Lots of thinking goes into feeding your child the healthiest foods at our centres. We know that children are fussy eaters and that is why we take our time to create menus that are appealing and interesting, while being packed with the right balance of nutrition.
What children eat from an early age influences their future eating habits and their overall health and wellbeing for life. A balanced, varied and nutritious diet with plenty of vegetable and fruit is vital for energy, brain function, growth and development.
We make sure that our children are involved in all the stages of food preparation. From tending to vegetable and herb gardens, to helping out in food preparation, our children get to eat what they produce and can experiment with different tastes and types of food.
Our focus is on healthy food and nutrition from an early age. We include easy lessons during the day which are a part of our daily discussions around healthy eating.
There are regular discussions about healthy eating and the food pyramid and we talk to our children from a young age about what types of food they should eat most and what types of food less and what they should avoid and keep only for very special occasions.
Our eating plan conversations revolve around:
Fruit and vegetables and how much to eat in a day with examples
Bread and cereals and how much is needed with examples
Meat and fish and other protein rich food and why they are needed
Milk and foods made with diary and why milk and dairy is good for
Snacks and how much to eat and what to stay away from
Oils and fats and what different types there are.
Healthy food recipes are shared with our families to use at home and children take part in healthy cooking classes to teach children lifelong principles about healthy eating and cooking and looking after our bodies and what we put in them.
All our menus are designed in consultation with nutritionists and assessed by Nutrition Australia to prepare balanced and tasty menus children will enjoy eating.
A sample of our menu (Add it in a separate long rectangular box along the side)
Breakfast
Oat and chia seed porridge
Breakfast frittata
Whole grain cereals with fresh berries
Fruit smoothies
Wholemeal toast with smashed avocado
Morning Tea
Veggie sticks with homemade hummus
Fruit kebabs
Superfood muesli slice
Mini quiches
Natural yogurt pots with seasonal fruit compote
Lunch
Tuna patties with quinoa salad
Lamb or Lentil curry with rice
Chicken stir-fry with rice
Beef and vegetable bolognaise spirals
Cauliflower bake
Afternoon Tea
Banana and chia loaf
Spinach and cheese quesadillas
Zucchini slice
Brown rice crackers with cheese and dip
Apple and cinnamon muffins