DRAFT spring/summer menu for early years settings in England

DRAFT spring/summer menu for early years settings in England Public Health England has asked the Children s Food Trust to develop a new set of three-week menus for early years settings in England, to reflect government s latest dietary advice for young children. These menus will be there to help any early years setting make sure children from six months up to five years old can enjoy healthy, balanced and nutritious meals and snacks. A group of experts on early years, child nutrition and health are helping us design these menus, but we want your views too. This document includes a DRAFT spring/summer seasonal menu for early years settings (two further draft menus are also being produced). You can tell us what you think of the draft menus by completing an online feedback form by 5pm Thursday 8 th September 2016. The online feedback form is available from: www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/jkwbmtt. If you have questions, email EYRecipes@childrensfoodtrust.org.uk Overview of the DRAFT example menus: The Trust has been commissioned by Public Health England to produce three 3-week example menus for early years settings. Three draft menus have been produced (autumn/winter menu, spring/summer menu and ethnically diverse menu). Each menu includes three weeks of example breakfasts, lunches, teas and snacks for children aged one to five years. Each menu has also been adapted to show how the menu can be used for old. Each menu has been nutritionally analysed to ensure the energy and nutrient content meets the needs of young children. The draft menu included in this document lists a typical portion size for each menu item. These are shown for information (as full recipes are not included in this document), but will be removed from the final menu. Each recipe also lists allergen information to support settings to cater for children with food allergies. The final menu will include a recipe for each menu item (one example is included within this document), plus supporting information to enable settings to use the menu and recipes. Once feedback on the draft menus has been reviewed, and the menus finalised, the menu documents will be available to download from the Public Health England website. 1

DRAFT Autumn/winter menu for early years settings in England: children aged 1-5 years This draft spring/summer three-week menu meets average energy and nutrient for children aged one to five years. Week 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Malt loaf (35g) and Wheat bisks with 1 hard boiled egg and Cornflakes with milk spread (4g) with plain milk (100ml) and mixed tomatoes with wholemeal (100ml) and raisins yoghurt (60g) and berries bread and spread nectarine 20% of a child s daily nutritional Mid-morning snack 10% of a child s 30% of a child s Mid-afternoon snack 10% of a child s daily nutritional 2 Bagel (50g) with spread (4g) and melon Water Water Water Water Water Breadsticks (11g) and Toasted crumpet, Yoghurt (60g) and apple Wholemeal toast, Banana mixed vegetable sticks spread (4g) and spread (4g), grapes strawberries Water Water Water Water Milk (100ml) Thai chicken curry or Lamb moussaka or Pork, apple and prune Salmon and pea risotto Bean and veggie sausage Thai chickpea curry Lentil moussaka (160g) casserole or Soya, apple (180g) or Bean and pea wholemeal pasta bake (90g) and prune casserole (130g) (175g) risotto (220g) Broccoli and white rice (80g) Seasonal fruit salad Cheese cubes (15g) and tomatoes Garlic bread and mixed salad Rhubarb fool (100g) Banana New potatoes (80g), broad beans and courgettes Pineapple upside down pudding with custard (60g) Guacamole and pitta bread (35g) Blueberry sponge cake Fruit salad Water Milk Water Milk Water Bean and tomato Pasta with beans and gnocchi bake (240g) peas (175g) Rice pudding (85g) Seasonal fruit salad with peach purée Note: Fresh drinking water must be available and accessible at all times. Sticky mango chicken or Sticky mango QuornTM, stir fry noodles and vegetables (185g) Strawberry frozen yoghurt (110g) Wholemeal English muffin pizza with various toppings (150g) Banana Raspberry purée with fromage frais (60g) Cucumber and carrots, crackers (14g) and cream cheese (15g) Crustless quiche (95g) with potato salad (90g) and pepper sticks Apple slices and raisins (20g)

