Here at St Dominic’s we promote healthy eating habits.
When your child attends St Dominic’s, around one third of their daily food intake occurs at school. So, with that thought in mind, we encourage families to provide a lunch box with food from each of the five food groups to ensure their child is getting all the energy and nutrients they need to strive at school.
Food for thought (pun intended) ….
- The connection between ‘what’ we eat and drink and our long term health outcomes, not to mention how well we perform at school (and in life) has been well established.
- Developing brains need healthy, low fat, low sugar, low salt foods.
- Lunchboxes should be full with plenty of fruit and vegetables, sandwiches, cheese, yoghurt, tuna, etc as opposed to expensive and nutrient poor snack foods. Aim to provide your child with a well-balanced, healthy recess/ lunch with the minimum of packaging.
- While treats are acceptable every now and then, please find creative ways and be good role models for developing good eating habits while children are still young – this is a gift you give for life!
- We suggest that all lunch boxes have a frozen ‘brick’ to keep the lunchbox temperature cool especially during the warmer months. Insulated lunch bags are also recommended.
- There are loads of good ideas on the internet and amongst our own families. Remember the healthy diet your child enjoys today, paves the way for lasting health into adulthood.
Leon Bolding
Principal