Monmouthshire County Council are committed to ensuring your child can choose a nutritious school lunch, which provides an excellent contribution to their future health. Schools are ideal places to encourage children to eat healthily and thus reducing the risks of childhood obesity, type 2 diabetes, anorexia, anaemia, cardiovascular disease.

There are many benefits of your child having a school lunch, we've listed a few:

• Meals are healthy and nutritionally balanced
• You can save time in the mornings by not having to prepare a packed lunch, plus there is no worry about keeping the food fresh and hygienic until lunchtime
• Children benefit from sitting down together at a table and are encouraged to try new foods.  

One parent stated:

"My daughter is a fussy eater at home, and so I was determined she would have school meals to help her get over the fussiness. It has really worked, as lunch is sociable and she will eat what her friends are eating she is much less fussy now!"
(Cross Ash Primary School Parent)

• The wide variety of fruit and vegetables on offer helps your child towards the target of consuming ‘5-a-day' (this is the recommended minimum portions of fruit and vegetables we should consume each day).
• Teaches children social skills, table manners and how to make informed meal choices
• Allows children to relax in a safe, supervised environment with friends
• Your child can enjoy events such as a Christmas party lunch, special St David's Day menu and other special themed menus.