KingKids Nutrition

• Morning and afternoon tea is usually either fresh fruits in season, cheeses, dips, dry biscuits, centre baked cakes, slices, muffins, crumpets or fruit toast. This is served with either milk or water.
• Lunch consists of a mixture of hot and cold foods such as pastas, roasts, curries, cold meats, sandwiches and fish.
• Babies are provided with freshly pureed fruits and vegetables, consistent with their age and stage of development. In our baby’s room only, we provide S26 Stage 1 & 2 formula for your baby, however if you have a specialised formula, we ask that you please provide this. We happily cater for breast fed babies in accordance with our breast feeding and formula policy.

Effort is made to make the menu culturally diverse, and we encourage children to taste new and varied dishes.  If your child does not like the meal offered, they will be provided with a serving of fruit and cheese and/or a sandwich or rice as an alternative.

If your child has a favourite recipe that you think other children might also enjoy, please speak to the welcoming cook at your KingKids centre.  If the meal aligns with our nutrition goals, we will attempt to include this in the menu.

Our mealtimes are catered towards teaching children how to use cutlery, how to both serve themselves and responsibly scrape and wash their dishes. We role model positive behaviours and a lifelike dining experience during these times and encourage a rich lively discussion about the foods we eat, where they come from and why they are good for our bodies. The idea behind this approach is to influence a healthy lifestyle and develop a positive sense of wellbeing.

While generally we cannot allow food to come in from home, an exception is made for Kindergarten children in Term 4 as we prepare them for school by offering the option of bringing in a lunchbox. During this time, the lunchboxes will still be checked for potential allergens. We have a strictly no nuts policy.