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MENU CYCLE EXAMPLE
& DISH SELECTOR
Secondary Schools
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Beef Bolognaise with Pasta Lamb Jollof Rice Roast Chicken in Gravy served with Crispy Roast
Potatoes
Thai Green Chicken Curry Served with Steamed Rice
Battered Cod Portion With Chunky Chips
Quorn and Vegetable Tikka Masala with Rice
Cheese and Sweet Pepper Tart with Spicy Vegetable
Pasta
Vegetarian Toad in the Hole served with Mashed Potato
Vegetable Lasagne Served with Garlic and Herb Bread
Wedge
Fresh Vegetable Frittata with Cajun Baked Potato
Wedges
Garden Peas Stir-Fry Fresh Veggies
OrSeasonal Salad Selection
Fresh Broccoli Florets Fresh Cauliflower
OrSeasonal Salad Selection
Fresh Sliced Carrots Seasonal Fresh Cabbage
Or Seasonal Salad Selection
Fresh Courgettes Golden Sweetcorn
OrSeasonal Salad Selection
Garden Peas Baked Beans
Or Seasonal Salad Selection
Blackberry and Apple Pie with Custard
Toffee Apple Crumble with Custard
Chocolate and Mandarin Cake with Chocolate Sauce
Sultana Sponge with Custard
Creamy Rice Pudding with Winter Fruits
Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit SelectionTrattoria Pizza Selection
Pasta and ToppingsTrattoria Pizza
Pasta and ToppingsTrattoria Pizza Selection
Pasta and ToppingsTrattoria Pizza Selection
Pasta and ToppingsTrattoria Pizza Selection
Pasta and Toppings
Jacket Potato Topped with Hot and Cold fillings
Jacket Potato Topped with Hot and Cold fillings
Jacket Potato Topped with Hot and Cold fillings
Jacket Potato Topped with Hot and Cold fillings
Jacket Potato Topped with Hot and Cold fillings
Selection of Traditional & Continental Breads
with Various Fillings. Seasonal Salad Bar & Boxes
Fresh Fruit Collection, Yoghurt Pots & Cold Drinks
Selection of Traditional & Continental Breads
with Various Fillings. Seasonal Salad Bar &
BoxesFresh Fruit Collection,
Yoghurt Pots & Cold Drinks
Selection of Traditional & Continental Breads
with Various Fillings. Seasonal Salad Bar & Boxes
Fresh Fruit Collection, Yoghurt Pots & Cold Drinks
Selection of Traditional & Continental Breads
with Various Fillings. Seasonal Salad Bar &
BoxesFresh Fruit Collection,
Yoghurt Pots & Cold Drinks
Selection of Traditional & Continental Breads
with Various Fillings. Seasonal Salad Bar & Boxes
Fresh Fruit Collection, Yoghurt Pots & Cold Drinks
A selection of tasty, fresh, home-baked cakes and
treats
A selection of tasty, fresh, home-baked cakes and
treats
A selection of tasty, fresh, home-baked cakes and
treats
A selection of tasty, fresh, home-baked cakes and
treats
A selection of tasty, fresh, home-baked cakes and
treats
WEEK 1
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Calypso Chicken with Rice and Black Eyed Peas
Mexican Chilli Con Carne with Oven Baked Wedges
Roast Lamb in Gravy served with Crispy Roast Potatoes
Lasagne al Forno Salmon Fishcake with Tomato Relish and Chunky
Chips
Tomato and Cheese Pasta Bake with Garlic Dough
Balls
Chimichangas with Tomato Rice
Quorn Sausage and Roast Vegetable Arrabbiata
Served on a Bed of Pasta
Spanish Omelette with Parsley Potatoes
Vegetable Korma with Pilau Rice
Garden Peas Broccoli Florets
OrSeasonal Salad Selection
Fresh Carrots Golden Sweetcorn
OrSeasonal Salad Selection
Green BeansMashed Swede
Or Seasonal Salad Selection
Broccoli FloretsFresh Carrots
OrSeasonal Salad Selection
Garden PeasStir Fry Vegetables
Or Seasonal Salad Selection
Crunchy Fruit Crumble with Custard
Jaffa Orange Sponge with Custard
Apple Pie with Custard
Zesty Bread Puddingwith Custard
Carrot CakeWith Vanilla Sauce
Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection
Trattoria Pizza SelectionPasta and Toppings
Trattoria PizzaPasta and Toppings
Trattoria Pizza SelectionPasta and Toppings
Trattoria Pizza SelectionPasta and Toppings
Trattoria Pizza SelectionPasta and Toppings
Jacket Potato Topped with Hot and Cold fillings
Jacket Potato Topped with Hot and Cold fillings
Jacket Potato Topped with Hot and Cold fillings
