School catering
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Nutritional Analysis
The menu offered in schools in the central contract meets and exceeds current nutritional standards. Further, overall the menu meets, and in some cases exceeds, the more stringent, recently revised, nutrient based standards set by the Caroline Walker Trust. In a small number of instances menus are marginally below guidelines. This is due to the recent increase in requirements and the differences are only slight and not cause for concern.
When menus are analysed it is important to obtain an accurate representation of the menu. Therefore, children's "favourite" dishes are chosen for analysis such as puddings and chips.
Initial Catering work hard developing recipes in order that they are as healthy as possible. All recipes are independently analysed by Kent Scientific Services. Menu analysis is based on the results from Kent Scientific Services.
The table provided illustrates how both the standard and vegetarian menu provided in Croydon primary schools meets and exceeds the Caroline Walker Trust recommendations. The following nutrients should meet 100% of quantity set by the Trust:
- Folate
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin A
- Calcium
- Zinc
- Iron
- Protein
- Fibre
- Carbohydrate
- Energy
The following nutrients should not exceed 100% of the quantity set by the Trust:
- Fat
- Saturated Fat
- Sodium
- Extrinsic Sugar (sugar not found naturally in food)
Information provided by Initial Catering.
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Nutritional Analysis of Croydon Menu | ||||||
| Nutrient – At Least 100% |
Standard Menu |
Vegetarian Menu | ||||
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | |
| Folate | 125 | 125 | 121 | 161 | 132 | 139 |
| Vitamin C | 146 | 107 | 110 | 230 | 153 | 172 |
| Vitamin A | 168 | 94 | 197 | 251 | 130 | 235 |
| Calcium | 120 | 82 | 98 | 139 | 155 | 129 |
| Zinc | 110 | 92 | 107 | 99 | 97 | 91 |
| Iron | 111 | 104 | 107 | 160 | 114 | 100 |
| Protein | 249 | 270 | 230 | 259 | 242 | 230 |
| Fibre | 107 | 158 | 149 | 360 | 166 | 137 |
| Carbohydrate | 122 | 124 | 125 | 119 | 126 | 119 |
| Energy | 104 | 99 | 106 | 94 | 102 | 100 |
| Nutrient – Not More Than 100% | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 |
| Sodium | 97 | 94 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 59 |
| Fat | 74 | 56 | 83 | 51 | 67 | 73 |
| Saturated Fat | 73 | 57 | 84 | 52 | 86 | 74 |
| Extrinsic Sugar | 102 | 100 | 101 | 90 | 71 | 86 |
Contact Details
- Contact name
- School Catering Service
- Telephone
- 020 8760 5467
- allyson.lloyd@croydon.gov.uk
- Address
- London Borough of Croydon
Taberner House
Croydon
CR9 1TP
- Contact name
- Initial Catering Services Ltd
- Telephone
- 020 8648 4533
- Fax
- 020 8648 0102
- croydon@initial-catering.co.uk
- Address
- Unit AO
Mill Green Business Park
Mill Green Road
Mitcham
CR4 4HT - Website
- www.coolmeals.co.uk
