Crackers or carrots Pretzels/Dry w/Cheese/Bean Cereal Dips/Guacamole G/B WG Crackers Pretzels Vanilla Wafers Gold Fish F/V M/MA Cheddar Cheese Stix Yogurt Compare the to the and in order to confirm Snack Cycle Breakfast Lunch/Supper Cycles that Snack Grains/Breads & Meat/Meat Alternates are different than Breakfast and Lunch/Supper Grains/Breads and Meat/MA each day and not repeated within the week. Menu Planning Exercise IV The Vegetable/Fruit Cycle Menu – Following the steps below, write down current and possible menu items for Vegetables & Fruits. Brainstorm enough fruits/vegetables to provide a different one for each *Consider: day of the week for each meal type. For example, if the menu includes breakfast, lunch, and snack, you would need 15 V/F for breakfast and lunch and a few more to include in snack a few times a week or daily. On TABLE IV, write down all possible Vegetables and Fruits, including vegetables and fruits that the facility might try, especially sources of Vitamins A & C, as well as sources of nutrients that are usually lacking in children’s diets. See page 3. EXAMPLES Vegetables Canned Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables to Try with Vegetables to try for Frozen Fresh Vitamins Lacking Nutrients A & C Tomato Soup Broccoli Lettuce Green Beans Mixed Sweet Potatoes Tater Tots WK Corn Hash Browns Black Eyed Peas Peas & Carrots Refried Beans Diced Carrots Broccoli Normandy
Crackers or carrots w/Cheese/Bean Dips/Guacamole Pretzels/Dry Cereal G/B WG Crackers Pretzels Vanilla Wafers Gold Fish F/V M/MA Cheddar Cheese Stix Yogurt Compare the Snack Cycle to the Breakfast and Lunch/Supper Cycles in order to confirm that Snack Grains/Breads & Meat/Meat Alternates are different than Breakfast and Lunch/Supper Grains/Breads and Meat/MA each day and not repeated within the week. Menu Planning Exercise IV – The Vegetable/Fruit Cycle Menu Following the steps below, write down current and possible menu items for Vegetables & Fruits. *Consider: Brainstorm enough fruits/vegetables to provide a different one for each day of the week for each meal type. For example, if the menu includes breakfast, lunch, and snack, you would need 15 V/F for breakfast and lunch and a few more to include in snack a few times a week or daily. On TABLE IV, write down all possible Vegetables and Fruits, including vegetables and fruits that the facility might try, especially sources of Vitamins A & C, as well as sources of nutrients that are usually lacking in children’s diets. See page 3. EXAMPLES Vegetables Canned Vegetables Frozen Vegetables Fresh Vegetables to Try with Vitamins A & C Vegetables to try for Lacking Nutrients Tomato Soup Broccoli Lettuce Green Beans Mixed Sweet Potatoes Tater Tots WK Corn Hash Browns Black Eyed Peas Peas & Carrots Refried Beans Diced Carrots Broccoli Normandy
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