This week s seasonal menus s and plums Chicken Tagine Spiced fish crunch Vegetable Tagine v Vegetable crunch v served with cous cous served with spring onion and herb potatoes and peas Moussaka Vegetable moussaka v served with green beans Eves pudding Orange and mango smoothie s and plums Melba Rosemary and butternut v squash soup Cheese straws or breadsticks Chef s choice of muffin Macaroni cheese v Soft filled rolls served with fresh salad Melon with mango coulis Cherry and oat cookie Cheese straws or breadsticks Spring vegetable pasta arrabiata v Cumberland pie served with garlic bread Fruit platter Vegetable Cumberland pie v Summer layer cheesecake BBQ chicken and new potato salad Chilled lemon and sultana sponge Ploughman s tea Choice from Cornflakes, Rice Krispies, Weetabix, porridge, wholemeal toast with milk to drink 5 indicates number of portions of fruit and vegetables per day v indicates a dish suitable for vegetarians Fruit yogurt served with cabbage and grated carrot The safety and wellbeing of the children and staff is our number one priority Standalone Menus Week 1 05/16
This week s seasonal weaning menus These menus should be used as a guide only and will depend on when the individual child is ready for the next stage. Weaning before four months of age is never recommended (The Caroline Walker Trust) Weaning Stage 1 4-5 months purée Green bean Courgette Broccoli Swede Weaning Stage 2 5-6 months semi-purée/purée Courgette and sweet potato s Potato Courgette and swede Pasta and broccoli Swede and pea Pasta and carrot Cauliflower and parsnip Potato and carrot and cabbage Melon and mango Weaning Stage 3 6-12 months mashed/chopped Chicken, courgette and sweet potato s Flaked fish, potato Pasta, carrot and pea Minced lamb, courgette and swede Soft roll, turkey, tomato and cucumber Melon and mango Pasta, cheese and broccoli Chicken, potato and carrot Minced beef, swede and pea Soft roll, ham, cheese, tomato and cucumber From nine months the child s diet should include 3-4 servings of starchy foods, 3-4 servings of fruit and vegetables and two servings of protein. It may be necessary to add more starchy foods to the teas for the children who are ready for this stage i.e. bread, potatoes, rice and pasta. Standalone Weaning Menus Week 1 05/16
This week s seasonal menus s and plums Cheese straws or breadsticks Coconut fish stew BBQ vegetables with noodles and beansprouts v Chicken, mushroom and pepper pasta served with garlic croutons Sponge and custard Quorn, mushroom and pepper pasta v Grilled baked tomato Grapes and pear Fruit yogurt s and plums served with sweet potato wedges Rice pudding Cauliflower cheese and ciabatta bread v Antipasti platter Fruit salad Chocolate chip cake Bean and vegetable bruschetta v flan Lamb hotpot Vegetable hotpot v served with tarragon glazed carrots Trifle Choice from Cornflakes, Rice Krispies, Weetabix, porridge, wholemeal toast with milk to drink Chilli con carne Vegetable chilli con carne v 5 served with roasted pepper rice indicates number of portions of fruit and vegetables per day Cheese straws or breadsticks Chicken Elizabeth and rice salad Lemon thumbprint cookie v indicates a dish suitable Soft filled rolls served with fresh salad Sponge biscuits for vegetarians The safety and wellbeing of the children and staff is our number one priority Standalone Menus Week 2 05/16
This week s seasonal weaning menus These menus should be used as a guide only and will depend on when the individual child is ready for the next stage. Weaning before four months of age is never recommended (The Caroline Walker Trust) Weaning Stage 1 4-5 months purée Courgette Carrot Cauliflower Swede Weaning Stage 2 5-6 months semi-purée/purée Broccoli and parsnip Courgette and swede Potato and carrot Broccoli and swede Cauliflower and carrot Mixed vegetables Parsnip and pea Courgette and rice Weaning Stage 3 6-12 months mashed/chopped Chicken, broccoli and parsnip Pasta, courgette and swede Flaked fish, sweet potato Minced lamb, potato and carrot Minced beef, swede and broccoli Cauliflower, carrot and pea Mixed vegetables Soft roll, turkey, tomato and cucumber Chicken, courgette and rice Soft roll, ham, tomato and cucumber From nine months the child s diet should include 3-4 servings of starchy foods, 3-4 servings of fruit and vegetables and two servings of protein. It may be necessary to add more starchy foods to the teas for the children who are ready for this stage i.e. bread, potatoes, rice and pasta. Standalone Weaning Menus Week 2 05/16
