We operate a coloured bands system for our school meals so that the children do not have to remember what they have ordered each day. The list of their daily choices along with the appropriate meal colour lanyard or sticker will be provided to the class teacher each morning and these will then be handed to the children at lunchtime.

Our school meals are cooked on site and the varied menus rotate on a three weekly basis.  The menus can also be found on our website: https://www.brookfieldprimary.com/725/school-meals

Children can choose to have school lunches every day, a combination of days or just one day a week but we do ask parents to help them choose their daily choices at the start of every week to help with the smooth running of the kitchen.

Red - Meat Option 

Green - Vegetarian Option 

 Blue - Halal Option 

Orange - Pasta/Jacket Potato - (Option every other day)

Due to the Government’s ‘School fruit and vegetable scheme’, every child in Reception and Key Stage 1, are provided with a free piece of fruit or vegetable each day.  

Children in Key Stage 2 are encouraged to bring a healthy snack in for break times. This should be a piece of fruit or vegetable only. Please remember we are a nut-free school.

Children who attend schools in Sutton qualify for Universal Free School Meals (UFSM). Your child will receive their free school meals automatically.  You are able to have a flexible pattern for which days your child wishes to have a school dinner or packed lunch. Your child will be asked during morning registration of their meal preference for the day. 

Our ‘Grab and Go’ menu will continue for Year  5 and 6 this year as an additional option to the current school meal menu. With all Grab and Go meals pupils will also be able to choose from a range of desserts e.g. cake / yoghurt / shortbread / cookies / cheese and biscuits.

Research shows that when children eat well at lunchtime they perform better in class in the afternoon. Therefore it is recommended that all lunch boxes include... 

• At least one portion of fruit (e.g. banana, apple, orange, grapes, dried fruit, cherry tomatoes) should be included each day. 

• At least one portion of vegetables e.g. carrot sticks, cucumber, celery. These ingredients could be added to a sandwich or sweetcorn added to pasta. 

• Meat, fish or other source of non-dairy protein (e.g. chicken, turkey, ham, beef, pork, tuna, lentils, kidney beans, chickpeas, hummus and falafel) should be included every day. (Oily fish such as salmon or tuna at least once every three weeks). 

• A starchy food such as any type of bread, pasta, rice, couscous, noodles, potatoes or other type of cereals every day (e.g. pitta bread, tortilla wraps, rice cakes, oat cakes) should be included each day. 

• Dairy food such as milk, cheese, yoghurt, fromage frais or custard should be included every day. 

• Drinks should be only water or milk. 

• An example of a recommended lunch box could be a chicken salad wrap, an apple, yoghurt, a low sugar flap jack and a drink of water 

Special Dietary Needs And Food Allergies 

We are sensitive to the catering needs of children with specific dietary needs, including religious considerations. We have children at Brookfield Primary who have allergic reactions to nuts; they require Epipens. 

WE ARE A NUT FREE SCHOOL 

Packed lunches must NOT include products that contain nuts (i.e. NO Nutella and NO peanut butter). 

School meals cater for children with special dietary needs and food allergies. Children can choose daily if they wish to have a school meal.

So Please keep lunch boxes free from... 

Fizzy drinks or cartons of juice, 

 Chocolate or sweets,

 Chocolate spread or jam sandwiches,

 Nuts