Polasaí Ithe Folláin / Healthy Eating Policy

Reasúnaíocht:

Tá an polasaí seo riachtanach do shláinte leanaí na scoile:

chun comhtháthú éifeachtach a dhéanamh leis an gclár O.S.P.S. sa scoil;
chun dul leis an gclár eolaíochta;
chun aire na bpáistí a dhíriú ar an tábhacht a bhaineann le h-ithe go folláin agus bheith freagrach as a sláinte féin chomh fada agus is féidir leo;
gaolmhaireacht le héiteas féiniúlacht na scoile: tá meas ag ár scoil ar gach uile dhalta agus is chun cabhrú leo a cuireadh an polasaí seo le chéile.

Aidhmeanna:

na leanaí a spreagadh le roghanna ciallmhara a dhéanamh faoi bhia agus cothú nósanna deachleachtais ó thaobh bia a thosnú sa scoil;
cabhrú le leanaí an t-aigne a choiméad ar obair ranga trí bhia sláintiúil a ithe;
múineadh do na páistí bheith aireach maidir le mearbhia, bia réamhullmhaithe, brúscar.

An Lón:

Ba choir go gcuireadh lón folláin trian den riachtanais bhia don lá ar fáil don pháiste. Bealach simplí chun lón folláin a chur ar fáil ná bia amháin as gach grúpa bídh a roghnú.

torthaí/glasraí
grúpa an bhainne
grúpa na feola
arbhair/prátaí

Bia/Deochanna atá ceadaithe:

Bainne
Uisce (is féidir blas thortha a chuir leis an uisce)
Íogairt sláintiúil

Gach saghas aráin leis na rudaí seo istigh iontu:

Feoil
Iasc
Sailéid
Torthaí
Glasraí
Cáis

Moltar bianna reámhullmhaithe a sheachaint.

Moltar go mbeadh torthaí agus glasraí sa bhosca lóin gach lá.

Bia/Deochanna nach bhfuil ceadaithe:

Deochanna fizzy i gcannaí nó i mbuidéal
Criospaí de gach sort
Peanuts
Guma coganta
Brioscaí
Milseáin/seacláid

Soláistí

Uaireanta beidh cead ag na páistí soláiste a thabhairt isteach ar na hócáidí seo a leanas.

Laethanta saoire na Nollag
Laethanta saoire an tSamhraidh
Turas scoile
Ócáidí ar leith fógraithe ag an scoil

Eolas Breise

Iarraimid ar thuismitheoirí cloí leis an bpolasaí mar go bhfuil sé tabhachtach don pháiste go mbeadh an teachtaireacht chéanna ag teacht ó bhaile agus ón scoil maidir le bia folláin.

Mar chuid den iarracht chun gearradh siar ar bhrúscar agus cabhrú le comhshaol glan, b’fhiú do thuismitheoirí iarracht á dhéanamh an lón a chlúdach gan an iomad foil ná plaisteach a úsáid.

Deirtear gurb é an bricfeasta an béile is tábhachtaí sa lá. Cabhróidh sé go mór leis an obair scoile má tá bricfeasta ceart ite ag gach páiste.

Critéir Rathúlachta

Beidh a fhios againn go bhfuil an polasaí éifeachtúil;

breathnóireacht laethúil an mhúinteora
aischothú ó phaistí na scoile
aischothú ó thuistí na scoile

Róil & Freagracht

Tabharfaidh na múinteoirí cabhair agus spreagadh do na páistí roghanna maithe bídh a dhéanamh tré phlé a dhéanamh agus dea-shampla a thabhairt.
Beidh freagracht ar na tuistí bia folláin a thabhairt dá leanaí ag teacht ar scoil.
Déanfaidh foireann na scoile monatóireacht ar éifeacht an pholasaí agus beidh Maebh Uí Mhaoláin ag déanamh comhordú air.

Cur i bhFeidhm

Cuireadh an polasaí seo i bhfeidhm Bealtaine 2008.

Déanfar athbhreithniú nuair is gá.

Tuairisciú:

Cuirfear an polasaí seo abhaile go gach teaghlach agus beidh sé ar fáil ar an suíomh idirlíne chomh maith
Cuireadh faoi bhráid an Bord Bainistíochta é agus glacadh leis ar an 24 Eanáir 2017

Cliceáil anseo chun PDF don caipéis seo a íoslódáil.

Rationale:

This policy is necessary to:

promote the health of our pupils
to effectively integrate the S.P.H.E. programme
support the “Human Life Processes” strand of the Science programme
encourage the children to be responsible for their health and the importance of healthy eating
relationship to characteristic spirit of the school: in this school we encourage all children to reach their full potential and healthy eating is a vital part of this process

Aims:

To encourage the children to make sensible food choices
To develop healthy eating in school
To raise levels of concentration due to healthy eating
To teach the children to be mindful of fast food, pre-packed and junk food

Lunches

A healthy lunch should provide one-third of a child’s food requirements for the day. One choice from each of the food groups is recommended.

Fruit/veg
Milk group
Protein group
Carbohydrate group

Healthy Food/Drinks permitted:

Milk
Water/flavoured water
Healthy yoghurts

All types of bread with the following fillings:

meat
fish
salad
cheese
fruit
vegetables

We recommend not giving the children pre-packed lunches, eg Lunchables.

We recommend that the children have fruit and vegetables each day as part of their lunch.

Food/Drinks not permitted:

Fizzy drinks in cans or any type of bottle
Crisps of any kind
Peanuts
Chewing gum
Biscuits
Sweets/chocolate

Treats:

Children may be allowed to bring in a treats on the following occasions:

Christmas holidays
Summer holidays
School tours
Special occasions organised in the school from time to time

Additional information:

We would request that parents adhere to the Healthy Eating Policy as it is important for its successful implementation that children get support both from home and school.

As a way of reducing waste and reusing material, parents are asked to be mindful of the packaging of lunches and to avoid overuse of plastic or foil wraps where possible and to avail of containers or reuseable ziplock bags.

Breakfast is considered the most important meal of the day. Ensuring that your child has a proper breakfast before school will benefit him/her in school and make the presentation of a healthy lunch more meaningful.

Success criteria:

We will know the effectiveness of the policy by:

daily observation of children’s lunches
feedback from children
feedback from parents

Roles & Responsibilities

The class teachers will give encouragement and help to the children to adopt healthy eating habits, by discussion and good example.
Parents are responsible for providing healthy food for their children going to school.
The school staff will monitor the effectiveness of the policy and Múinteoir Maebh will co-ordinate it.

Implementation:

This policy was implemented in May 2008.

This policy will be reviewed when necessary.

Reporting:

This draft policy will be circulated to every family, as well as being available on the school’s website
This policy was presented to the Board of Management and accepted on 24^th January 2017.

Click here to download a PDF of this policy.