Weekly Menus

[Meyou]

A favorite lately so I thought I would share.

Raspberry Walnut Banana Bread

1 cup white flour
3 cups whole wheat flour
3 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt

1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 apple sauce
4 eggs
5 cups mashed bananas

3-4 cups raspberries (blueberries, blackberries and diced peaches work too)
1-1.5 cups half or whole walnuts

Mix dry ingredients together.
In separate bowl cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add apple sauce, beaten eggs and bananas. Mix well. Stir in dry ingredients until just mixed. Fold in berries and nuts. Bake in loaf pans or muffin tins.

Makes 4 regular loaves. Freezes well.

Sometimes I take out enough batter for one loaf and stir in some dark chocolate chips. Mmmmm!

[MissK]

Thanks everyone for the wonderful ideas! Between the ideas here and those I have gotten from my food program I should never run out of ideas and/or rotations!

[Meyou]

I make them from scratch. I use a basic recipe and just throw in the flavor of the day.


2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup apple sauce
1 egg

You can add any fruit pretty much. I flour the fruit if it's frozen.

Bake for 20 min @ 400.

I now make this recipe with 1/4 cup less milk, 1/2 cup of honey and no sugar.

[adoreachild]

This recipe chart is made where more kids are there but during initiating a childcare center when 5-6 kids are there in that case such charts will not work. Because initially parents demand whatever their kids like give that to them. So, for all kids different items are needed to prepare.

[melilley]

This recipe chart is made where more kids are there but during initiating a childcare center when 5-6 kids are there in that case such charts will not work. Because initially parents demand whatever their kids like give that to them. So, for all kids different items are needed to prepare.

You should make a menu and that's it! I couldn't imagine making something different for each child!

[My3cents]

How do you make your lazy lasagna? Sounds like a great idea for my daycare kids!

bump bump bumping this up because this sounds interesting to me


I just stumbled across this thread and am loving it. I probably have seen it but never entered it- The main forum is slow so I went venturing out, and on my end I have the chance too-

Thanks everyone for posting menus and recipes- love getting new ideas.

Would love Good but simple recipes for a basic muffin mix.
Simple easy to put together dinners-

Anyone using the Ninja cooking system and if so how do you like it?

Thanks-

[MarinaVanessa]

Bumping this because someone asked about rotating menu plans not too long ago but I couldn't find that thread. I found this so without reading above posts to check if it's already posted here are a bunch of completed weekly meals plans that all follow the USDA CACFD. There are at least 32 weeks of meal plans here.

National Food Service Institute - CARE Connection: Menu Planning for Child Care

[TaylorTots]

bump bump bumping this up because this sounds interesting to me


I just stumbled across this thread and am loving it. I probably have seen it but never entered it- The main forum is slow so I went venturing out, and on my end I have the chance too-

Thanks everyone for posting menus and recipes- love getting new ideas.

Would love Good but simple recipes for a basic muffin mix.
Simple easy to put together dinners-

Anyone using the Ninja cooking system and if so how do you like it?

Thanks-

My muffin mix recipe:

8 cups all purpose flour
3 cups sugar
3 tbsp baking powder
2 tsp salt
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp ground nutmeg

Combine all ingredients, keeps for 6-8 months in an airtight container.

To make:
Preheat 400

2 3/4 cups muffin mix
1 egg, beaten
1 cup milk
1/2 cup butter, melted

In bowl mix the muffin mix with egg, milk and butter. Stir till moistened, should be a little lumpy. Mix in 1 cup of diced peaches OR 1 smashed banana OR 1 cup blueberries OR 1 cup of any dried fruit. Fill muffin pans 3/4 full. Bake 18 to 20 minutes till golden brown. Makes 10-12 muffins.


I like it because one bit mix makes 4 batches of muffins and I can throw in whatever I have (or nothing at all - they are still yummy).

