Nutrition - Bloom and Play Early Learning Centre

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Week One

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Breakfast	Savoury egg bites served with fresh mixed berries	Buttery ham and cheese croissant served with fresh fruit	Yogurt parfait served with side of mixed berries	Golden French toast sticks	Fluffy pancakes topped with berry compote
Vegetarian Option	N/A	Cheese Croissant	N/A	N/A	N/A
Protein	Eggs	Ham, Eggs	Greek Yogurt	Eggs (in batter)	Eggs (in batter)
Fruit/Vegetable	Mixed Berries	Fresh Fruit	Mixed Berries	N/A	Berry Compote
Grain	N/A	Croissant	Granola	Bread	Pancake Flour
Dairy	Cheese	Cheese	Yogurt	Milk	Milk/Butter
Lunch	Chicken quesadillas served with seasonal garden vegetables	Creamy chicken fettuccine Alfredo with garlic bread, served alongside seasonal vegetables	Classic shepherd’s pie served with steamed broccoli and carrots	Creamy three-cheese macaroni served with tender snow peas	Spaghetti with hearty meat sauce served with seasonal vegetables
Vegetarian Option	Cheese and veggie quesadillas	Fettuccine Alfredo with vegetables	Lentil and vegetable shepherd’s pie	N/A (Meatless)	Spaghetti with marinara sauce
Protein	Chicken	Chicken	Ground Beef / Lentils	Cheese	Ground Beef
Fruit/Vegetable	Seasonal Garden Vegetables	Seasonal Vegetables	Broccoli, Carrots, Peas	Snow Peas	Seasonal Vegetables
Grain	Whole Wheat Tortilla	Fettuccine Pasta, Garlic Bread	N/A (Potato topping)	Macaroni Pasta	Spaghetti Pasta
Dairy	Cheese	Cream, Parmesan	Butter, Milk	Three-Cheese Blend	Parmesan
Snack	Pumpkin oatmeal cookies served with fresh seasonal fruit	Freshly baked banana bread served with seasonal fruit	Graham crackers with fruit butter, served with crisp cucumber sticks	Fresh apple slices with a creamy yogurt dip	Falafel bites served with hummus
Vegetarian Option	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Protein	Pumpkin Seeds	N/A	N/A	Greek Yogurt	Chickpeas
Fruit/Vegetable	Fresh Seasonal Fruit	Banana, Seasonal Fruit	Cucumber, Fruit Butter	Apples	Chickpeas, Herbs
Grain	Oatmeal	Whole Wheat Flour	Graham Crackers	N/A	N/A
Dairy	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yogurt	N/A

Week Two

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Breakfast	Farm-style eggs and crispy hash browns served with fresh orange slices	Fluffy omelet wedges served with fresh fruit	Broccoli and cheddar mini quiche served with fresh fruit	Freshly baked breakfast focaccia served with fruit	Banana oat mini waffles topped with fruit compote
Vegetarian Option	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Protein	Eggs	Eggs	Eggs	N/A	N/A
Fruit/Vegetable	Orange Slices, Potatoes	Fresh Fruit	Broccoli, Fresh Fruit	Fresh Fruit	Fruit Compote
Grain	N/A	N/A	N/A	Focaccia Bread	Oat Flour
Dairy	N/A	Cheese (optional)	Cheddar Cheese, Cream	N/A	Yoghurt Dipping Sauce
Lunch	Potato gnocchi with rustic ratatouille	Swedish-style meatballs with creamy mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables	Pacific-style meatballs served over rice with a mini cheese wheel	Hearty homestyle chili served with a whole wheat bun	Pasta salad with ham and cheese, served with garden vegetables
Vegetarian Option	N/A (Meatless)	Plant-based meatballs with mashed potatoes and vegetables	Vegetarian meatballs served over rice with a mini cheese wheel	Vegetarian bean chili	Pasta salad with cheese and vegetables
Protein	N/A	Beef/Pork or Plant-based protein	Beef or Vegetarian meatballs	Beef or Mixed Beans	Ham, Cheese
Fruit/Vegetable	Potatoes, Tomatoes, Zucchini, Eggplant	Potatoes, Seasonal Vegetables	Vegetables (in sauce)	Tomatoes, Onions, Beans	Garden Vegetables
Grain	Gnocchi (Potato/Flour)	N/A	Rice	Whole Wheat Bun	Pasta
Dairy	Parmesan (optional)	Milk, Butter	Mini Cheese Wheel	Cheese (topping)	Cheese Cubes
Snack	Oatmeal raisin cookies served with seasonal fruit	Garden vegetable sticks with dip, served with warm pita	Warm apple cinnamon slices with yogurt dip	Crackers with cream cheese spread, served with fruit	Oatmeal raisin granola bars served with fresh fruit
Vegetarian Option	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Protein	N/A	Dip (Bean or Dairy base)	Greek Yoghurt	N/A	N/A
Fruit/Vegetable	Raisins, Seasonal Fruit	Carrots, Celery, Peppers	Apples	Seasonal Fruit	Raisins, Fresh Fruit
Grain	Oatmeal	Pita Bread	N/A	Crackers	Oatmeal
Dairy	N/A	N/A	Yoghurt	Cream Cheese	N/A

