lentils and couscous | Cheese and tomato pasta with vegetables on the side | Slow cooked pork and vegetable stew served with dumplings | Vegetable pizza served with salad | Tomato and basil soup served with bread |
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunch | Chicken, kale and mushroom pot pie served with vegetables | Roast pork served with vegetables and potatoes | Moroccan lamb lasagne served with salad | Beef casserole served with couscous | Caribbean chicken served with rice and yogurt |
| Pudding | Fruit flapjack | Mixed fruit crumble served with custard | Rice pudding | Apple turnover | Brownie |
| Tea | Spaghetti Bolognese with vegetables served with garlic bread | Vegetable curry served with rice, salad, naan bread and yogurt | Leek and vegetable soup served with wholemeal bread | Homemade vegetarian sausage and potato wedges served with baked beans | French onion soup with homemade croutons |
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunch | Slow cooked pork and vegetable stew served with homemade mashed potatoes | Lentil and carrot soup served with mini baguettes | Turkey meatball pasta served in tomato sauce with vegetables | Stuffed cheese and chive pastries served with salad | Been enchiladas served with salad |
| Pudding | Semolina | Apple pie bar | Vegan brownie | Banana bread | Fruit muffin |
| Tea | Chickpea and vegetable curry with rice | Steak pie served with vegetable and sweet potato chips (roasted) | Homemade vegetable pizza served with salad | Chicken and mushroom risotto | Winter vegetable soup served with homemade croutons |
Summer Menu
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunch | Falafel and vegetable wrap served with salad | Beef bourguignon pie served with vegetables | Slow cooked pork served with vegetables and sweet potato and carrot mash | Vegetable and chickpea curry served with white rice, yogurt and salad | Fish pie with side of broccoli |
| Pudding | Fruit Flapjacks | Greek yogurt | Frozen yogurt | Fruit salad | Baked apples and pears |
| Tea | Summer chicken stew served with green beans and boiled potatoes | Summer vegetable soup | Vegetarian lasagne and fresh salad | Jacket potato served with cheese and beans | Pulled pork stir fry with noodles |
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunch | Chicken served with broccoli, cauliflower and boiled potatoes | Korean beef strips served with brown rice, vegetables and salad | Tomato pasta with cheese on the side | Three bean chilli served with yellow rice and yogurt | Mac and cheese served with peas and leeks (not to add too much cheese) |
| Pudding | Fruit pancakes | Fresh fruit salad (no canned fruit) | Fruit yogurt | Apple pie with custard | Sponge cake with apricot inside |
| Tea | Mushroom soup served with garlic bread | Greek pasta salad | Moroccan chickpeas and spinach stew with bread | Homemade vegetable pizza | Homemade kofta with roasted potatoes |
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunch | Cheese and tuna tomato pasta bake with peas and sweetcorn | Roast chicken and mashed potatoes, carrots and green beans on the side | Slice of aubergine zucchini and sweet potato baked with mozzarella side | Vietnamese vegetable soup | Chicken pasta bake served with salad |
| Pudding | Fruit yoghurt | Banana muffins | Magical ice cream | Fruit yogurt | Carrot cake |
| Tea | Cabbage leaves stuffed with mince and rice served in a tomato sauce | Tomato and bean soup served with cheese on toast | Jacket potato served with tuna, baked beans and sweetcorn on the side (children can choose) | Ham and leek pie served with vegetables | Vegetable quiche with salad |