We are committed to providing nutritional balanced meals which will ensure that your child receives 50% of their dietary intake while at the Centre.

Learning and playing all day requires a ton of energy! We absolutely adore seeing our little learners sparkling and thriving. Each day, our children are greeted by the delightful scents of scrumptious food baking in our top-notch five-star commercial kitchens, lovingly crafted by our skilled in-house chefs.

Prepared fresh onsite everyday

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Your Child’s Nutrition

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Our centre serve tasty and nutritious meals, which include lunch as well as healthy snacks for morning tea, afternoon tea, and a late snack. Each day, our skilled cooks prepare all meals fresh in the kitchens located within each centre. We focus on quality ingredients sourced from local suppliers, offering a diverse selection of vegetarian, hot, and cold dishes. All staff members are trained in safe food handling practices.

Our cooks are adept at tailoring the menu to meet specific dietary needs. It's important to discuss your child’s unique requirements with the Centre Manager or Food Safety Officer during the enrollment process to ensure the meals cater to their needs. At SHBELC, we are dedicated to providing your children with a variety of nutritious meals, helping them grow strong and healthy while fostering a love for wholesome food.

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Allergies 
and Dietary Preferences

At SHBELC, there are staff and children enrolled with anaphylaxis, allergies, intolerances and food preferences.  For this reason, only food purchased and prepared by our cooks is served within the Centre to minimise risk.  We kindly ask that no food is brought into the Centre from outside. 

Alternative menus are developed to accommodate all allergies and dietary requirements. Common alternatives are diary free, gluten free and vegetarian. 

Nuts and eggs are not used within any of menus and water is supplied for the children to drink as required.   

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Tastes like home

Our delicious seasonal menus serve up homestyle favourites from a rainbow of cultures, so everybody gets to enjoy the taste of home. Familiar foods are just one way we create a seamless and comforting transition from home. The scrumptious menus rotate over a five-week cycle, and change seasonally.

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A Typical Day

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Breakfast

Supplied by parents for children who arrive before 8.00am 

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Morning tea

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Savoury platters and nachos

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Lunch

Full of protein and paired with pastas, rices, stir-fries, spaghettis, tacos and so many more.

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Afternoon Tea

Compliments the main lunch meal and may include, stewed fruit and custard, yoghurt or a nutritious home baked dessert 

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Second course

Muffins, fruit platters, veggie sticks, yogurt or sandwiches