Horsley Kids Nutrition and Menu Planning- Katie Booth from School Nutrition Co.
Hello, my name is Katie. I am an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Nutritionist with more than 25 years of experience.
I have worked with schools and early childcare services for the past 10 years and have seen it all! I love that Horsley Kids is proactive in ensuring the children in their care are nourished in both mind and body.
It is so important that children in childcare are offered foods from each of the five food groups every day. In fact, if a child is in childcare for 8 hours, they need to be offered foods from each food group to meet 50% of their nutritional needs.
Of course, food is more than just nourishment. Eating together is a chance to learn social skills such as taking turns, listening to others, helping and caring for others. Offering new foods, including plenty of variety in the menu and offering dishes from different cultures, is a chance to challenge ourselves and be successful, to try new flavours and textures, and to learn about other cultures.
That is where I come in. Each year I work with Phoebe and her team to ensure the menu is not only nutritionally sound but that it provides variety, cultural diversity and supports children with diagnosed special dietary or behavioural needs.
If you have any questions about the menu, please get in touch.
You have an amazing centre and a team who works hard at maintaining quality and you can clearly see that they all strive towards the common goal of providing all children with exceptional care and education.
