Autumn/Winter lunch menuWelcome to our Autumn/Winter menu. This menu will run from after the October break until the Easter holidays.

Our menus have been awarded the Soil Associations Bronze Food for Life catering mark as well as continuing to comply with the Schools (Health promotion and nutrition) (Scotland) Act 2007. Menus are freshly prepared and where possible produce is sourced from local producers so you can be sure healthy choices are on offer at lunch times.

Thank you to everyone who contacted us about school meals. Your comments are welcome and help us continue to improve the service.

Autumn term datesTuesday 25 October 2016 – All start Thursday 22 December 2016 – Term ends

Winter term datesTuesday 10 January 2017 – All start Friday 10 February 2017 – Mid-term break Monday 20 February 2017 – All resume Friday 31 March 2017 – Term ends

The Easter break incorporates the following holidays:

Good Friday – Friday 14 April 2017 Easter Monday – Monday 17 April 2017

Theme menusTheme menus give pupils an opportunity to try new foods and participate with special events during the year. The following theme lunches will be taking place in the coming sessions

• Halloween – 26 October• Christmas – TBA with school• Easter – 29 March

Further information will be available in your school closer to these dates.

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Menu and pricesThe cost of a primary school meal is £2.05 from August 2016.

For this price your child can have two courses – a starter and a main or a main and a pudding plus vegetables or salad and a healthy drink. A sandwich option is also available on advertised days.

Special diets and allergiesPlease let your school know if your child has any special dietary needs.

Free school meals for P1 to P3As part of a Scottish Government initiative, all pupils in primary 1 to primary 3 are now entitled to a free school meal (from January 2015).

Free school mealsYour child may be eligible for free school meals if you receive one of the following:

• Income Support• Income based job seekers allowance• Income-Related Employment and Support Allowance• Support under Part VI of the immigration and Asylum Act 1999• Child Tax Credit, but not working tax credit (and your annual income is

less than £16,105)• Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit with an annual Income of less

than £6,420.

Please ask your child’s school for an application form or contact the Council’s schools grants, awards and placements team.

email: school.grants@edinburgh.gov.uk Tel: 0131 469 3471

Further informationwww.edinburgh.gov.uk/foodinschools foodinschools@edinburgh.gov.uk

