New Spring & Summer menus

New menus for Spring & Summer

We’re delighted to announce the launch of our new fresh and exciting Spring and Summer menus created by one of the UK’s leading early years nutritional expert Laura Matthews.

From Monday 13th April, our nursery chefs will be cooking up some amazing new dishes for the Spring and Summer months.

Each weekly menu is designed to nourish, by providing healthy and balanced meals which are fun and flavoursome, so children learn, develop and create healthy food habits.

Learn more about how we develop our nursery menus with Laura Matthews, how we support children to make mealtimes and trying new foods enjoyable.

Meet the expert

We’re thrilled and honoured to have the opportunity to work with Laura Matthews on creating our nursery menus. Laura is a food consultant and early years nutrition expert and has worked alongside big names including Jamie Oliver, a well-known chef and food advocate. What more could we ask for!

Laura collaborates closely with our nursery food team and chefs to help create menus which are not only nutritious and delicious, but also support the wellbeing of every child.

Laura is all about nourishing little tummies with food that’s fun, balanced and backed by expertise, so we know our menus are in the best hands.

Image of Laura Matthews who develops our nursery menus and is one of the UK

New menus

Our exciting new spring and summer nursery menu has evolved into something vibrant and summery, with a range of colourful dishes. There’s a strong focus on seasonal ingredients where possible, and using more whole foods and a wide variety of protein, dairy foods, fruits and vegetables, and side dishes to keep things exciting.

The menus reflect a balance of the key food groups needed for children in early years, and introduces new textures and flavours to help expand little palates.

View our 3 weekly seasonal menus here.

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