Catering Management 3(1+2)

Lesson 04 : Menus for Different Institutions

Menus for School lunch programme

Objective: To serve nutritionally adequate, attractive and moderately priced lunches.
The nutritional goal is to furnish at least one third of the recommended daily dietary allowance for children of various age groups. To help in meeting the nutritional goal, it is recommended that school lunches include

• A vitamin C food everyday
• A vitamin A food twice a weak
• Several foods for iron each day and
• Protein rich foods

In addition to meeting the nutritional requirement, school lunches should provide

• Satisfaction and pleasure to the student
• Help in development of good eating habits