Menu Planning Template - Children

Menu Planning Template—Children

Name of Center/Home:

Week Beginning:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

BREAKFAST — Serve milk, grain/bread and fruit/vegetable. Meat/meat alternate is optional.

1. Milk

1% or fat-free milk

1% or fat-free milk

1% or fat-free milk

1% or fat-free milk

1% or fat-free milk

2. Fruit or Vegetable

3. Grain or Bread

4. Meat or Meat

Alternate (optional)

AM SNACK — Select 2 of the 4 components. Items must be from two different food categories.

1. Milk

2. Fruit or Vegetable

3. Grain or Bread

4. Meat or Meat

Alternate

Beverage

Water

Water

Water

Water

Water

LUNCH — Serve all 5 components.

1. Milk

1% or fat-free milk

1% or fat-free milk

1% or fat-free milk

1% or fat-free milk

1% or fat-free milk

2. Fruit or Vegetable

3. Fruit or Vegetable

4. Grain or Bread

5. Meat or Meat

Alternate

SNACK — Select 2 of the 4 components. Items must be from two different food categories.

1. Milk

2. Fruit or Vegetable

3. Grain or Bread

4. Meat or Meat

Alternate

Beverage

Water

Water

Water

Water

Water

SUPPER — Serve all 5 components.

1. Milk

1% or fat-free milk

1% or fat-free milk

1% or fat-free milk

1% or fat-free milk

1% or fat-free milk

2. Fruit or Vegetable

3. Fruit or Vegetable

4. Grain or Bread

5. Meat or Meat

Alternate

Milk should be whole for children 12 through 23 months; 1% or fat-free for children 2 years of age and older.

If milk is selected as a snack component, no juice is allowed.

Water is a healthy drink for quenching thirst and should be available at all times. Encourage children to drink water at snack, after meals or during play to quench thirst.