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Chicken curry with rice

Vegetarian sausages in gravy with mashed potatoes

Cheese toastie

Hot meals served with broccoli and carrot battons

Dessert Chocolate cookie or fruit yoghurt

Drinks Orange or apple juice,

milk, flavoured milk or water

Starter Tomato soup

Mains Cheese and tomato pizza with potato wedges

Macaroni cheese

Chicken or egg salad sandwich

Hot meals served with peas and coleslaw

Dessert Jam coconut sponge and custard or yoghurt

Drinks Orange or apple juice,

milk, flavoured milk or water

Mains Beef burger in a bun with curly fries

Jacket potato with tuna or beans

Cheese savoury or ham sandwich

Hot meals served with sweetcorn and baked beans

Dessert Iced shortbread biscuit or fruit yoghurt

Drinks Orange or apple juice,

milk, flavoured milk or water

Starter Leek and potato soup

Mains Fish and chips

Vegetable frittata with chips

Turkey salad or tuna sandwich

Hot meals served with carrots and garden peas

Dessert Vanilla ice cream or fruit yoghurt

Drinks Orange or apple juice,

milk, flavoured milk or water

Mains Sweet and sour chicken with noodles

Tomato vegetable pasta

Ham, tuna or egg mayo sandwich

Hot meals served with broccoli and cauliflower

Dessert Caramel flan or fruit yoghurt

Drinks Orange or apple juice,

milk, flavoured milk or water

Mains Chicken fajitas and rice

Vegetable moussaka

Ham and tomato or tuna sandwich

Hot meals served with broccoli and sweetcorn

Dessert Chocolate crispie square or fruit yoghurt

Drinks Orange or apple juice,

milk, flavoured milk or water

Starter Yellow split pea soup

Mains Cheese and tomato pizza with curly fries

Pasta roma

Chicken mayo or cheese savoury sandwich

Hot meals served with green beans and carrot batons

Dessert Summer fruit crumble and custard or yoghurt

Drinks Orange or apple juice,

milk, flavoured milk or water

Mains Beef lasagne and garlic bread

Potato topped quorn cottage pie

Tuna or chicken pasta salad box

Hot meals served with broccoli and cauliflower

Dessert Vanilla ice cream or fruit yoghurt

Drinks Orange or apple juice,

milk, flavoured milk or water

Starter Minestrone soup

Mains Jumbo fish finger and chips

Cheese and onion pastry whirls and chips

Turkey salad or tuna and sweetcorn sandwich

Hot meals served with peas and baked beans

Dessert Jelly with fresh strawberries or fruit yoghurt

Drinks Orange or apple juice,

milk, flavoured milk or water

Mains Pork sausages with mashed potatoes

Vegetable curry in a pitta bread

Ham, cheese or egg salad sandwich

Hot meals served with cabbage and cauliflower

Dessert Fruity flapjack or fruit yoghurt

Drinks Orange or apple juice,

milk, flavoured milk or water

Starter Tomato soup

Mains Salmon fish finger and new potatoes

Quorn fajitas with rice

Cheese toastie

Hot meals served with peas and baked beans

Dessert Strawberry mousse or fruit yoghurt

Drinks Orange or apple juice,

milk, flavoured milk or water

Mains Cheese and tomato pizza

with homemade potato wedges

Vegetable carbonara

Chicken or egg salad sandwich

Hot meals served with mini corn on the cob and coleslaw

Dessert Zesty lemon sponge

and custard or fruit yoghurt

Drinks Orange or apple juice,

milk, flavoured milk or water

Starter Lentil soup

Mains Mince and onion pie with roast potatoes

Broccoli quiche and roast potatoes

Cheese savoury or ham sandwich

Hot meals served with carrot and swede mix

Dessert Jelly and seasonal fresh fruit or fruit yoghurt

Drinks Orange or apple juice,

milk, flavoured milk or water

Mains Fish and chips

Vegetable burger in a bun with chips

Turkey salad or tuna sandwich

Hot meals served with peas and sweetcorn

Dessert Peach melba or fruit yoghurt

Drinks Orange or apple juice,

milk, flavoured milk or water

Mains Chicken and tomato pasta bake

Stir fry vegetables with noodles

Ham, tuna or egg mayo sandwich

Hot meals served with cauliflower and green beans

Dessert Banana muffin or fruit yoghurt

Drinks Orange or apple juice,

milk, flavoured milk or water

City of Edinburgh Council works with Food for Life Scotland to improve school meals and help ensure a brighter future for Edinburgh’s young people.

We believe there are few things more important than helping children eat well because it allows them to grow well and learn well.

All Edinburgh school meals have held the bronze Catering Mark

award since January 2015

FREE FROMCONTROVERSIAL ADDITIVES

SEASONAL MENUS ARE DESIGNED

TO USE SCOTTISH SEASONAL INGREDIENTS

FARM ASSURED MEAT

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75% OF MEALS ARE FRESHLY PREPARED

EVERY EGG IS A

FREE RANGE EGG

SUSTAINABLEWE NEVER USE FISH ON THE MARINE

CONSERVATION SOCIETY “FISH TO AVOID” LIST

To fi nd out more about Food for Life Scotland, visit the website

www.foodforlifescotland.org

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24 October 2016

14 November 2016

5 December 2016

9 January 2017

30 January 2017

27 February 2017

20 March 2017

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31 October 2016

21 November 2016

12 December 2016

16 January 2017

6 February 2017

6 March 2017

27 March 2017

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7 November 2016

28 November 2016

19 December 2016

23 January 2017

20 February 2017

13 March 2017

Bread

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Cold water available every day

Veggie

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Yoghurt available every day

Fruit available every day