Nutritional Guidance for Early Years: food choices for children aged 1-5 years in early education and childcare settings
Nutritional guidance for early education and childcare settings for children aged 1-5
Appendix 3 Menus 2 and 3 with weighted portion sizes
Menu 2: A 10-day menu with weighted portions for children aged 1 to 3 years
Day |
Breakfast |
Mid-morning snack |
Lunch |
Mid-afternoon snack |
Tea |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
pure, unsweetened orange juice (30ml) diluted with water a |
milk (100ml) |
spaghetti bolognese b (150g, including sauce and spaghetti) with added carrots (40g) |
milk (100ml) |
cheddar cheese (30g) and tomatoes (50g) on toasted white bread (45g) with spread (5g) |
2 |
pure, unsweetened orange juice (30ml) diluted with water a |
milk (100ml) |
small wholemeal pitta bread (35g) with chicken b (40g) |
milk (100ml) |
vegetable soup (150g) |
3 |
pure, unsweetened orange juice (30ml) diluted with water a |
milk (100ml) |
pork and beef sausage b (grilled) (40g), baked potato (75g), baked beans (80g) |
milk (100ml) |
chicken risotto b (150g) with added mushrooms (20g) |
4 |
pure, unsweetened orange juice (30ml) diluted with water a |
milk (100ml) |
sliced hard-boiled egg c |
milk (100ml) |
minced beef b in gravy (90g), mashed potatoes (90g), broccoli (50g) |
5 |
pure, unsweetened orange juice (30ml) diluted with water a |
milk (100ml) |
wholemeal roll (50g) with spread (7g), filled with ham b (30g) tomato (35g) and served with carrot sticks (30g) |
milk (100ml) |
grilled salmon b (50g) basted with olive oil (5g) with new potatoes (100g) and green beans (40g) |
6 |
pure, unsweetened orange juice (30ml) diluted with water a |
milk (100ml) |
lean beef stew b (90g) with boiled potatoes (100g), turnip boiled (30g), carrots (30g) |
water |
ciabatta (35g) with cheddar cheese (20g) and tomatoes (50g) |
7 |
pure, unsweetened orange juice (30ml) diluted with water a |
milk (100ml) |
pitta bread (35g) filled with tuna b (45g) and sweetcorn (20g) with plain yoghurt (20g) served with tomatoes (20g) |
milk (100ml) |
Spanish omelette (80g) and baked potatoes (80g) |
8 |
pure, unsweetened orange juice (30ml) diluted with water a |
milk (100ml) |
crusty bread (40g) with spread (10g) |
milk (100ml) |
lentil soup (150g) |
9 |
pure, unsweetened orange juice (30ml) diluted with water a |
milk (100ml) |
mild chicken korma b (90g) with boiled rice (80g) and naan bread (25g) |
milk (100ml) |
mini wholemeal roll (30g) with spread (10g), sliced hard-boiled egg c (50g) sliced tomato (35g) and mustard and cress |
10 |
pure, unsweetened orange juice (30ml) diluted with water a |
water |
vegetable lasagne (160g) |
milk (100ml) |
minestrone soup (150g) |
a We suggest that pure, unsweetened orange juice is diluted about 50:50 juice to water throughout. However, it can be served undiluted, or with a greater proportion of water to juice if a longer, more thirst-quenching drink is preferred.
b For vegetarian options for meat, fish and chicken the following can be used as substitutes: for beef stew, beef could be substituted with chickpeas or kidney beans; in bolognese, meat could be substituted with soya mince; cheese, hummus or egg could replace tuna; chicken could be substituted with lentils or chickpeas. Other suitable substitutes are veggie sausages, quorn, peanut butter, baked beans, cheese and bean burgers.
c Where fresh eggs are not used to avoid the risk of Salmonella, sliced hard-boiled eggs and scrambled eggs can be substituted with dried powdered egg.
d The spread used is monounsaturated or polyunsaturated - this applies to all references to 'spread' throughout the document.
Menu 3: A 10-day menu with weighted portions for children aged 3 to 5 years
Day |
Breakfast |
Mid-morning snack |
Lunch |
Mid-afternoon snack |
Tea |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
pure, unsweetened orange juice (30ml) diluted with water a |
milk (100ml) |
spaghetti bolognese b |
milk (100ml) |
cheddar cheese (45g) on toasted white bread (45g) with spread (15g) tomatoes (50g) |
2 |
pure, unsweetened orange juice (30ml) diluted with water a |
milk (100ml) |
small wholemeal pitta |
milk (100ml) |
vegetable soup (220g) |
3 |
pure, unsweetened orange juice (30ml) diluted with water a |
milk (100ml) |
pork and beef sausage b (grilled) (55g), baked potato (100g), baked beans (80g) |
milk (100ml) |
chicken risotto b (180g) |
4 |
pure, unsweetened orange juice (30ml) diluted with water a |
milk (100ml) |
sliced hard-boiled egg c (50g) with wholemeal bread soldiers (60g) bread with spread (15g) |
milk (100ml) |
minced beef b in gravy (150g), |
5 |
pure, unsweetened orange juice (30ml) diluted with water a |
milk (100ml) |
wholemeal rolls (60g) with spread (15g), filled with ham b (30g), tomato (35g) and served with carrot sticks (35g) |
water |
grilled salmon b (75g) basted with olive oil (10g) with boiled potatoes (100g) and green beans (50g) |
6 |
pure, unsweetened orange juice (30ml) diluted with water a |
milk (100ml) |
lean beef stew b (105g) with boiled potatoes (100g), turnip boiled (40g) and carrots (40g) |
water |
ciabatta (50g) with cheddar cheese (35g) and tomatoes (50g) |
7 |
pure, unsweetened orange juice (30ml) diluted with water a |
milk (100ml) |
pitta bread (75g) filled with tuna b (45g) and sweetcorn (40g) with plain yoghurt (40g) served with tomatoes (50g) |
milk (100ml) |
Spanish omelette c (120g), baked potatoes (110g) |
8 |
pure, unsweetened orange juice (30ml) diluted with water a |
milk (100ml) |
crusty bread (50g) with spread (10g) |
milk (100ml) |
lentil soup (170g) |
9 |
pure, unsweetened orange juice (30ml) diluted with water a |
milk (100ml) |
mild chicken korma b (100g) with boiled rice (100g) and naan bread (50g) |
milk (100ml) |
mini wholemeal roll (50g) with spread (10g), sliced hard-boiled egg c (50g), tomato (35g) and mustard and cress |
10 |
pure, unsweetened orange juice (30ml) diluted with water a |
water |
vegetable lasagne (180g) |
milk (100ml) |
minestrone soup (170g) |
a We suggest that pure, unsweetened orange juice is diluted about 50:50 juice to water throughout. However, it can be served undiluted, or with a greater proportion of water to juice if a longer, more thirst-quenching drink is preferred.
b For vegetarian options for meat, fish and chicken the following can be used as substitutes: for beef stew, beef could be substituted with chickpeas or kidney beans; in bolognese, meat could be substituted with soya mince; cheese, hummus or egg could replace tuna; chicken could be substituted with lentils or chickpeas. Other suitable substitutes are veggie sausages, quorn, peanut butter, baked beans, cheese and bean burgers.
c Where fresh eggs are not used to avoid the risk of Salmonella, sliced hard-boiled eggs and scrambled eggs can be substituted with dried powdered egg.
d The spread used is monounsaturated or polyunsaturated - this applies to all references to 'spread' throughout the document.
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