Food & meals
The meals are important for the children and the teachers. They provide a structured framework for interaction, participation and dialogue, and is important for the community and for creating well-being.
*Official guidelines only in Norwegian
Two days a week the children are served buffet lunch at the kindergarten - the remaining three days the parents send lunch with the child. The buffet lunch is provided by the families on a rota and prepared by the staff and children.
Meal times
Meal times are 11am for lunch and 2pm for fruit and veggie snacks. Every child brings a water bottle and at least one fruit or vegetable for 2pm snack time every day.
Weekly schedule
Mondays: cold buffet lunch served
Tuesday: bring your own lunch
Wednesday: bring your own lunch
Thursday: bring your own lunch
Friday: cold buffet lunch served
Allergies & some restrictions
We regularly have children in our care with mild to severe nut allergy, so any form of nuts are not allowed. Also, grapes and cherry tomatoes (even if chopped) are not allowed due to chocking hazard.
Birthdays & celebrations
The birthday child may bring cup cakes or a cake for everyone to share on this birthday. We have a few special occasions and celebrations every year where we serve something sweet at the kindergarten. For example, around Halloween, Lucia, Christmas and 17. mai.
Lunch boxes
We rely on the recommendations from the Norwegian health authorities concerning food and meals in our kindergarten. On a day to day basis, we strive to promote a varied and healthy diet among children and encourage that there is vegetables, fruits and berries, wholemeal bread and cereal products, lean meats and low-fat dairy products in their lunch boxes. Lunch with lots of processed meat products, salt and sugar should not be something served to the children on a daily basis.
Buffet lunches - shopping list
Here’s the shopping list when it is your turn to provide the buffet lunch Monday and Friday:
Healthy fresh bread x 2
Cracker bread/Hard bread - knekkebrød
Butter
Vegetables such as cucumber, carrots, peppers
Cold meats- chicken and salami
Liver Pâte/ Leverpostei (Brussel pate)
Cheese- brown cheese (brunost) and pack of yellow cheese slices x 2
Boiled eggs x 6
Most of these items are easily available at Scandikitchen, Ocado and Waitrose etc., please ask the other parents if you are unsure where to purchase.