Our Kitchen

Our Kitchen & Food

  • Food and Menus

  • This is a very important side of our care. We provide the best quality balanced diets prepared by our Fully Qualified Chef.

    All of our staff have been trained in food preparation and food hygiene which is vital to maintaining the high standards in our business and we continue to be rated ‘5’ for food hygiene by Hampshire County Council.

    This is the best score possible under their guidelines.

    Nutrition is paramount to ensure children have enough energy to participate in the vast array of activities that are on offer throughout their day. Our current menu is available for our parents to see, it is displayed in each unit and available on request.

  • Each meal has a vegetarian option displayed alongside for the children who have this requirement. The vegetarian dish will always mirror the main dish so the children are unaware of any differences. Fruit is available with most deserts. This means they are receiving fruit during their snack times as well as during their deserts, both at lunch and dinner.

  • Our Menus

  • All of the menus have been carefully designed to ensure children receive the right amount of each of the food groups.

    full information on what makes up each dish can be found on the daily menu board displayed under the tree in our main car park.

    • All of the dishes are homemade on site.
    • Fresh fruit and vegetables are dominant in every recipe, whether they are on full view or carefully hidden within delicious sauces.
    • We change our menus twice a year to incorporate the summer and winter months.
    • A three week rotation allows children to experience a good variety of recipes from around the world.
    • Our children receive two course meals both at lunchtime and at dinnertime.
  • Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
    Cauliflower, Potato & Spinach Curry With steamed rice
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Forest Fruits Summer Pudding
    Butchers Pork Sausages with creamy mashed potato, garden peas & gravy
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Fruit Puree Jelly
    Homemade Tomato Pasta with peppers, courgette, spinach & carrot
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Homemade Beetroot Brownie
    Baked Potato With baked beans & cheddar cheese
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Oranges & Grapes
    Poached Chicken Breast With new potatoes, sweetcorn & gravy
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Apple & Pear Crumble With fresh cream
    Homemade Cauliflower & Broccoli Cheese with new potatoes
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Fruit Puree Jelly
    Sweet Potato, Spinach & Lentil curry With steamed rice
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Banana Split
    Homemade Lasagne With hidden carrot, courgette, mushroom, spinach & peppers & Sweetcorn on the side
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Fresh Fruit Milk Jelly Made with fruit puree
    Beef, mixed bean & vegetable Chilli with steamed rice
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Selection of Fruit Yoghurts & Fromage Frais
    Chicken & Roasted Pepper Enchiladas With garden peas
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Banana’s & Custard
    Homemade Spaghetti Bolognese With hidden carrot, courgette, mushroom, spinach & peppers
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Selection of Fresh fruit Smoothies
    Hunters Chicken with creamy mashed potato & steamed broccoli
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Satsuma & Grape Platter
    Baked Cod Fillet Fish Fingers With wholemeal bread & baked beans
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Eton Mess With strawberries, raspberries & blackberries
    Homemade Mushroom & Vegetable Curry with baked potato
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Dairy Ice-cream with fruit sauce
    Homemade Macaroni Cheese With broccoli
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Fresh Fruit Salad
    Ham, Cheese & Mushroom Omelette with peas & sweetcorn
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Melon & Kiwi Platter
    Puff Pastry Vegetable Tart With tomato & cucumber salad
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Homemade Lemon Crunch Cookie
    Selection of wholemeal sandwiches With cucumber, apple slices & crisps
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Selection of Fruit Yoghurts & Fromage Frais
    Roast Mediterranean Vegetable Pasta With herbs, garlic & Cheese
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Pineapple & Grapes Platter
    Chicken, Chorizo & Butternut Squash Savoury Rice
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Selection of Fruit Yoghurts & Fromage Frais
    Homemade Chicken & Vegetable Pie with swede & carrot mash
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Homemade Bramley Apple Flapjack
    Selection of wholemeal sandwiches With cucumber, apple slices & crisps
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Homemade Carrot & Cinnamon cake
    Selection of wholemeal sandwiches with cucumber, apple slices & crisps
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Fresh Fruit Pastry Puff
    Hand pressed Butchers’ beef patties With wholemeal bun & corn on the cob
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Fresh Fruit Cheesecake Mousse
    Cowboy Sausage Casserole
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Summer Fruits Crumble with fresh cream
    Homemade Pizza With corn on the cob
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Apple & Raspberry Crumble With fresh cream
    Baked Jacket Potato With chicken, bacon & sweetcorn mayonnaise
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Melon & Orange Platter
    Butchers’ Pork Sausages With wholemeal bun, tomato sauce & baked beans
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Selection of Ice-cream or Sorbet
    Tuna Pasta Salad with cucumber & sweetcorn
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Pineapple & Strawberry Platter
    BBQ Chicken Tortilla Wraps With cucumber & cheese
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Homemade Lemon Cake