Week Three

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Breakfast	Rasin Toast	Eggs & Hashbrowns	Ham & Cheese Croissant	Breakfast Focaccia	Breakfast Chilli
Vegetarian Option	N/A	N/A	N/A	Breakfast Focaccia without Sausage	N/A
Protein	Eggs	Eggs	Ham & Cheese	Eggs, Cheese, Sausage	Sausage, Cheese, Eggs
Fruit/Vegetable	Rasin	Potatoes		Cherry Tomatoes	Tomatoes, Onions
Grain	Bread		Croissant
Dairy			Cheese	Cheese
Lunch	Swedish Meatballs w/ Mashed Potatoes	3 Cheese Mac & Cheese Snow Peas	Cheese & Broccoli Chicken Fritters	Shepherd’s Pie	Chicken Noodle Soup and a Bun
Vegetarian Option	Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy	N/A	Cheese & Broccoli Fritters	Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy	Vegetable Minestrone
Protein	Ground Beef		Chicken, Cheese	Ground Beef	Chicken
Fruit/Vegetable	Potato	Snow Peas	Broccoli	Green Peas, Potatoes	Assorted Vegetables
Grain		Garlic Bread			Whole Wheat Bun
Dairy	Cream Cheese	Cheese	Cheese
Snack	Apple Crisp Squares	Veggie Sticks w/ Dip	Falafels w/ Hummus	Ham and Cheese Pinwheels	Homemade Rice Crackers
Vegetarian Option	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Protein			Falafels, Hummus	Ham, Cheese
Fruit/Vegetable	Apples	Assorted Veggies
Grain	Oats				Rice
Dairy		Sour Cream Dip		Cream Cheese	Parmesan Cheese

Week Four

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Breakfast	Omelet Wedges	Hardboiled Egg w/ English Muffin	French Toast Sticks	Breakfast Bowl	Whole Wheat Crepes & Berries
Vegetarian Option	N/A	N/A	N/A	No Sausage	N/A
Protein	Egg	Egg	Egg	Sausage, Egg
Fruit/Vegetable	Peppers, Onion		Fruit Compote	Potato	Berries
Grain		English Muffin	Whole Wheat Bread		Whole Wheat Flour
Dairy					Greek Yoghurt
Lunch	Baked Italian Chicken Strips w/ Ranch Sauce	Hearty Lasagna w/ Garlic Bread	Beef Stroganoff over Egg Noodles	Ham and Cheese Pockets	Taquitos, Beef
Vegetarian Option		Vegetable Lasagna		Cheese Pockets	Taquitos, Cheese
Protein	Chicken	Ground Beef	Beef Sirloin	Ham	Beef
Fruit/Vegetable		Carrots		Green Onion
Grain		French Bread	Black Forest Egg Noodle		Tortilla Shell
Dairy	Sour Cream	Cottage Cheese		Cheese	Cheese
Snack	Banana Bread	Cottage Cheese w/ Fruit	Crispy Rice Cakes w/ Tuna	Graham Crackers w/ Fruit Butter	Vanilla Cinnamon Apple Sauce
Vegetarian Option	N/A	N/A	Crispy Rice Cakes w/ Avocado	N/A	N/A
Protein		Cottage Cheese	Tuna
Fruit/Vegetable	Banana	Assorted Fruit		Fruit	Apples
Grain	Whole Wheat Flour		Rice	Graham Crackers
Dairy		Cottage Cheese

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