{"id":3889,"date":"2018-02-24T08:45:33","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T04:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/renaissanceschool.ae\/?page_id=3889"},"modified":"2019-01-29T08:59:50","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T04:59:50","slug":"catering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.renaissanceschool.ae\/practical-information\/catering\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Services and Nutrition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our food is fresh, wholesome and balanced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The school operates as a cashless campus, and parents will be able to update their child\u2019s payment card online and select various meal plans. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The designated dining areas are supervised, hygienic and safe. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children have access to regular drinks and food in adequate quantities for their needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nutrition is a significant factor in the growth, development and overall functioning of a child. Good nutrition provides the energy and nutrients essential to sustain life and promotes physical, emotional and cognitive development. The development of healthy eating practices and physical activity can prevent disease and support a lifetime of good health. Good nutrition is critical to optimizing each child\u2019s potential for success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We have also provided a coffee area for parents, where they can meet and talk!<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nutrition<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are sending a lunchbox for your child, you must ensure that it consists of healthy and nutritious snacks. A healthy lunch keeps active kids alert and focused and gives them the nutrition they need every day. But no matter how healthy your child\u2019s lunch box is, it won\u2019t provide any nutritional value if it doesn\u2019t get eaten.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be creative and mix it up<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose from a variety of food types: fruit and vegetables, starchy food, protein and dairy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t forget the water!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t include any of the food on the schools banned list<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are some foods that are not allowed in school for health reasons. It is vitally important that all parents work in cooperation with the school in order to maintain the health and safety of all children. If there are allergies in class, the class teacher may set up additional food rules. As a general rule, please ensure that the following items are not sent into school;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All types of nuts and nut products i.e. peanut butter or Nutella like spreads<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chocolate, sweets, cake or chewing gum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soft drinks (Coke, Sprite, Fanta etc.) and energy Drinks (Red Bull etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our food is fresh, wholesome and balanced. The school operates as a cashless campus, and parents will be able to update their child\u2019s payment card online and select various meal plans. The designated dining areas are supervised, hygienic and safe. Children have access to regular drinks and food in adequate quantities for their needs. Nutrition [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":222,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"practical_information.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.renaissanceschool.ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3889"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.renaissanceschool.ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.renaissanceschool.ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.renaissanceschool.ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.renaissanceschool.ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3889"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.renaissanceschool.ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4997,"href":"https:\/\/www.renaissanceschool.ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3889\/revisions\/4997"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.renaissanceschool.ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.renaissanceschool.ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}