DRAFT spring/summer menu for early years settings (1-5 years) week 2 Week 2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Crumpet (50g), spread Rice crispies, milk Toasted teacake (35g), (4g), apple (100ml), banana spread (4g), melon Mid-morning snack 10% of a child s 30% of a child s Mid-afternoon snack 10% of a child s daily nutritional Berries and yoghurt (60g) with toasted oats (15g) and cornflakes (15g) Milk (100ml) Water Water Water Water Beanie dip and Pepper sticks and Banana bread sticks (11g) tomato slices Wholemeal toast, spread (4g), and kiwi fruit Water Milk (100ml) Water Milk (100ml) Water BBQ chicken or BBQ Vegetable and red lentil QuornTM (95g) dhansak (120g) New potatoes (80g) and roast vegetables Lemon and sultana cake Nectarines Beef and spinach curry or Chickpea and spinach curry (120g) White rice (80g) Seasonal fruit salad Rice cakes (16g), cream cheese (15g) Steam Cod in tomato and pepper sauce or Tofu in tomato and pepper sauce (125g) Cous cous (80g) and green beans Rice pudding (85g) and raspberries Cucumber and carrot sticks Brown rice (80g) Blackcurrant jelly (60g) Crackers (14g), tzatziki (50g) and tomato slices Toasted English muffin (35g) your choice of egg (50g) and mushrooms Bagel (35g), cream cheese (15g) Turkey meatballs or Veggie meatballs (125g) White spaghetti (80g) Peach fool ripple (110g) Melon and blueberries Milk (100ml Water Milk (100ml) Water Milk (100ml) Cous cous and chickpea salad (180g) Fruit yoghurt pots (125g) Sardine Pate (45g) or Houmous on white toast with grilled tomatoes Rice pudding (85g) and raisins Note: Fresh drinking water must be available and accessible at all times. Billy can beans (Veggie sausage and beans) with wholemeal pasta (240g) Seasonal fruit kebabs Lemon chicken or Lemon soya wrap with lettuce and cucumber (150g) Stewed strawberries and blackcurrants with Greek yoghurt (60g) Pea and Asparagus Frittata (95g) with new potato salad (90g) Pineapple slices 3

DRAFT spring/summer menu for early years settings (1-5 years) week 3 Week 3 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Wholemeal bagel (50g), Cornflakes, milk Toasted fruit bread Wheat bisks, milk spread (4g), tomato and (100ml), banana (35g), spread (3g), kiwi (100ml), raisins mushrooms fruit Mid-morning snack 10% of a child s 30% of a child s Mid-afternoon snack 10% of a child s daily nutritional Rice crispies, milk (100ml), grapes Water Water Water Water Water Peach and Breadsticks (11g), melon Mixed berries and Wholemeal toast (15g) Sugar snap peas fromage frais (60g) yoghurt (60g) and spread (4g) and houmous Water Water Water Water Water Beef and mushroom Chicken and vegetable Gammon with Cod, potato and Pasta primavera (185g) stroganoff or Chickpea pie or Bean and vegetable cauliflower cheese or spinach curry or Lentil, and mushroom pie (110g) QuornTM with potato and spinach stroganoff (125g) cauliflower cheese curry (125g) (130g) Rice (80g) Roast potatoes (80g) and New potatoes (80g) Brown rice (80g) Garlic bread spring greens Banana buns (35g) Crumpets and spread (4g) Yoghurt (60g) and dried apricots Banana and yoghurt (60g) Seasonal fruit platter Pitta bread (35g) and tuna dip Creamy apricot dessert (95g) Apple slices and cheese cubes (15g) Milk Water Water Water Water Savoury cous cous with Homemade ham tuna or savoury cous flatbread (120g) or cous with soya (155g) cheese flatbread (100g) Strawberry frozen yoghurt (110g) Lamb and mint koftas or Veggie mince and mint koftas, tomato sauce(95g) and pitta breads (35g) Apple slices and dates (20g) Note: Fresh drinking water must be available and accessible at all times. Salmon and broccoli pasta or Lentil and broccoli pasta (220g) with sweetcorn Semolina (85g) and nectarine compote Grapes and melon Seasonal berry pie (60g) and custard (60g) Rice cakes (16g), cucumber sticks and tomatoes Bean and vegetable enchiladas (145g) Dairy ice cream (45g) and mango purée 4

