Health & Nutrition

Growing minds and active bodies need the right nutrition to fuel the development and growth of children. At O’Briens Montessori Centre we are a lunch box centre. This means that families are required to pack a lunch box for their child each day.

Throughout the day we have three meal times; Morning Tea, Lunch and Afternoon Tea. We recommend packing a minimum of two items for each meal time.

To ensure that food safety regulations are followed, we have a fridge in our foyer to place your child’s lunch box in.

O’Briens Montessori Centre is a NUT FREE centre.

We encourage a balanced diet for children. Please see the image below of the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating.

Morning Tea:

This can include two serves of the following:

  • Fruit

  • Vegetable sticks

  • Yoghurt

  • Cheese & crackers

Lunch:

This can include one serve of lunch time food and one serve of snack food:

LUNCH TIME FOOD

  • Sandwich

  • Roll

  • Salad plate

  • Hot pot with pasta, rice, etc.

LUNCH TIME SNACK

  • Fruit

  • Vegetable sticks

  • Muesli bar

  • Small packet of chips

  • Dried fruit

Afternoon Tea:

This can include two serves of the following:

  • Fruit

  • Vegetable sticks

  • muffins

  • Muesli bar

  • Small packet of chips, crsips, snacks

  • Dried fruit