Food in Primary Schools
HC3S meets the Government's Nutritional standards which is a compulsory standard based on the types of food offered on the plate and the School Food Trust Nutrient Standards.
Fruit and Vegetables
We use a mixture of fresh, frozen and tinned fruit and vegetables in our production kitchens. Examples of which are:
- potatoes, carrots, broccoli, cabbage, apples, pears, bananas and grapes are all fresh produce
- peas, mixed vegetables and green beans are usually frozen
- sweetcorn and pineapple are tinned produce.
Local
Our beefburgers are made specifically for us by the Pure Organics company, based in Amesbury, Wiltshire. The beefburgers have a high meat content of 76.7% and are made from Hampshire beef.
Likewise, our meatballs are also made from local Hampshire beef, and our sausages are now made from local pork.
Fish
Haddock or cod is always used and not the cheaper fish products made from 'white fish'. Our Hastings fish cake is made from mackerel landed on the south coast and naturally contains omega 3, the essential fatty acid which is found in oily fish.
Bread
Most of our bread, cakes and biscuits are homemade and this includes the pizza which has a homemade bread base topped with tomato coulis and then vegetarian cheese.
Additives
HC3S is extremely proud to be the first and only school meal caterer to be awarded the Hyperactive Children's Support Group Award for Excellence in School Catering. This award is for our primary school meals and to achieve it, we have followed the HACSG recommendations and with help of our suppliers, removed up to 70 additives from our products.
For more information please contact Evelyn Cook on 023 8062 7730
