Primary school meals
Our School Catering Service provides good value meals at our primaries using carefully sourced quality ingredients. There is always a wide selection of options available from the menu.
View the menu
View the primary school menu including translated versions.
Special diets
If your child has any food allergies or is on a medically prescribed diet, find out about special diets, including allergen and nutritional information.
Payments
To be able to pay for school meal parents must register for online school payments before the term starts.
The current price of a school meal is £3.05, but your child can get free school meals if they qualify. You can add funds to your child's account online.
Benefits and quality of school meals
We strive to provide a service of excellent quality in line with national standards and guidelines such as the Nutritional Requirements for Food and Drink in Schools (Scotland) Regulations 2020.
The benefits of having a school lunch:
- Food prepared daily by trained catering staff, many of whom are parents
- A delicious and varied menu offering great value
- Fresh soup is available daily
- Selection of main courses including a vegetarian option, all served with sides, bread and a dessert choice or fruit
We support a healthier diet with:
- A minimum of two portions of vegetable and one of fruit
- Reduced fat, saturated fat and salt content
- Limited sugar and sugar-based items on the menu
- Inclusion of oily fish
In addition to the main course we offer:
- At least one vegetarian option
- A selection of bread
- Salads, carbohydrates and vegetables
- Fresh fruit available daily
- A dessert choice three times a week
We use:
- Free range eggs
- Fresh meat that is Red Tractor or QMS (Quality Meat Scotland) assured
- Responsibly sourced fish landed at Scottish ports
- Locally sourced, seasonal UK and Scottish ingredients wherever possible
The produce we use comes from:
- TPS Supplies: fruit and vegetables
- Maxwell Farms: potatoes, swede, cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower
- Benzie: carrots
- J and M Johnston: cabbages, leeks, broccoli, tomatoes and cucumber
- Farmlay: free range eggs
- Ythan Bakery, Ellon: bakers
- Barra Berries: strawberries, raspberries and asparagus
- Keith Shortreed: mixed salad leaves, parsley, rocket and spinach
- McWilliam's of Aberdeen: butchers
- Muller: milk
Feedback
We are committed to providing the best service possible and invite comments and suggestions. You can email us at schoolmeals@aberdeenshire.gov.uk.