PROMOTION
Q
WHAT SERVICE DOES
LITTLE TUMS PROVIDE
TO NURSERY SETTINGS?
A
Little Tums provide a well-organised
and reliable lunch and tea service
for children’s nursery schools and
preschools. We take the hassle out of
lunchtime, by providing hot, healthy
meals that are ready to serve, leaving staff
free to utilise their time in other ways.
Q
WHAT ARE THE
ADVANTAGES OF
WORKINGWITH LITTLE
TUMS, AS OPPOSED TO
PREPARING MEALS ON-SITE?
A
Once we’ve received your order, we
take care of everything. That means
staff no longer need to worry about
sourcing ingredients, updating menus,
storing ingredients, providing alternatives
for dietary requests, and updating allergen
information – or, of course, the cooking
of meals and dishing up of individual
lunch boxes, which can be very time
consuming. Many of our settings have
seen an increase in the productivity of
their staff as a result.
Because our menus are independently
checked by our local authority to ensure
they meet the healthy guidelines for
children of nursery school age, parents
and staff can be confident that they are
promoting healthy eating habits, too. It’s
very difficult to regulate what parents put
into a lunch box, but Little Tums meals
offer the reassurance that children are
receiving a healthy, balanced and
nutritious meal.
The service also helps to prepare
children for school meal times, by
allowing them to experience the group
dynamics of eating the same meal
together. This encourages
children to try different taste
and textures, something
they are much more
willing to do when
they see their friends
trying and eating
different things.
Q
DOES LITTLE TUMS
CATER FOR SPECIAL
DIETS?
A
We cater for every dietary
requirement you can think of, as well
as combined allergies. We always keep the
dishes as close as possible to the regular
meals so children don’t feel singled out.
Q
HOW ARE LITTLE TUMS
MEALS DELIVERED,
AND HOW MUCH NOTICE
IS REQUIRED TO PLACE AN
ORDER?
A
We have a fleet of vehicles that
cover the South East of England and
London, and we ask our settings to place
their order every Thursday before the
Monday they require their meals. Upon
commencement Little Tums sends out
electronic order forms, which are very
easy to fill in – they can be emailed to us
or sent back with the delivery driver.
Q
HOW COST-EFFECTIVE
IS SOURCING MEALS
THROUGH LITTLE TUMS?
A
We charge a flat fee for all our meals,
including dietary meals, and we
keep this fee cheaper than providing
a healthy packed lunch. This allows
settings to incorporate the cost of
a Little Tums lunch into their fees
and invest in meals for the whole
setting if they wish to. If parents
sign up individually for meals
instead, it makes invoicing much
more streamlined, too.
To find out more about Little
Tums or to place an order for
your setting, call 01273
640 596 or visit
littletums.co.uk
Little Tums can deliver tasty and nutritious food to your
nursery with a minimum of fuss. Charlie Hall answers our
questions on what is an increasingly popular service...
Healthy & hassle-free
Q
WHAT DOES A TYPICAL
LITTLE TUMS MENU
INCLUDE?
A
Our current menus are available
to view on our website (littletums.
co.uk). We update our menus every
six months to make use of seasonal
ingredients, and offer a three-week
rolling summer and winter menu.
We aim to encourage healthy eating
habits from a young age, and this
involves enabling children to try different
tastes and textures from around the
world. Getting them used to a range of
different foods from a young age will
result in them being less hesitant to try
new things as they grow up.
We source all our meat and
vegetables from a supplier local to
our kitchen. Our local butcher only
sources meat from Red tractor-licensed
farms, which ensure the minimum
UK welfare standards are exceeded
when it comes to humane animal
slaughter and responsible sourcing of
meat products. The fish we use is
MSC-certified, meaning it comes from
responsible and ethical fisheries, and all
our eggs are free range.
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