Healthy Eating - A Child’s Story Daycare in Edmonton South

Children are growing, developing and have underdeveloped immune systems – making eating healthy the utmost of importance for children.

A child’s body needs nutrition, not just food
– Julie Webb Kelley

Our menu focuses on a diet high in fruits, vegetables, grains and meats. Children need carbohydrates for their high-energy levels, fat for essential fatty acids and enough iron, calcium, vitamin D, zinc and magnesium to support their growing bodies and immune systems.
We encourage an intake of whole foods and avoid processed foods to ensure a balance of nutritional intake.

Our Menu

Week 1

	AM Snack	Lunch	PM Snack
MondayM	Yogurt w/ Cheerios & Banana Milk or Water	Moroccan Vegetables, Tomatoes and Lentil Soup w/ WW Pita Milk or Water	Cheese Tater Tots w/ Fruits Milk or Water
TuesdayT	Toasted Bagels with Fruits Milk or Water	Butter Chicken w/ Brown Rice Milk or Water	Homemade Roasted Garlic Lentil Dip w/ WW Pita Milk or Water
WednesdayW	Honey & Oats Granola Bar Milk or Water	Cheesy Beef Taco Spaghetti (WW Pasta, Ground Beef, Cheese, Beans, Tomatoes) Milk or Water	Banana Bread Milk or Water
ThursdayTR	Scrambled Eggs w/ WW Bread and Fruit Milk or Water	Chicken Stir Fry with Rice Noodles Milk or Water	Cheese Bread Milk or Water
FridayF	Fresh Fruit Seasonal Milk or Water	Turkey (or Vegetarian) Sandwich – (Tomatoes, Lettuce, Cucumber, Cheese) Milk or Water	Baked Sweet Potato Milk or Water

Week 2

	AM Snack	Lunch	PM Snack
MondayM	Banana & Strawberry Smoothie Milk Milk or Water	Beef and Black Bean Chili w/ WW Bun (Green Peppers and Tomatoes) Milk or Water	Blueberry Muffin Milk or Water
TuesdayT	Blueberry Waffles w/ Apples Milk or Water	Chicken BBQ w/ Lettuce and Brown Rice Milk or Water	Fresh Fruit Seasonal Milk or Water
WednesdayW	WW Toast w/ Jam Milk or Water	Minestrone Soup w/ WW Bun (Beans, Carrots, Tomatoes, Potatoes, WW Pasta) Milk or Water	Pumpkin Loaf w/ Fruit Milk or Water
ThursdayTR	Cereal w/ Milk (Choice of WW Cheerios or WW Shreddies) and Apples Milk or Water	Filipino Pancit Rice Noodle w/ Mixes and Chicken ed Veggies Milk or Water	Cream Cheese & Jam w/ WW Crackers Milk or Water
FridayF	Fresh Fruit Seasonal Milk or Water	Stroganoff Beef w/ Mushrooms on Penne Pasta Milk or Water Milk or Water	Honey & Oats Granola Bars Milk or Water

Week 3

	AM Snack	Lunch	PM Snack
MondayM	Cereal w/ Milk (Choice of WW Cheerios or WW Shreddies) Milk or Water	Chicken Teriyaki Rice w/ Broccoli Milk or Water	Lemon Poppy Seed Muffin w/ Fruits Milk or Water
TuesdayT	Mixed Berry Smoothie Milk or Water	Caribbean Chickpeas w/ Veggie Stew and Brown Rice Milk or Water	Homemade Oatmeal Cookies Milk or Water
WednesdayW	Trail Mix (Pretzels, Cheerios, Raisins) Milk or Water	Turkey (or Vegetarian) Tomato, Cheese, Spinach on WW Pita Milk or Water	Fresh Fruit Seasonal Milk or Water
ThursdayTR	Oatmeal w/ Sliced Bananas Milk or Water	Tex Mex Brown Rice (Kidney Bean, Corn, Diced Tomato, Tomato Sauce, Salsa, Sour Cream, mixed Brown Rice) Milk or Water	Rice Crackers w/ Cheese Milk or Water
FridayF	Fresh Fruit Seasonal Milk or Water	Turkey/Veggie Sloppy Joes w/ WW Bun Milk or Water	Banana Muffin Milk or Water