School Lunch

Hot lunches

At Maple Grove, we have HCL as our catering provider. HCL’s vision is to ensure that all children can enjoy tasty, healthy primary school meals every day and embrace learning about the benefits of fresh, seasonal ingredients. We have a Chef on site, who, along with her team, prepares the meals for the pupils each day.

Guidelines for Packed Lunches

We appreciate parents' and carers' support in providing healthy packed lunches for school. We ask parents not to include nuts or nut products in their children’s lunchboxes, as some children in the school are allergic to them; even touching or smelling them can make them very ill.

We recommend:

Protein and carbohydrate-based items – 1-2 per lunch box

E.g., cheese sandwich, pasta salad with tuna, ham roll, rice salad with meat or fish, egg and salad sandwich, tortilla wrap with chicken and vegetables, bean and couscous salad, cheese and crackers.

Fruit and vegetable-based items – 1 or 2 per lunch box

E.g., fresh fruit, frozen fruit, fruit salads, fruit in natural juice, fruit yoghurts, fromage frais, carrot sticks, celery sticks, cherry tomatoes, etc.

Drinks – 1 per lunch box

Still water (this can be plain, flavoured or fruit juice but not squash).

Please support the school’s commitment to healthy eating by NOT including the following items in your child’s lunch box: crisps, confectionery, chocolate bars, sweetened drinks, fizzy drinks, chewing gum, nuts and sweets.