Top food expert transforms Horley nursery menu

Fennies has teamed up with the UK’s number one children’s cookery author Annabel Karmel MBE to create a new set of menus which are being introduced across all eight Fennies nurseries next week.

Monika Roguz, who is the chef at Fennies on Albert Road in Horley, has been working with Annabel since the beginning of the year to perfect the menus, which include such tasty treats as aromatic beef with sweet pepper and apricots, buttermilk blueberry pancakes, chicken wraps with plum sauce and cucumber, salmon footballs and super seed flapjacks.

“We know how important it is for children to stay fuelled on the right foods while in our care, and our mission is to ensure that mealtimes are a memorable, much loved part of the day,” said John Warren, director of childcare at Fennies, which has eight nurseries in south London and Surrey.

“We recognise the importance of introducing a diverse range of delicious flavours to encourage good, healthy eating habits for the future. That’s why we are delighted to be working with the ultimate food guru to serve recipes that even the fussiest eaters will enjoy.

“Annabel spoke to all our staff at our recent Day of Excellence and she has been working closely with our chefs to devise some new healthy menus which the children will love.”

Annabel said: “Eating habits and tastes are formed from an early age, so it’s incredibly important to introduce a good variety of foods at the earliest possible opportunity.

“Fennies shares my vision to ensure that every child gets the nutrients they need for their development and long-term health, and my freshly prepared, well balanced menus certainly put the ‘mmm’ into mealtimes.”

The menu was introduced in all Fennies nurseries from the beginning of May.