This week s seasonal menus Cheese straws or breadsticks Savoury beef Savoury vegetables v Thai vegetable curry v served with boiled rice served with Yorkshire pudding and cauliflower Fruit platter St Clements fool s and plums Barbeque chicken wraps Barbeque quorn wraps v Ploughman s tea Lemon, raisin and courgette sponge Roast onion palmiers with tomato and sweetcorn salad Ginger cake s and plums Pasta carbonara and peach crunch 5 indicates number of portions of fruit and vegetables per day Choice from Cornflakes, Rice Krispies, Weetabix, porridge, wholemeal toast with milk to drink Vegetable Mornay v Rhubarb mousse Fruit yogurt Fish Mornay Vegetable pasta carbonara v Vegetable Estofado v served with new Cajun spiced wedges Cheese straws or breadsticks Chicken Estofado Roasted pepper and herbed rice salad v Carrot, orange and ginger soup v Fruit flapjack Vanilla bakewell tart v indicates a dish suitable for vegetarians The safety and wellbeing of the children and staff is our number one priority Standalone Menus Week 3 05/16
This week s seasonal weaning menus These menus should be used as a guide only and will depend on when the individual child is ready for the next stage. Weaning before four months of age is never recommended (The Caroline Walker Trust) Weaning Stage 1 4-5 months purée Cauliflower Swede Broccoli Carrot Weaning Stage 2 5-6 months semi-purée/purée Cauliflower and carrot and courgette and pea Broccoli and rice Swede and courgette Pasta and carrot Potato Parsnip and pea Mixed vegetables Weaning Stage 3 6-12 months mashed/chopped Beef, cauliflower and carrot, courgette and pea Potato, cauliflower and green bean Chicken, broccoli and rice Swede and courgette Pasta, ham and carrot Flaked fish, potato Carrot, orange and ginger Pasta and mixed vegetables soup with bread From nine months the child s diet should include 3-4 servings of starchy foods, 3-4 servings of fruit and vegetables and two servings of protein. It may be necessary to add more starchy foods to the teas for the children who are ready for this stage i.e. bread, potatoes, rice and pasta. Standalone Weaning Menus Week 3 05/16
This week s seasonal menus Cheese straws or breadsticks Tuna pasta bake Lamb and mint cobbler Roast turkey and gravy Mediterranean vegetable pasta v Vegetable and mint cobbler v Spiced soya mince roast and gravy v Italian bread and garlic butter served with butternut squash and sweet potato served with broccoli and cauliflower Raspberry smoothie Spiced orange cake Fruit platter s and plums Grapes and pear Coronation chicken salad with crudités Soft filled rolls served with fresh salad Vegetable topped muffin v Lemon and lime muffin Jelly and fruit Sultana and chocolate chip pinwheels s and plums Vegetable and chick pea curry v Potato, spinach and sage press v served with rice and naan bread served with mixed vegetables and tomato dressing Baked apple and cinnamon yogurt Summer fruit delice Tomato and ham pasta Antipasti platter Tomato and mushroom pasta v Fruit mousse with shortbread Melon with mango coulis Cheese straws or breadsticks Choice from Cornflakes, Rice Krispies, Weetabix, porridge, wholemeal toast with milk to drink 5 indicates number of portions of fruit and vegetables per day v indicates a dish suitable for vegetarians The safety and wellbeing of the children and staff is our number one priority Standalone Menus Week 4 05/16
This week s seasonal weaning menus These menus should be used as a guide only and will depend on when the individual child is ready for the next stage. Weaning before four months of age is never recommended (The Caroline Walker Trust) Weaning Stage 1 4-5 months purée Cauliflower Broccoli Parsnip Weaning Stage 2 5-6 months semi-purée/purée Pasta and carrot Broccoli and swede Cauliflower and potato Broccoli and rice Carrot and pea Swede Pasta and courgette Parsnip Weaning Stage 3 6-12 months mashed/chopped Tuna, pasta and carrot Broccoli and swede Cauliflower, potato and pea Beef, broccoli and rice Parsnip and pea Chicken, sweet potato Soft roll, ham, carrot, and cucumber Turkey, swede Pasta, courgette From nine months the child s diet should include 3-4 servings of starchy foods, 3-4 servings of fruit and vegetables and two servings of protein. It may be necessary to add more starchy foods to the teas for the children who are ready for this stage i.e. bread, potatoes, rice and pasta. Standalone Weaning Menus Week 4 05/16