Ice serving of a great school meal
Children at Coten End Primary School in Warwick are being served up a special treat this week.
A new school menu has been introduced to all primary schools in the county that use Warwickshire County Council to supply their meals.
And the healthy ‘winter warmers’ menu is being backed by stars from the Cassidy Coventry Blaze ice hockey team.
Players are visiting the school tomorrow to serve lunch and to talk to the children about the benefit of eating healthily.
Healthier meals were introduced across the county ahead of new Government targets earlier this year and the new winter menu, launched this week, introduces meals such as Pork, Apple and Sweetcorn Casserole, Meaty Pasta Bake, and Vegetable Goulash, while favourites such as ‘real’ Chicken Nuggets, Sausages and Bacon with gravy and Double Cod Fish Fingers remain on the menu.
Stars from the Blaze, who are currently second in the Elite League, the top league in the country, will be serving the menu, which features organic meatballs and tuna pasta bake. Assistant captain Sylvain Cloutier and Barrie Moore, last year’s top scorer in the league, will be on hand to help out at the servery.
Shona Walton, Principal Inspector, Warwickshire County Council, said: “The school lunches of today are healthy, tasty and are great for children to eat, and we’re really pleased that players from the Blaze are coming along to help show them that mealtimes can be fun too.”
Andy Buxton, Chairman of Cassidy Coventry Blaze, said: “This is the first of a number of visits to dining halls around Warwickshire that we are taking part in. All sportsmen know the benefit of eating healthily and we are pleased to be involved in an initiative that helps children understand the value of a good diet and a warm meal.”