Jacket Potato Topped with Hot and Cold fillings
Jacket Potato Topped with Hot and Cold fillings
Selection of Traditional & Continental Breads
with Various Fillings. Seasonal Salad Bar & Boxes
Fresh Fruit Collection, Yoghurt Pots
& Cold Drinks
Selection of Traditional & Continental Breads
with Various Fillings. Seasonal Salad Bar &
BoxesFresh Fruit Collection,
Yoghurt Pots & Cold Drinks
Selection of Traditional & Continental Breads
with Various Fillings. Seasonal Salad Bar & Boxes
Fresh Fruit Collection, Yoghurt Pots & Cold Drinks
Selection of Traditional & Continental Breads
with Various Fillings. Seasonal Salad Bar &
BoxesFresh Fruit Collection,
Yoghurt Pots & Cold Drinks
Selection of Traditional & Continental Breads
with Various Fillings. Seasonal Salad Bar & Boxes
Fresh Fruit Collection, Yoghurt Pots & Cold Drinks
A selection of tasty, fresh, home-baked cakes and
treats
A selection of tasty, fresh, home-baked cakes and
treats
A selection of tasty, fresh, home-baked cakes and
treats
A selection of tasty, fresh, home-baked cakes and
treats
A selection of tasty, fresh, home-baked cakes and
treats
WEEK 2
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Tomato Tuna Pasta Bake Shepherds Pie Roast Turkey in Gravy served with Crispy Roast
Potatoes
Spicy Beef Enchiladas Jamaican Spicy Patties with Jacket Wedges
Vegetarian Bolognaise with Pasta
Black Bean Quorn and Vegetable Stir Fry with
Noodles
Mediterranean Tart with Parsley Potatoes
Cheesy Macaroni Bake Vegetable Chilli with Steamed Rice
Green BeansFresh Carrots
OrSeasonal Salad Selection
Fresh Broccoli Florets Golden Sweetcorn
OrSeasonal Salad Selection
Fresh Sliced Carrots Seasonal Fresh Cabbage
Or Seasonal Salad Selection
Roasted Root VegetablesBroccoli Florets
OrSeasonal Salad Selection
Fresh Mixed VegetablesGarden Peas
Or Seasonal Salad Selection
Rhubarb and Lemon Cake with Custard
Fruity Rice Pudding Oaty Fruit Crumblewith Custard
Dorset Apple Cake with Vanilla Sauce
Wholemeal Chocolate Crunch
with Fruit And Custard
Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection Fresh Fruit Selection
Trattoria Pizza SelectionPasta and Toppings
Trattoria PizzaPasta and Toppings
Trattoria Pizza SelectionPasta and Toppings
Trattoria Pizza SelectionPasta and Toppings
Trattoria Pizza SelectionPasta and Toppings
Jacket Potato Topped with Hot and Cold fillings
Jacket Potato Topped with Hot and Cold fillings
Jacket Potato Topped with Hot and Cold fillings
Jacket Potato Topped with Hot and Cold fillings
Jacket Potato Topped with Hot and Cold fillings
Selection of Traditional & Continental Breads
with Various Fillings. Seasonal Salad Bar & Boxes
Fresh Fruit Collection, Yoghurt Pots
& Cold Drinks
Selection of Traditional & Continental Breads
with Various Fillings. Seasonal Salad Bar &
BoxesFresh Fruit Collection,
Yoghurt Pots & Cold Drinks
Selection of Traditional & Continental Breads
with Various Fillings. Seasonal Salad Bar & Boxes
Fresh Fruit Collection, Yoghurt Pots & Cold Drinks
Selection of Traditional & Continental Breads
with Various Fillings. Seasonal Salad Bar &
BoxesFresh Fruit Collection,
Yoghurt Pots & Cold Drinks
Selection of Traditional & Continental Breads
with Various Fillings. Seasonal Salad Bar & Boxes
Fresh Fruit Collection, Yoghurt Pots & Cold Drinks
A selection of tasty, fresh, home-baked cakes and
treats
A selection of tasty, fresh, home-baked cakes and
treats
A selection of tasty, fresh, home-baked cakes and
treats
A selection of tasty, fresh, home-baked cakes and
treats
A selection of tasty, fresh, home-baked cakes and
treats
WEEK 3
RED MEAT
1 Lancashire Hotpot
2 Beef Cobbler
3 Country Beef Hotpot
4 Jamaican Rice and Beans with beef
5 Minced Beef and Vegetables
6 Lamb and Vegetable Pie
7 Moroccan Lamb
8 Lamb Hot Pot Stew
9 Lamb or Beef Rogan Josh
10 Lamb Moussaka
11 Lamb Koftas
12 Swiss Baked Cottage Pie
Main Dish Selector
POULTRY
1 Chicken Sausage Casserole (RESTRICTED)
2 Chicken and Vegetable Casserole
3 Chicken Tikka Masala
4 Sweet and Sour Chicken