[leelee]

some good ways to mix it up on here!. i'm a new cook at a center and i am pretty sure i cant serve pork

[quirkycolors]

-Breakfast-
Peaches & Cream Parfait w/ granola
Apple juice Breakfast Bread with butter
Bananas with cream & cinnamon Whole grain pancakes
Scrambled eggs, Apple slices
Oatmeal with milk and ground almonds*, Strawberries
Cold cereal w/ milk, Fruit ****tail

-A.M. Snack-
Rice pudding with cinnamon
Cheese stick, Fruit & yogurt smoothie with protein powder
Goldfish crackers, Orange
Mango, Ritz crackers
“Ants on a log” -Celery sticks with peanut butter and raisins

-Lunch-
Turkey sandwich, Sun chips, Beet salad
Shepherd’s Pie, Chocolate pudding
Vegetarian Chili with sour cream & cheddar cheese over rice
Cobb salad with grilled chicken, avocado, balsamic dressing
Sloppy Joes, Baked beans, Potato chips, Cole slaw

-P.M. Snack-
Bagel with cream cheese, Strawberries
Applesauce, Toast with peanut butter & jelly
Grilled cheese, Pineapple
Pears, Yogurt
Banana, Animal crackers

[ColorfulSunburst]

Breakfast: organic apple juice (1oz), milk&water provided daily

1 Farina, Strawberries, crackers w/cream cheese
2 Rice porridge, strawberries, hard boiled egg, French toast
3 Oatmeal, banana, crackers w/tofu spread
4 Scrambled eggs, turkey bacon, banana
5 Pancakes w/syrup, strawberries

Lunch milk, water, (hot kompot for snow days).

1 rice, fishburger, sliced tomato, cucumber, pepper)
2 mashed potato, chicken vegetable stew, oranges
3 spaghetti, beef vegetable stew, pineapple
4 Yellow rice, chicken in bean sauce
5 Raviolli, steamed vegetables

PM snack: kefir ( https://milkandeggs.com/products/kef...BoCligQAvD_BwE ), water

1 cereal bar, apple
2 mozzarella stick, grapes
3 pretzels, pear
4 crackers, tofu spread, vegetables (tomato, celery, cucumber)
5 veggie straws, applesauce

[lovemykidstoo]

Little round, puffy Saltines used most often with Oyster Stew in the South.

I love oyster crackers. We use them here in Michigan for clam chowder or just by the handful

[springv]

Here's our menu:
***lunch rotates weekly***
Monday:
Breakfast: waffles, fruit, milk
Afternoon snack: graham crackers& milk
Tuesday:
Breakfast: cereal, fruit milk
Afternoon snack: goldfish & juice
Wednesday:
Breakfast: pancakes fruit milk
Afternoon snack: animal crackers & juice
Thursday:
Breakfast: biscuits, fruit & milk
Afternoon snack: cheez its and juice
Friday:
Breakfast: cereal, fruit & milk
Afternoon snack: whole wheat crackers with cheese & juice

[Jo123ABC]

B: Scrambled eggs with cheese and bacon
Ww Toast buttered
Tomatoes
Milk
L: Cheese ravioli
Marina sauce
Beef sausage
Green beans
Milk
S: Bananas
Teddy Grahams
Milk

B: pb and j on ww toast
Grapes
Milk
L: Spaghetti with meat sauce
Peas
Milk
S: fresh pears
Animal crackers
Milk

B: peanut butter pankakes
Bananas
Milk
L: tatertot hotdish with gr. beef and corn
Cucumbers
Ww bread with American cheese
Milk
S: goldfish crackers
Applesauce
Milk

B: brown sugar oatmeal
Fresh pears
Milk
L: Chili with ground beef
Saltine Crackers
Raw matchstick carrots
Milk
S: String Cheese
Red and yellow bell pepper slices
Milk

B: Cheerios
Apple slices
Milk
L: Corn dogs
Hm Mac n' cheese
Steamed peas
Steamed baby carrots
Milk
S: popcorn
Honeydew and cantaloupe
Milk

[Jo123ABC]

One of my all time quick, easy, and favorite lunches is a pork roast that I put on low in the slow cooker overnight with onion soup mix, butter, garlic powder, and ground black pepper. I toss some baby red potatoes and baby carrots in the steamer pan and some biscuits or crescent rolls in the oven and voila! Lunch is served

I also love doing French bread pizzas: I take a loaf of French bread for $1. Cut it lenthwise. Melt butter and add garlic powder, Italian seasoning, parsley and spread on the cut part. Bake for a few minutes. Add pizza toppings ( turkey pepperoni and mozzarella cheese for us). Bake until cheese is melted. Boom! Kids LOVE it... Especially with ranch dip ::