DRAFT spring/summer menu for early years settings (7-12 months) week 1 Week 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Toast fingers (20g) Wheat bisks (20g) 1 sliced or mashed Cornflakes (20g) with Porridge (100g) and and spread (3g)* with whole milk hard-boiled egg (50g) whole milk (100ml) melon slices* with plain yoghurt (100ml) and mixed and tomatoes and chopped raisins For all babies 7-12 (50g) and nectarine berries* with wholemeal bread (10g) and kiwi fruit* months (20g) and spread (3g)* Thai chicken (or chickpea) curry (60g), white rice broccoli florets* Lamb (or lentil) moussaka (100g) with cucumber batons* Pork (or soya), apple and prune casserole (65g) with new potatoes, broad beans and courgette batons* Salmon (or bean) and pea risotto (100g) with red pepper sticks* Bean and veggie sausage wholemeal pasta bake (100g) with broccoli florets* Seasonal fruit salad* Gnocchi tomato and bean bake (100g) with green beans * Rice pudding with peach slices* (70g) Rhubarb* fool (80g) Pasta with beans and peas (100g) and cooked carrot batons* Seasonal fruit salad* Pineapple* and custard (75g) Sticky mango chicken or soya, stir fry noodles and vegetables* (100g) Frozen yoghurt and berries* Blueberry yoghurt with blueberries* (60g) Wholemeal English muffin pizza with cheese and vegetable topping* (100g) Banana slices* Raspberries* with fromage frais (50g) Crustless quiche (60g) with potato salad and pepper sticks* Apple slices* and cheese sticks* (10g) Breastmilk/first infant formula Drinking water To be offered to babies according to their individual routines (as discussed with families). In addition to offering three meals a day, babies may typically have breastmilk or first infant formula feeds of: 7-9 months: four breastmilk/first infant formula feeds per day (e.g. on waking, after lunch, after tea, before bed) 10-12 months: three breastmilk/first infant formula feeds a day (e.g. after breakfast, after lunch, before bed). To be available throughout the day, and offered regularly to all babies * Indicates the part of each meal that can be held and eaten by babies as a finger food. 5

DRAFT spring/summer menu for early years settings (7-12 months) week 2 Week 2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Crumpet with Rice crispies (20g) with spread* (3g) and whole milk (100ml) and apple slices* banana sticks* For all babies 7-12 months Cornflakes (20g) and whole milk (100ml) with berries* Toasted teacake and spread (3g), with melon slices* Toasted English muffin strips* with scrambled egg (50g) and sliced mushrooms BBQ chicken (or soya) (45g) with new potatoes and roast vegetable strips* Yoghurt and chopped raisins (60g) with peach slices* Cous cous and chickpea salad (100g) with cucumber batons* Beef (or chickpea) and spinach curry (60g) with white rice and broccoli florets* Seasonal fruit salad* Sardine pate (or houmous) on white toast (20g with grilled slices tomatoes* Steam Cod or Tofu in tomato and mixed pepper sauce (60g) served with cous cous and green beans Rice pudding (60g) and raspberries* Billy can beans (sliced veggie sausage and beans) with wholemeal pasta (100g) and courgette batons* Vegetable and red lentil dhansak (60g) with brown rice and carrot batons Cheese strips* (10g) and sliced grapes* Lemon chicken (or soya) with pitta strips (20g) and cucumber batons* Turkey (or veggie) meatballs in tomato sauce (65g) with spaghetti Peach fool ripple (60g) with nectarine slices* Pea frittata (65g) with potato salad and asparagus sticks* Fruit yoghurt pots (80g) Rice pudding (85g) and chopped raisins (15g) Seasonal fruit kebabs* Sliced strawberries and blackcurrants* with Greek yoghurt (50g) Pineapple slices* Breastmilk/first infant formula Drinking water To be offered to babies according to their individual routines (as discussed with families). In addition to offering three meals a day, babies may typically have breastmilk or first infant formula feeds of: 7-9 months: four breastmilk/first infant formula feeds per day (e.g. on waking, after lunch, after tea, before bed) 10-12 months: three breastmilk/first infant formula feeds a day (e.g. after breakfast, after lunch, before bed). To be available throughout the day, and offered regularly to all babies * Indicates the part of each meal that can be held and eaten by babies as a finger food. 6