5 Chicken and Broccoli Pasta
6 Jerk Chicken
7 Chicken Jalfrezi
8 Calypso Chicken
9 Chicken or Turkey and Sweetcorn Pie
10 Paprika Chicken
11 Mexican Turkey Meat Balls with Pasta
Main Dish Selector
FISH
1 Roasted Fish
2 Fish Kofta
3 Fish Balls and Home Made Tomato Sauce
4 Salmon Filo Pie
Main Dish Selector
VEGETARIAN
1 Quorn Vegetable and Potato Layer Pie
2 Moroccan Influenced Chick Pea & Cous Cous Gateau served with Salsa
3 Sweet and Sour Quorn
4 Quorn and Sweet Potato Curry
5 Roasted Vegetable Risotto
6 Sneaky Bean Pie
7 Quorn and Veg Hotpot
8 Bean Goulash with Pasta
9 Fruity Caribbean Curry
10 Trio of Vegetables Mornay
11 Quorn Potato and Leek Pie
Vegetarian Dish Selector
DESSERTS
1 Jam, Coconut and Pineapple Sponge with Custard
2 Banana and Strawberry Mousse
3 Chocolate Orange Mousse
4 Peach Conde
5 Mandarin Conde
6 Fruit Fool – Apple or Rhubarb
7 Frozen Strawberry Delight with Forest Fruits
8 College Pudding
9 Banana and Sultana Bread and Butter Pudding
10 Pear and Cinnamon Sponge Pudding
11 Firecracker Pudding
12 Fruit Jam and Banana Pudding
13 Date and Apple Meringue
14 Banana and Pineapple Pudding
15 Sticky Toffee Pudding
Dessert Selector
Saffron
Our core menu cycle which is sent out in Saffron meets the nutrient requirements but if you use the menu selector to make changes to your menu these will effect the nutrient balance. The changes you make could result in too little or too much of a particular nutrient. ALL changes need to be made in Saffron and the nutritional breakdown checked.
Tips to help nutritionally balance your menu in SaffronSaffron provides the tools to search for dishes by nutrient, the Nutrient Comparison tool. It can search for dishes using up to two nutrient requirements e.g. a dessert low in NMEs but high in iron. This will enable you to search the menu for recipes that are too high/ low in a specific nutrient and replace them with recipes that help reduce/ increase that nutrient. It can also search for dishes by cost. Please see Saffron training manual for guidance. Select dishes use fresh meat and mainly fresh vegetables and slightly larger portions of vegetables and some carbohydrates. Choice dishes use frozen meat and frozen vegetables. Remember to take into consideration colours, textures and flavours of foods. Avoid repetition of colours and flavours. Different colours on a plate will not only make the dish more appealing to children, but also provide a variety of nutrients, for example vitamin A in orange carrots and zinc in green peas.Avoid repetition of foods, even healthier foods. Children still require a variety of food even though nutrients maybe higher in some foods then others.Iron, calcium, folate and zinc are the most common nutrients to be low in a Secondary school lunch menu. Check you have considered the following before changing the Core Menu.Iron is essential for preventing anaemia. It is recommended that at least 3 portions of red meat are available per week to meet the required iron intake levels. Check that these dishes are available and popular options.Calcium is essential for the growth and strength of bones and teeth. Therefore it should be made available in some form each day, whether it’s a glass of milk, cheese in a vegetarian dish or a milky dessert.Folate is essential in the formation of blood cells. Avoid putting foods rich in folate on the same day. Choose more popular foods and spread throughout the week. Wholewheat pasta contains folate, iron and zinc so ensure all pasta dishes contain at least 50% wholewheat pasta and 50% white pasta.Zinc is important to ensure normal functioning of the body. When creating a menu ensure you don’t have two vegetables on the same day that are rich in zinc, e.g. peas and broccoli contain the most zinc therefore put them on separate days. The nutrient rich table within this document highlights food rich in each nutrient. Remember the Nutrient Comparison tool in Saffron can assist you in finding out the nutritional content of specific foods.