Dried fruit is not offered more than once per week. Vegetables and legumes/beans Tick if meets guideline Vegetables and/or legumes/beans are 2–3 types vegetables per day provided 2-3 times each day. Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri The menu includes a variety of Week 1 vegetables and legumes/beans: Week 2 At least 2-3 different types each day. At 5 different types each week. 5 types vegetables per week Week 1 Week 2 Milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or Tick if meets guideline alternatives Milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives Mon Tues Wed Thu are provided 3 times per day. Fri * Full fat varieties of milk, yoghurt, Week 1 cheese and/or alternatives should be Week 2 used for children less than 2 years. Reduced fat milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives are suitable for children over 2 years of age. * sour cream and butter are not substitutes for milk, yoghurt and cheese. Grain (cereal) foods Tick if meets guideline Grain (cereal) foods are provided 4 times Mon Tues Wed Thu per day. Fri Week 1 Week 2 High varieties (e.g. wholegrain and Mon Tues Wed Thu wholemeal) are included 1-2 times per Fri day. Week 1 Week 2 Fats and oils Tick if guideline Polyunsaturated and/or monounsaturated oils and spreads are used in cooking and baking. Examples include: sunflower, safflower, canola, olive, peanut, sunflower, soybean and sesame oil. Butter, cream, sour cream, coconut cream, copha, palm oil, ghee and lard are not used in cooking or on the menu. Foods and drinks that should not be Tick if meets guideline included in the daily menu
Dried fruit is not offered more than once per week. Vegetables and legumes/beans Tick if meets guideline Vegetables and/or legumes/beans are provided 2-3 times each day. The menu includes a variety of vegetables and legumes/beans: At least 2-3 different types each day. At 5 different types each week. 2–3 types vegetables per day Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Week 1 Week 2 5 types vegetables per week Week 1 Week 2 Milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives Tick if meets guideline Milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives are provided 3 times per day. * Full fat varieties of milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives should be used for children less than 2 years. Reduced fat milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives are suitable for children over 2 years of age. * sour cream and butter are not substitutes for milk, yoghurt and cheese. Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Week 1 Week 2 Grain (cereal) foods Tick if meets guideline Grain (cereal) foods are provided 4 times per day. Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Week 1 Week 2 High varieties (e.g. wholegrain and wholemeal) are included 1-2 times per day. Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Week 1 Week 2 Fats and oils Tick if guideline Polyunsaturated and/or monounsaturated oils and spreads are used in cooking and baking. Examples include: sunflower, safflower, canola, olive, peanut, sunflower, soybean and sesame oil. Butter, cream, sour cream, coconut cream, copha, palm oil, ghee and lard are not used in cooking or on the menu. Foods and drinks that should not be included in the daily menu Tick if meets guideline