Weekly Menus

[godiva83]

Wow- I'm worried I'm going to have to fill put an accident form when one of the dck's slip in all this drool. Everything sounds delicious.
I love quinoa and so do my kiddies we make a chicken, black bean, corn and red leper quinoa salad that they love

[Meyou]

Wow- I'm worried I'm going to have to fill put an accident form when one of the dck's slip in all this drool. Everything sounds delicious.
I love quinoa and so do my kiddies we make a chicken, black bean, corn and red leper quinoa salad that they love

Recipe please?

[Sprouts]

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.

Thank you! I am copy and pasting and printing! All of these recipes sound awesome and can't wait to try! I just started so when I come up with something to add I will post!

[Abigail]

Most of the time they choose their ice water cups (they use them as maracas, too) over the juice ones... I just have to "offer" them.

OK, so offer some juice in an ugly plain sippy and offer water in the pretty attractive new sippy! :: Are you on the food program? If you are, what is your food program requirements for each meal type?

I am trying to add to this thread but goodness woman...you type fast!!!
I'll add my menu for this week when I am done pecking at the keys....LOL!!

Thank you so much for posting this, for some reason it just cracked me up! I didn't realize all of those postings were all from catherder. I'm bad a reading who posted what so I guessed she just did the layout she wanted to see and everyone else followed. Then saw your post about trying to add to it, LOL

[Kaddidle Care]

I'm about to shrink myself and go visit Catherder! :: Your menu's are glorious!

[Unregistered]

What a great idea and resource!

Catherder, I'm getting hungry reading your menus.

[countrymom]

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

my kids love these and they are cheap, I buy them at meijers all the time (I'm lucky I live close to the border)

[countrymom]

thanks for the idea, yesterday I made the lazy lasanga that someone posted in the thread and the kids loved it, they didn't even flinch that it had cottage cheese in it. I did put mine in a glass baking try and baked it a bit and it was great.

[Cat Herder]

OK, so offer some juice in an ugly plain sippy and offer water in the pretty attractive new sippy! :: Are you on the food program? If you are, what is your food program requirements for each meal type?

No food program, BUT I am still required to offer milk with meals and 100% juice with snacks. Water is to be available at all times.

I will get back to typing up some more menus later in the week.. I am catching up on attendance and curriculum planning now.

[Cat Herder]

I'm about to shrink myself and go visit Catherder! :: Your menu's are glorious!

What a great idea and resource!

Catherder, I'm getting hungry reading your menus.

Aww...Thanks, guys!!

Most of it is easy to make in advance and freeze. That is my ultimate goal.

I store/freeze everything in oven safe tin catering dishes with lids (think party supply store ) so I can just toss them in the fridge to thaw the night before and reheat in the morning to be ready in time for lunch.

The waffles, biscuits, muffins, croissants, popovers and pancakes freeze well, too. I toss the Belgium waffles into the toaster and they come out crisp and fresh for a fraction of the cost of Ego's. The rest go on a cookie sheet for reheating/browning.

[graham.shellbell]

Wow!

I am so so impressed with these menus..now I am not licensed and I have parents that are ok with the basics I do but I have been in such a rut.. y'all would rip me a new one if you could see the stuff my kiddos get. My question is do the kids really eat most of that or does it go to waste?? I have to be careful with my spending for groceries and would hate to waste $$ on things mine won't eat but at the same time I would like my kiddos to eat some of things on the menus I am seeing here. I have kids that get the same things at home that they do here..pizza, nuggets, goldfish, cheese sticks..etc. We seldom do veggies cause no one will eat them.. I usually do banana with breakfast and mixed fruit at lunch and that is about as good as it gets. This summer has been tough with most of my younger kids having older siblings so my food bill has been really high but with school starting next week and my preschool porgram starting I would love to also liven up our meals.

[Cat Herder]

I am so so impressed with these menus..now I am not licensed and I have parents that are ok with the basics I do but I have been in such a rut.. y'all would rip me a new one if you could see the stuff my kiddos get. My question is do the kids really eat most of that or does it go to waste?? I have to be careful with my spending for groceries and would hate to waste $$ on things mine won't eat but at the same time I would like my kiddos to eat some of things on the menus I am seeing here. I have kids that get the same things at home that they do here..pizza, nuggets, goldfish, cheese sticks..etc. We seldom do veggies cause no one will eat them.. I usually do banana with breakfast and mixed fruit at lunch and that is about as good as it gets. This summer has been tough with most of my younger kids having older siblings so my food bill has been really high but with school starting next week and my preschool porgram starting I would love to also liven up our meals.

