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Gretchen’s House Child Care Centers

Young 5, Preschool and Toddler—Spring/Summer Menu 2013

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday

AM Snack (Choose 2 of 4) Milk/Juice Fruit/Veggie Meat/protein Whole Grains	Milk and Whole Grain Cereal	Milk and Whole Grain Cereal	Milk and Whole Grain Cereal	Milk and Whole Grain Cereal	Milk and Whole Grain Cereal

Breakfast Fluid Milk and fruit or vegetable Fruit/Veggie and whole grain.	Milk	Milk	Milk	Milk	Milk
	Low fat Yogurt and Cheerios	Bran Flakes and Peaches	Cottage Cheese, mandarin oranges and whole grain crackers	100% whole wheat or grain bagels w/cream cheese and raisins or leftover fresh veggie spread	Whole grain waffles, and berries

Lunch Fluid Milk; Meat and/or Alternative; 2 Vegetables and/or Fruits; Bread or Grain Equivalent	Milk	Milk	Milk	Milk	Milk
	Black Bean and Rice Quesadillas	Individual cheese pizza	Mini Lean Turkey hamburgers or Beans on a Multi-Grain Bun	Lean Beef /Cheese Tacos Vegetarian: Refried beans Vegetarian: Refried beans	Hidden Broccoli Pasta Bake w/pureed vegetable sauce
	Whole grain tortillas	Whole wheat English Muffins	Whole Grain Hamburger buns	Whole Grain Soft Taco Shells	Whole Grain Noodles
	Broccoli	Black/green olives carrots	Mixed vegetables	Lettuce/Tomato/Peas	Cauliflower
	Apple Slices	Unsweetened applesauce	Melon	Bananas	Seasonal Fruit

PM Snack (Choose 2 of 4) Milk/Juice Fruit/Veggie Meat/protein Whole Grains	Water	Water	Water	Water	Water
	Goldfish and tropical fruit	Graham Crackers and Bananas	Whole Grain Crackers and fresh vegetable cream cheese spread	Trail Mix: cereal, crackers & raisins/dried fruit and frozen peas or blanched vegetables	English Muffins and 100% fruit spread and leftover veggies and fruit

Week of: May 6, June 3, July 1, July 29, Aug 26, Sept 23, Oct 21

Gretchen’s House Child Care Centers
Young 5, Preschool and Toddler—Spring/Summer Menu 2013

Week B

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday

AM Snack (Choose 2 of 4) Milk/Juice Fruit/Veggie Meat/protein Whole Grains	Milk and Whole Grain Cereal	Milk and Whole Grain Cereal	Milk and Whole Grain Cereal	Milk and Whole Grain Cereal	Milk and Whole Grain Cereal

Breakfast Fluid Milk and fruit or vegetable and whole grain.	Milk & Orange Juice	Milk	Milk	Milk	Milk
	Whole grain crackers with natural cheese slices	Whole grain Bagels w/cream cheese or leftover bean dip	Fruit Tortilla- whole wheat tortilla, cream cheese, strawberry jam and fresh or frozen berries	Cottage Cheese, Pineapple and whole grain crackers	Low fat Yogurt with Granola topping (nut free)

Lunch Fluid Milk; Meat and/or Alternative; 2 Vegetables and/or Fruits; Bread or Grain Equivalent	Milk	Milk	Milk	Milk	Milk
	Basil Parmesan Chicken	Lean Turkey Sloppy Joes	Homemade Macaroni/Cheese w/natural cheese	Chicken and Cheese Quesadillas	White bean/broccoli spread on whole grain pitas
	Brown Rice	Whole grain hamburger buns	Whole Grain Noodles	Whole Wheat Tortillas	Whole wheat pita
	Carrots	Broccoli	Peas	Mixed vegetables	Cauliflower
	Yogurt & Melon or seasonal fruit	Peaches	Apple Slices	Bananas	Unsweetened Applesauce

PM Snack (Choose 2 of 4) Milk/Juice Fruit/Veggie Meat/protein Whole Grains	Water	Water	Water	Water	Water
	Whole wheat pita bread w/homemade bean dip	Trail Mix: cereal, crackers & raisins/dried fruit	Cheerios and Bananas	Whole wheat/grain crackers with fresh or blanched vegetables for toddlers	Whole grain tortillas w/salsa and leftover vegetables

Week: May 13, June 10, July 8, Aug 5, Sept 2, Sept 30, Oct 28

Gretchen’s House Child Care Centers
Young 5, Preschool and Toddler—Spring/Summer Menu 2013

Week C

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday

AM Snack (Choose 2 of 4) Milk/Juice Fruit/Veggie Meat/protein Whole Grains	Milk and Whole Grain Cereal	Milk and Whole Grain Cereal	Milk and Whole Grain Cereal	Milk and Whole Grain Cereal	Milk and Whole Grain Cereal