    Monday

    • Cauliflower, Potato & Spinach Curry With steamed rice
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    • Butchers Pork Sausages with creamy mashed potato, garden peas & gravy
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    • Homemade Tomato Pasta with peppers, courgette, spinach & carrot
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    • Ham, Cheese & Mushroom Omelette with peas & sweetcorn
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    • Puff Pastry Vegetable Tart With tomato & cucumber salad
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    • Selection of wholemeal sandwiches With cucumber, apple slices & crisps
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Tuesday

    • Baked Potato With baked beans & cheddar cheese
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    • Poached Chicken Breast With new potatoes, sweetcorn & gravy
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    • Homemade Cauliflower & Broccoli Cheese with new potatoes
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    • Roast Mediterranean Vegetable Pasta With herbs, garlic & Cheese
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    • Chicken, Chorizo & Butternut Squash Savoury Rice
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    • Homemade Chicken & Vegetable Pie with swede & carrot mash
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Wednesday

    • Sweet Potato, Spinach & Lentil curry With steamed rice
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    • Homemade Lasagne With hidden carrot, courgette, mushroom, spinach & peppers & Sweetcorn on the side
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    • Beef, mixed bean & vegetable Chilli with steamed rice
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    • Selection of wholemeal sandwiches With cucumber, apple slices & crisps
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    • Selection of wholemeal sandwiches with cucumber, apple slices & crisps
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    • Hand pressed Butchers’ beef patties With wholemeal bun & corn on the cob
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Thursday

    • Chicken & Roasted Pepper Enchiladas With garden peas
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    • Homemade Spaghetti Bolognese With hidden carrot, courgette, mushroom, spinach & peppers
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    • Hunters Chicken with creamy mashed potato & steamed broccoli
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    • Cowboy Sausage Casserole
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    • Homemade Pizza With corn on the cob
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    • Baked Jacket Potato With chicken, bacon & sweetcorn mayonnaise
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Friday

    • Baked Cod Fillet Fish Fingers With wholemeal bread & baked beans
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    • Homemade Mushroom & Vegetable Curry with baked potato
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    • Homemade Macaroni Cheese With broccoli
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    • Butchers’ Pork Sausages With wholemeal bun, tomato sauce & baked beans
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    • Tuna Pasta Salad with cucumber & sweetcorn
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    • BBQ Chicken Tortilla Wraps With cucumber & cheese
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
    Homemade Tomato Pasta with peppers, courgette, spinach & carrot
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Homemade Beetroot Brownie
    Homemade Cauliflower & Broccoli Cheese with new potatoes
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Fruit Puree Jelly
    Beef, mixed bean & vegetable Chilli with steamed rice
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Selection of Fruit Yoghurts & Fromage Frais
    Hunters Chicken with creamy mashed potato & steamed broccoli
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Satsuma & Grape Platter
    Homemade Mushroom & Vegetable Curry with baked potato
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Dairy Ice-cream with fruit sauce

    Monday

    • Homemade Tomato Pasta with peppers, courgette, spinach & carrot
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

    Tuesday

    • Homemade Cauliflower & Broccoli Cheese with new potatoes
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

    Wednesday

    • Beef, mixed bean & vegetable Chilli with steamed rice
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

    Thursday

    • Hunters Chicken with creamy mashed potato & steamed broccoli
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

    Friday

    • Homemade Mushroom & Vegetable Curry with baked potato
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
    Ham, Cheese & Mushroom Omelette with peas & sweetcorn
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Melon & Kiwi Platter
    Homemade Chicken & Vegetable Pie with swede & carrot mash
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Homemade Bramley Apple Flapjack
    Selection of wholemeal sandwiches with cucumber, apple slices & crisps
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Fresh Fruit Pastry Puff
    Cowboy Sausage Casserole
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Summer Fruits Crumble with fresh cream
    Tuna Pasta Salad with cucumber & sweetcorn
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Pineapple & Strawberry Platter

    Monday

    • Ham, Cheese & Mushroom Omelette with peas & sweetcorn
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Tuesday

    • Homemade Chicken & Vegetable Pie with swede & carrot mash
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Wednesday

    • Selection of wholemeal sandwiches with cucumber, apple slices & crisps
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Thursday

    • Cowboy Sausage Casserole
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Friday

    • Tuna Pasta Salad with cucumber & sweetcorn
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
    Butchers Pork Sausages with creamy mashed potato, garden peas & gravy
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Fruit Puree Jelly
    Poached Chicken Breast With new potatoes, sweetcorn & gravy
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Apple & Pear Crumble With fresh cream
    Sweet Potato, Spinach & Lentil curry With steamed rice
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Banana Split
    Homemade Spaghetti Bolognese With hidden carrot, courgette, mushroom, spinach & peppers
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Selection of Fresh fruit Smoothies
    Baked Cod Fillet Fish Fingers With wholemeal bread & baked beans
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Eton Mess With strawberries, raspberries & blackberries

