{"id":27098,"date":"2017-05-29T16:45:12","date_gmt":"2017-05-29T16:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/escolaraiz.pt\/en\/?page_id=27098"},"modified":"2025-06-24T10:02:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T10:02:44","slug":"food-and-nutrition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/escolaraiz.pt\/en\/food-and-nutrition\/","title":{"rendered":"Food and Nutrition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It doesn\u2019t wander for 10km before arriving on children\u2019s plates!<\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]We thus guarantee that all food is homemade, cooked with local and fresh produce and with our grandmothers\u2019 recipes, adapted to current nutrition knowledge. Homemade and traditional food\u2019s taste that has been experimented with for over 20 years.<\/p>\n

Our great investment in food and nutrition guarantees the array of menus that our community\u2019s diversity requires.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”30878″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text css=””]We know parents don\u2019t always have time to prepare their children\u2019s meals at night, as some would like, and must resort to pre-cooked meals. That\u2019s why we guarantee that children\u2019s food during the day is cooked that same day at the school with local and fresh produce.<\/p>\n

We have three different menus to respond to the school\u2019s parents and children\u2019s different interests and habits. Each school year, you can select the menu your child is most interested in. Our Fresh Menu is included in the monthly fee. We thus have:<\/p>\n

Three balanced and complete menus based on the principles of healthy nutrition \u2013 a complete, balanced, and varied diet, following the recommendations of the National Program for the Promotion of Healthy Eating, of the Directorate-General of Health.<\/p>\n

Parents who prefer to do so may also bring food from home.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Fresh Menu<\/h3><\/div>

    Fresh Menu: <\/strong>This menu includes a variety of fresh products, with dishes mainly prepared with white meats, fish, and vegetables. It also includes red meat and some processed foods.<\/span><\/p>\n

    See a sample menu below:<\/span><\/p>\n

    Monday<\/strong>
    \nSoup \u2013 Vegetable cream soup<\/span>
    \nMain Dish \u2013 Stewed beans with meat (beef and chicken) and carrot rice<\/span>
    \nDiet \u2013 Hake fillets with boiled potatoes and carrots (4)<\/span>
    \nDessert \u2013 Fruit<\/p>\n

    Tuesday
    \n<\/strong>Soup \u2013 Leek cream soup \/ Pumpkin cream soup (diet option)<\/span>
    \nMain Dish \u2013 Oven-baked cod with carrots and tomato salad (3, 4, 7)<\/span>
    \nDiet \u2013 Hake fillets with boiled potatoes and carrots (4)<\/span>
    \nDessert \u2013 Fruit<\/p>\n

    Wednesday<\/strong>
    \nSoup \u2013 Green bean soup \/ Carrot cream soup (diet option)<\/span>
    \nMain Dish \u2013 Grilled hamburgers with pasta and lettuce & carrot salad (1, 3)<\/span>
    \nDiet \u2013 Grilled hamburgers with pasta and boiled carrots<\/span>
    \nDessert \u2013 Fruit<\/p>\n

    Thursday
    \n<\/strong>Soup \u2013 Pea cream soup \/ Zucchini cream soup (diet option)<\/span>
    \nMain Dish \u2013 Tuna lasagna with saut\u00e9ed vegetables (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)<\/span>
    \nDiet \u2013 Boiled pasta with boiled fish and boiled cauliflower<\/span>
    \nDessert \u2013 Fruit<\/p>\n

    Friday<\/strong>
    \nSoup \u2013 Cauliflower and white bean soup (12) \/ Cauliflower cream soup (diet option)<\/span>
    \nMain Dish \u2013 Chicken stroganoff with mushrooms, white rice, and lettuce and\/or red cabbage salad (7, 12)<\/span>
    \nDiet \u2013 Boiled pasta with boiled fish and boiled cauliflower<\/span>
    \nDessert \u2013 Fruit<\/p>\n

    Note
    \n<\/strong><\/p>\n

    This menu is subject to change.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The meals presented contain or may contain substances or products and their derivatives: <\/span>1 \u2013 Cereals containing gluten; 2 \u2013 Crustaceans; 3 \u2013 Eggs; 4 \u2013 Fish; 5 \u2013 Peanuts; 6 \u2013 Soybeans; 7 \u2013 Milk; 8 \u2013 Nuts; 9 \u2013 Celery; 10 \u2013 Mustard; 11 \u2013 Sesame seeds; 12 \u2013 Sulphur dioxide and sulphites; 13 \u2013 Lupin; 14 \u2013 Molluscs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    These substances are completely harmless for individuals who are not allergic.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

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    Fresh Menu Plus 1<\/h3><\/div>

    This menu is designed for children and adolescents with certain digestive, metabolic conditions and\/or food allergies, as well as some types of specific dietary restrictions. It is based on minimally processed foods and excludes red meat.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Take a look at a sample menu<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Monday
    \n<\/strong>Soup \u2013 Vegetable soup w\/ white beans\/vegetable soup (diet)
    \nMain Dish \u2013 Pasta w\/ stewed turkey strips, peas, carrots, and lettuce salad (1, 3)
    \nDiet \u2013 Grilled chicken steak with pasta and boiled cauliflower (1, 3)
    \nDessert \u2013 Fruit<\/p>\n