I have to admit I have an advantage most don't about the picky eaters... I only enroll newborns.

I "raise" all my littles from birth on eating this (I puree my own baby foods, too) so I have never really had too many true "dislikes".

I'd just start backwards like you did with new infants...introduce one new veggie at a time to develop a taste for them...:confused:

Nan is better than me with food issues.

I just stack the deck of cards in my favor and prevent the problems....

[blueclouds29]

I am so so impressed with these menus..now I am not licensed and I have parents that are ok with the basics I do but I have been in such a rut.. y'all would rip me a new one if you could see the stuff my kiddos get. My question is do the kids really eat most of that or does it go to waste?? I have to be careful with my spending for groceries and would hate to waste $$ on things mine won't eat but at the same time I would like my kiddos to eat some of things on the menus I am seeing here. I have kids that get the same things at home that they do here..pizza, nuggets, goldfish, cheese sticks..etc. We seldom do veggies cause no one will eat them.. I usually do banana with breakfast and mixed fruit at lunch and that is about as good as it gets. This summer has been tough with most of my younger kids having older siblings so my food bill has been really high but with school starting next week and my preschool porgram starting I would love to also liven up our meals.

Same here, they would rip me if they saw what i feed the kids... Veggies go to waste here too a lot i still offer though...

[Cat Herder]

B: Silver Dollar Pumpkin Pancakes, Blueberries, Milk
S: Cheerios, Cinnamon Applesauce, Juice
L: Seasoned Chicken Breast Strips, Corn on the Cob, Watermelon, Buttered Roll, Milk
S: Broccoli and Cauliflower Trees* , Cheese Dip, Pulled Hawaiian Bread, Juice

B: Sausage and Cheese Sandwich on Texas Toast, ½ Bananas, Milk
S: Warm Apple Crumble Cake, Fruit ****tail, Juice
L: Lasagna, Asparagus Tips, Pears, Garlic Roll, Milk
S: Chips & Salsa, Juice

B: Crackling Oat Bran Cereal (dry is best, tastes like oatmeal cookies, Yum!), Sliced Strawberries, Milk
S: Turkey & Cheese Roll Ups, Carrot Sticks, Juice
L: Black Beans & Rice w/ Kielbasa, Brussels sprouts, Pears, Cheese Biscuit, Milk
S: PBJ, Sliced Apple, Juice (Church Night here)

B: English Muffins, Blackberry Jam, Milk
S: Graham Crackers w/ Nutella, Peaches, Juice
L: BBQ Chicken Quarters, Black Eyed Peas, Orange Slices, Yellow Cornbread, Milk
S: Cheese Combo’s (prepackaged, "cheesish" filled pretzels as treat), Raisins, Juice

B: Scrambled Eggs, Buttered Grits, Honeydew Melon, Milk
S: Warm Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, Fruit Salad, Juice
L: HM Cheese Pizza, Tossed Salad, Sliced Grapes, Milk
S: Fresh Coconut Chunks* (fun to break open), Pineapple Chunks, Vanilla Yogurt, Juice

* I wanted to add that I teach them to eat Broccoli, Carrot Sticks and Cauliflower raw the same way I unwittingly taught my own toddlers to love fast food french fries. I allow them to **** the dipping sauce off of them. True they won't eat much the first few times, but after a while they do.

* The Coconuts we add to our curriculum, like breaking geodes in the science portion...then we get to eat it for snack. Just a fun way to kick off a Summer weekend.

[mema]

Granola Squares (bars)

4 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 cup ww flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup honey
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups raisins

You can omit the raisins and add crasins, choc chips, sunflower seeds or any other dried fried or nut.

Press into 9x13 pan. Bake at 325 for 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool for 10 minutes then cut into bars. Let the bars cool all the way then remove them from the pan. They are still yummy if you take them out warm but they fall apart.

We made these this morning for tomorrow's afternoon snack! We put dried cranberries and mini chocolate chips in them! I just tried them out while the kids are napping-they were WONDERFUL! Thanks soooo much for sharing! My kids will also like them for school snack!!!