    Monday

    • Butchers Pork Sausages with creamy mashed potato, garden peas & gravy
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

    Tuesday

    • Poached Chicken Breast With new potatoes, sweetcorn & gravy
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

    Wednesday

    • Sweet Potato, Spinach & Lentil curry With steamed rice
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

    Thursday

    • Homemade Spaghetti Bolognese With hidden carrot, courgette, mushroom, spinach & peppers
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

    Friday

    • Baked Cod Fillet Fish Fingers With wholemeal bread & baked beans
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
    Selection of wholemeal sandwiches With cucumber, apple slices & crisps
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Selection of Fruit Yoghurts & Fromage Frais
    Roast Mediterranean Vegetable Pasta With herbs, garlic & Cheese
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Pineapple & Grapes Platter
    Hand pressed Butchers’ beef patties With wholemeal bun & corn on the cob
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Fresh Fruit Cheesecake Mousse
    Baked Jacket Potato With chicken, bacon & sweetcorn mayonnaise
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Melon & Orange Platter
    BBQ Chicken Tortilla Wraps With cucumber & cheese
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Homemade Lemon Cake

    Monday

    • Selection of wholemeal sandwiches With cucumber, apple slices & crisps
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Tuesday

    • Roast Mediterranean Vegetable Pasta With herbs, garlic & Cheese
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Wednesday

    • Hand pressed Butchers’ beef patties With wholemeal bun & corn on the cob
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Thursday

    • Baked Jacket Potato With chicken, bacon & sweetcorn mayonnaise
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Friday

    • BBQ Chicken Tortilla Wraps With cucumber & cheese
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
    Cauliflower, Potato & Spinach Curry With steamed rice
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Forest Fruits Summer Pudding
    Baked Potato With baked beans & cheddar cheese
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Oranges & Grapes
    Homemade Lasagne With hidden carrot, courgette, mushroom, spinach & peppers & Sweetcorn on the side
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Fresh Fruit Milk Jelly Made with fruit puree
    Chicken & Roasted Pepper Enchiladas With garden peas
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Banana’s & Custard
    Homemade Macaroni Cheese With broccoli
    12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Fresh Fruit Salad

    Monday

    • Cauliflower, Potato & Spinach Curry With steamed rice
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

    Tuesday

    • Baked Potato With baked beans & cheddar cheese
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

    Wednesday

    • Homemade Lasagne With hidden carrot, courgette, mushroom, spinach & peppers & Sweetcorn on the side
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

    Thursday

    • Chicken & Roasted Pepper Enchiladas With garden peas
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

    Friday

    • Homemade Macaroni Cheese With broccoli
      12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
    Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
    Puff Pastry Vegetable Tart With tomato & cucumber salad
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Homemade Lemon Crunch Cookie
    Chicken, Chorizo & Butternut Squash Savoury Rice
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Selection of Fruit Yoghurts & Fromage Frais
    Selection of wholemeal sandwiches With cucumber, apple slices & crisps
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Homemade Carrot & Cinnamon cake
    Homemade Pizza With corn on the cob
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Apple & Raspberry Crumble With fresh cream
    Butchers’ Pork Sausages With wholemeal bun, tomato sauce & baked beans
    4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Selection of Ice-cream or Sorbet

    Monday

    • Puff Pastry Vegetable Tart With tomato & cucumber salad
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Tuesday

    • Chicken, Chorizo & Butternut Squash Savoury Rice
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Wednesday

    • Selection of wholemeal sandwiches With cucumber, apple slices & crisps
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Thursday

    • Homemade Pizza With corn on the cob
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Friday

    • Butchers’ Pork Sausages With wholemeal bun, tomato sauce & baked beans
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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    >> Download our Menus PDF to stick on to your fridge: Menu PDF’s

    Locally Sourced Produce

    We want to support our local community as much as possible; therefore we always purchase our milk, cream, eggs and bread for toast from the local dairy, the fruit and vegetables from our local green grocer in Park Gate and our meat and poultry from the butchers based at Lee-On-The-Solent. This ensures we have a full understanding of where the products come from as well as ensuring they are fresh every day.

    We cater for all staff as well as children and they can all eat at the same time. We find this is an excellent way to develop their social skills.

About Us
At Woodlands we believe in providing our children with a pleasant, homely atmosphere conducive to discovering that learning is fun. We build strong foundations for our children to facilitate their future learning and social skills development.
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