CHCCN303A - Weekly Menu Plan For Infants

[Steffelz]

Hey guys, Ive answered a question on planning menus for 6 - 12 month olds, and I was wondering if anyone could give me some pointers on my answer. The question and answer are below


Use the table provided to plan a menu for one week. The format requires you to plan for lunch, morning tea, afternoon tea and a late snack. You should include all of these meals in your plan regardless of whether they are provided by your service or not. The infants in your care are aged 6 – 12 months.
NB You should take the following into account: the Dietary Guidelines for Australians, the healthy living pyramid, a wide range of recipes including both hot and cold meals, the age of the children and the foods that are suitable for their developmental abilities, what children like and the meal patterns of children



MONDAY

MORNING TEA
- Peach rice pudding (Pureed for the little ones and textured according to age and developmental appropriateness)
- Milk (formula/breastmilk)
- Water

LUNCH
- Roast Beef with, natural gravy, mashed potato and seasonal roast vegetables (textured according to age and developmental appropriateness)
- Water

AFTERNOON TEA
- Raisin toast with butter (alternately weetbix with formula or breastmilk)
- Milk
- Water


LATE SNACK
- Crackers with cheese (alternately baby rusks)
- Fresh fruit juice diluted.


TUESDAY

MORNING TEA
- Fresh fruit salad (alternately fruit salad pureed for little ones)
- Milk
- Water

LUNCH
- Chicken, cheese, spinich, broccoli and pasta bake (pureed or textured according to developmental and age appropriateness)
- Water

AFTERNOON TEA
- Custard and fruit puree
- Water

LATE SNACK
- Banana Muffin (alternately mashed banana with breast milk or formula for little ones)

WEDNESDAY

MORNING TEA
- Fresh fruit (Pureed for the little ones and textured according to age and developmental appropriateness)
- Yoghurt
- Water

LUNCH
- Lentil and vegetable soup with wholemeal toast
- Diluted fresh fruit juice
- Water


AFTERNOON TEA
- Pear Rice Pudding
- Milk
- Water

LATE SNACK
- Cheese and crackers ( baby rusks for younger kids if appropriate)


THURSDAY

MORNING TEA
- Fresh fruit platter (pureed for little ones)
- Cheese and crackers (baby rusks if appropriate)
- Milk
- Water






LUNCH
-Tuna with cheese and pasta with Broccoli, peas and carrots. (Pureed for the little ones and textured according to age and developmental appropriateness)
- Water

AFTERNOON TEA
- Fruit cake with custard
- Water

LATE SNACK
- Fresh fruit puree
- Milk
- Water


FRIDAY

MORNING TEA
- Raisin toast with butter
- Milk
- Water


LUNCH
- Bolognaise
- Cauliflower and green beans with cheese sauce
- Water

AFTERNOON TEA
- Scones with butter
- Milk
- Water


LATE SNACK
- Fruit with Rice cereal with breast milk or formula


Any help would be awesome, thanks

[Steffelz]

sorry i posted the wrong subject code its supposed to be CHCCN303A

[Lorina]

Hey Steffelz,

I think the menu plan you provided is good… You’ve included a variety of foods! I noticed that you only offered milk for morning tea and late snack. I think it’s more beneficial to offer milk at afternoon tea rather than late snack because it fits into each child’s daily requirements. If you offer it at late snack there may be only 10 children out of 20, so only those 10 children left meet the dairy requirements. I think that’s the only change that needs to be made. I am also attaching some nutritional/food info which you can use to see if you covered the children’s daily nutritional requirements.

[attachment=0]food_nutrition_early_childhood.pdf[/attachment]
BTW - Thanks for the module number!

Cheers ,
L.A

[catchmeifucan]

see if this helps: http://www.aussiechildcarenetwork.com/v ... f=35&t=610

[Steffelz]

Thanks heaps guys, Ive been overloaded with other stuff, now time to get back to my study