DRAFT spring/summer menu for early years settings (7-12 months) week 3 Week 3 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Wholemeal bagel Cornflakes (20g) Toasted fruit bread Wheat bisks (20g) strips* with and whole milk and spread (3g), with whole milk spread (3g), tomato (100ml) with with kiwi fruit quarters* (100ml), chopped and mushrooms banana sticks* raisins (10g) and nectarine strips* For all babies 7-12 months Breastmilk/first infant formula Drinking water Beef (or chickpea) and mushroom stroganoff (60g) with white rice and sugar snap peas* Banana sticks* and fromage frais (50g) Savoury cous cous with tuna or soya pieces (100g) and cucumber sticks* Strawberry frozen yoghurt (50g) with strawberries* Chicken (or bean) and vegetables (60g) with roast potatoes and spring greens* Yoghurt (50g) and dried chopped apricots (10g) with melon strips* Lamb (or veggie mince) and mint koftas with tomato sauce (75g) and pitta bread strips* (20g) Apple slices* and cheese strips* (10g) Gammon (or soya strips) with cauliflower cheese (90g) and new potatoes* Seasonal fruit platter* Salmon (or lentil) and broccoli pasta (100g) with baby corn* Semolina (50g) and nectarine slices* 7 Cod (or lentil) potato and spinach curry (60g) with brown rice and cauliflower florets* Creamy apricot* dessert (75g) Homemade flatbread pizza strips (100g) and peppers sticks* Sliced grapes and melon slices* with cottage cheese dip (20g) Rice crispies (20g) with whole milk (100ml) and sliced grapes* Pasta primavera (100g) with garlic bread strips* (10g) Seasonal berries* and custard (50g) Bean, vegetables and cheese (75g) with sweet potato strips* Dairy ice cream and mango slices* To be offered to babies according to their individual routines (as discussed with families). In addition to offering three meals a day, babies may typically have breastmilk or first infant formula feeds of: 7-9 months: four breastmilk/first infant formula feeds per day (e.g. on waking, after lunch, after tea, before bed) 10-12 months: three breastmilk/first infant formula feeds a day (e.g. after breakfast, after lunch, before bed). To be available throughout the day, and offered regularly to all babies * Indicates the part of each meal that can be held and eaten by babies as a finger food.

DRAFT example recipe included within the menu Thai chicken curry Name of dish: Thai chicken curry Allergy information: Fish Recipe type: Main meat dish Typical portion size for recipe 1-5 years: 83g Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 25 minutes Recipe adapted from: Bright Horizons Ingredients Quantity serves 5 Quantity serves 20 Lime 10ml (½ lime) 40ml (2 limes) Fresh coriander 5g (2-3 sprigs) 20g (1 small bunch) Chicken breast 530g 2.1kg Vegetable oil 11g 44g (4 tablespoons) Thai green curry paste 5g (level teaspoon) 20g (1 tablespoon) Mangetout 100g 400g Reduced fat coconut milk 100ml 400ml Method 1. Grate the zest from the lime and squeeze out the juice. 2. Finely chop the coriander and slice the chicken breasts into small pieces about 1cm thick. 3. Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the paste and cook for 1-2 minutes then add the chicken. Stir until the chicken is cooked through. 4. Add the mangetout and stir for 2 minutes. 5. Add the lime zest and coconut milk. Simmer for 10-15 minutes until the sauce starts to thicken. 6. Stir the coriander and lime juice into the sauce before serving. Serving suggestion: with rice and broccoli Adapting for babies under 1 year 7-9 months: mash until the desired texture is achieved typical portion: 60g 10-12 months: chop or mash until the desired texture is achieved typical portion: 60g 8

DRAFT example recipe included within the menu Seasonal fruit salad Name of dish: Seasonal fruit salad Allergy information: None Recipe type: Dessert Typical portion size for recipe 1-5 years: 40g Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: None Recipe adapted from: Ingredients Quantity serves 10 Quantity serves 20 Kiwi fruit 80g 160g Strawberries 80g 160g Raspberries 80g 160g Blueberries 80g 160g Melon 80g 160g Orange juice 90ml 180ml Method 1. Slice the fruit. 2. Combine the fruit with the fruit juice. Serving suggestion: Serve with yoghurt Adapting for babies under 1 year 10-12 months: cut the fruit into slices for babies to pick up as finger foods: typical portion 30g 9