Food and nutrition

Our aim is to provide a balanced diet and encourage the development of a broad range of tastes. Our snacks and teas are prepared on-site in our Health Board approved kitchen. Our hot meals are freshly prepared by a specialist provider and are not only nutritious but also delicious. Please find following information about the carefully chosen company that provides our hot meals.

Creative Chefs-Funky Food 4 Kidz
Creative Chefs are a company with over 35 years experience in the catering industry (8 of these in the supply of meals to crèches).

At Creative Chefs our menus have been carefully devised with not just nutritional balance in mind, but also children's likes and dislikes. Our meals were tried and tested by children from all over, to make sure that the children in your care will love our food.

We also provide vegetarian and any dietary requirements you may have. All our sauces are gluten free and we do not add any salt to our meals. No artificial colourings, flavourings or preservatives are used and we only use fresh meat and vegetables in all our dishes.

For babies and younger children we provide separate meals in purée or chopped form.

Creative Chefs operate out of East Coast Area Health Board registered kitchens and are H.A.C.C.P. (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points) compliant. Creative Chefs are members of Excellence Ireland Quality Association.

Milk, fruit juice and water are provided throughout the day. We let you know each day what your child has eaten on our detailed report sheets and the weekly menu is displayed for your reference.