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St. Laurence O’Toole’s Primary School Belleeks

Healthy Eating in St. Catherine's

13th Sep 2019

We are a Healthy Eating School in St. Catherine’s.

Below are the list of foods that are acceptable / not acceptable for Healthy Eating Purposes.

If you have any concerns please consult your child’s teacher.

Foods we consider acceptable:

Foods that are not acceptable:

Fruit (except kiwi)

Nuts or any other products with a nut content / trace

Fruit pots

Crisps

Rice pots

Sweets

Custard pots (not chocolate flavour)

Chocolate Bars

Jelly pots

Chocolate yoghurts

Vegetables (eg. carrot sticks / celery sticks)

Chocolate Muller Corners

Sandwiches (no chocolate spreads or no peanut butter)

Chocolate biscuits

Scones

Chocolate chip cookies

Wheaten bread

All cereal bars

Pitta bread

Square Bars

Tortilla Bread

Lunchables

Pancakes

Iced Buns

Croissants (no chocolate brioche)

Pepperami

Plain buns

Fruit Winders

Ryvita / crispbreads

 

Yoghurts

 

Plain biscuits: Rich Tea, Digestives, Plain Crackers and Belvita Plain Biscuits

 

Cheese / Dairylea Triangles / Cheese Slices / Baby Bel / Cheese Strings

 

Breadsticks / Pretzels

 

Rice Cakes

 

Snack a Jacks

 

Foods that are not acceptable:

Reason Why:

Nuts or any other products with a nut content / trace

We have children with a nut allergy

Crisps

High fat and salt content

Sweets

High sugar content

Chocolate Bars, chocolate yoghurts, chocolate Muller Corners, chocolate biscuits and chocolate chip cookies

High sugar content and many brands of chocolate contain traces of nuts

All cereal bars and Square Bars

High in sugar and fat content

Lunchables

High sugar content

Iced Buns

High sugar content

Pepperami

High fat content

Fruit Winders

High sugar content