Breakfast Fluid Milk and fruit or vegetable and whole grain	Milk	Milk	Milk	Milk	Milk
	Cottage Cheese whole grain crackers and Tropical Fruit	100% Whole wheat or grain bagels w/cream cheese or leftover vegetable cream cheese spread	Whole Grain Waffles and Seasonal fruit	Fruit Tortilla- whole wheat tortilla, cream cheese, strawberry jam and fresh or frozen berries	100% Whole Wheat Toast and Bananas

Lunch Fluid Milk; Meat and/or Alternative; 2 Vegetables and/or Fruits; Bread or Grain Equivalent	Milk	Milk	Milk	Milk	Milk
	Individual cheese pizza	Creamy Taco Mac with lean ground turkey	Lean Beef /Cheese Tacos Vegetarian: Refried beans	Hidden Broccoli Pasta Bake w/pureed vegetable sauce	Black Bean and Rice Quesadillas
	Whole Wheat Pita Bread	Whole Grain Noodles	Whole Grain Soft Taco Shells	Whole Grain Noodles	Whole Grain Tortillas
	Black olives & carrots	Mixed vegetables	Lettuce/Tomato/Peas	Green Beans	Broccoli
	Unsweetened applesauce	Peaches	Apple	Bananas	Melon

PM Snack (Choose 2 of 4) Milk/Juice Fruit/Veggie Meat/protein Whole Grains	Water	Water	Water	Water	Water
	Whole wheat/grain crackers with fresh vegetable cream cheese spread	Whole wheat/grain crackers and natural cheese slices	Trail Mix: cereal, crackers & raisins/dried fruit and frozen peas or blanched vegetables	Yogurt and Kix Cereal	Gold fish Crackers and leftover fruit and vegetables

Week: May 20, June 17, July 15, Aug 12, Sep 9, Oct 7

Gretchen’s House Child Care Centers
Young 5, Preschool and Toddler—Spring/Summer Menu 2013

Week D

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday

AM Snack (Choose 2 of 4) Milk/Juice Fruit/Veggie Meat/protein Whole Grains	Milk and Whole Grain Cereal	Milk and Whole Grain Cereal	Milk and Whole Grain Cereal	Milk and Whole Grain Cereal	Milk and Whole Grain Cereal

Breakfast Fluid Milk and fruit or vegetable and whole grain	Milk	Milk	Milk and 100% Juice	Milk	Milk
	100% Whole Wheat Toast with a sprinkle of Cinnamon and Pears	Whole Grain Waffles, and Berries	Natural Cheese Slices and Whole Grain Crackers	Goldfish and Frozen Peas Toddlers: Blanched Veggies	Kix and Raisins

Lunch Fluid Milk; Meat and/or Alternative; 2 Vegetables and/or Fruits; Bread or Grain Equivalent	Milk	Milk	Milk	Milk	Milk
	Homemade Macaroni/Cheese w/natural cheese	Chicken and Cheese Quesadillas	Basil Parmesan Chicken	Mini Lean Turkey Hamburgers or Beans on a Multi-Grain Bun	Italian Cheese pockets w/pizza dipping sauce
	Whole Grain Noodles	Whole Wheat Tortilla	Brown Rice	Whole grain hamburger buns	Whole Wheat Pita Bread
	Peas	Mixed vegetables	Carrots	Vegetarian Baked Beans	Broccoli
	Apple Slices	Pears	Yogurt & Melon	Peaches	Grapes or seasonal fruit

PM Snack (Choose 2 of 4) Milk/Juice Fruit/Veggie Meat/protein Whole Grains	Water	Water	Water	Water	Water
	Low Fat Yogurt, Granola Cereal (no nuts)	Cottage Cheese and Pineapple	100% Whole Grain Tortillas & Salsa	Graham Crackers and Bananas	Trail Mix: cereal, crackers & raisins/dried fruit and frozen peas or blanched vegetables

Week: May 27, June 24, July 22, Aug 19, Sept 16, Oct 14

*PLEASE NOTE THAT CEREAL WILL BE AVAILBLE FOR CHILDREN WITH EARLY ARRIVALS*
Unsweetened Dry Cereal: Cheerios, Bran Flakes, Rice or Corn Chex, Kix, and Original Life Cereal (DO NOT SERVE: Wheaties Fuel)
Lightly Sweetened Dry Cereal: Cinnamon Life, Fruity Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Honey Kix
Fruit: Fresh, canned, frozen, or dried fruits. Serve fresh fruits whenever possible
Trail Mix: A Mix of unsweetened, lightly sweetened cereals, crackers, raisins and other dried fruit.
Leftover fruits and vegetables should be served w/in 48 hours and can be added to breakfast, snacks or lunch.