    Tuesday
    \n<\/strong>Soup \u2013 Chicken soup (1, 3)
    \nMain Dish \u2013 Russian salad with forkbeard and egg (3, 4)
    \nDiet \u2013 Boiled hake with boiled potatoes and boiled carrots (4)
    \nDessert \u2013 Fruit<\/p>\n

    Wednesday
    \n<\/strong>Soup \u2013 Leek soup\/Zucchini soup (diet)
    \nMain Dish \u2013 Oven-baked duck rice and tomato and lettuce salad (1,3)
    \nDiet \u2013 Chicken rice and boiled green beans
    \nDessert \u2013 Fruit<\/p>\n

    Thursday
    \n<\/strong>Soup \u2013 Watercress soup\/Cauliflower soup (diet)
    \nMain Dish \u2013 Flounder in the oven w\/ flavored potatoes and boiled cauliflower (4)
    \nDiet \u2013 Fish and carrot pasta (1, 3)
    \nDessert \u2013 Fruit<\/p>\n

    Friday
    \n<\/strong>Soup \u2013 Broccoli soup\/ Lettuce soup (diet)
    \nMain Dish \u2013 Baked chicken breast w\/ herbs w\/ carrot rice and tomato salad
    \nDiet \u2013 Natural stewed chicken w\/ carrot rice
    \nDessert \u2013 Fruit<\/p>\n

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    Note
    \n<\/strong><\/p>\n

    This menu is subject to change.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The meals presented contain or may contain substances or products and their derivatives: <\/span>1 \u2013 Cereals containing gluten; 2 \u2013 Crustaceans; 3 \u2013 Eggs; 4 \u2013 Fish; 5 \u2013 Peanuts; 6 \u2013 Soybeans; 7 \u2013 Milk; 8 \u2013 Nuts; 9 \u2013 Celery; 10 \u2013 Mustard; 11 \u2013 Sesame seeds; 12 \u2013 Sulphur dioxide and sulphites; 13 \u2013 Lupin; 14 \u2013 Molluscs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    These substances are completely harmless for individuals who are not allergic.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>

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    Fresh Menu Plus 2<\/h3><\/div>

    It\u2019s an Ovolactovegetarian menu. It excludes meat and fish (and their derivatives) and includes eggs and dairy products. Cereals, vegetables, fruit, pulses, nuts, and seeds are the common foods for the various types of vegetarian diets.<\/p>\n

    Take a look at a sample menu:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Monday
    \n<\/strong>Soup \u2013 White cabbage soup w\/ white beans\/ Vegetable soup (diet)
    \nMain Dish \u2013 Chili soy w\/ red beans and carrot and red cabbage salad
    \nDessert \u2013 Fruit<\/p>\n

    Tuesday
    \n<\/strong>Soup \u2013 Pumpkin soup
    \nMain Dish \u2013 Fusilli pasta with saut\u00e9ed seitan, carrot, and zucchini (1, 2, 12)
    \nDessert \u2013 Fruit<\/p>\n

    Wednesday
    \n<\/strong>Soup \u2013 Green bean soup\/Carrot soup (diet)
    \nMain Dish \u2013 Egg, chickpea, broccoli and carrot salad with lettuce and tomatoes
    \nDessert \u2013 Fruit<\/p>\n

    Thursday
    \n<\/strong>Soup \u2013 Vegetable soup\/Zucchini soup (diet)
    \nMain Dish \u2013 Baked tofu bars with happy rice (corn, carrots, and peas) and lettuce salad (1, 2, 4, 12)
    \nDessert \u2013 Fruit<\/p>\n

    Friday
    \n<\/strong>Soup \u2013 Spinach soup with chickpeas\/ Pumpkin soup (diet)
    \nMain Dish \u2013 Vegetable noodles (butter beans, hearts, carrots, broccoli) (1, 3, 12)
    \nDessert \u2013 Fruit<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Note
    \n<\/strong><\/p>\n

    This menu is subject to change.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The meals presented contain or may contain substances or products and their derivatives: <\/span>1 \u2013 Cereals containing gluten; 2 \u2013 Crustaceans; 3 \u2013 Eggs; 4 \u2013 Fish; 5 \u2013 Peanuts; 6 \u2013 Soybeans; 7 \u2013 Milk; 8 \u2013 Nuts; 9 \u2013 Celery; 10 \u2013 Mustard; 11 \u2013 Sesame seeds; 12 \u2013 Sulphur dioxide and sulphites; 13 \u2013 Lupin; 14 \u2013 Molluscs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    These substances are completely harmless for individuals who are not allergic.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1499793105237{margin-top: 20px !important;background-color: #00457c !important;}”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”31193″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1748617927989{background-color: #00457c !important;}” link=”https:\/\/escolaraiz.pt\/en\/contacts\/”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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