Everyday, our professionally qualified catering teams provide around 20,000 meals in 122 schools throughout Doncaster. Our meals offer an exciting choice of healthy, fresh food at excellent value.
We believe that school meals represent the best option in terms of contributing to a healthy diet and value for money, when compared to other sources of food available to children for their mid day meal, i.e. packed lunches.
All our menus comply with current food standards and we are working on nutritional analysis of menus.
We don’t use additives which are harmful, mechanically recovered meat, or genetically modified ingredients.
We do serve fresh fruit and vegetables, fresh bread and healthy drinks such as pure fruit juices, milk drinks and smoothies, along with the guaranteed inclusion of fish which is rich in Omega 3.
As well as offering a choice of meals each day in most schools, some schools have a ‘family service’ where two pupils serve their table with food. We also provide special menus for young people from different ethnic groups and where young people need to follow a special diet as recommended by a doctor or hospital, we can make suitable arrangements.
We use a selection of Fair Trade goods in selected sites including fruit juice, tea, coffee, sugar, pasta, rice, sultanas and cocoa.
Since September 2006, our pork has been locally reared at Marr Grange; we also have a small supply of organic meat. We are continually looking to extend the range and the use of these types of products.
Taster sessions are held in schools to introduce pupils to new dishes and receive feedback.
Doncaster Councils School Catering Service works closely with schools and can provide classroom support with nutritional talks and food sampling.
If you feel that your child may be entitled to free school meals, please contact us on 01302 734123.
Below you will find downloadable Winter menus (November 2009 to March 2010) for Primary School.
For information on the menus currently being served in Secondary schools please contact us for further detail.
As part of our ongoing efforts to give children healthy meals in Doncaster Schools, we would welcome your feedback on our current menu by completing the online form below.
eform: School Meal Feedback Form
