NUTRITION AND MENU

Children attending All About Children experience a variety of healthy balanced and nutritious food. The quality of food is served in our childcare is such that we believe it will give them the energy they need for a busy day of play, learning and development.

Menus are carefully planned and freshly prepared on-site by our trained cook. Our early childhood day care is a proud supporter of the Healthy Heart Programme. Good habits should be encouraged from an early age, and hence we support our children and their families in eating healthy and being physically active.

Our early childhood day care offers a seasonal and delicious menu. While nutrition is at the core of the menu, we never forget the fussy tastebuds we cater to. Variety is weaved into the menu.

Our day care caters for vegetarians and any food allergies your child might have.

A typical day at All About Children starts off with breakfast followed by a mid-morning snack that includes fruits. Morning routines almost always involve physical activities, giving the children an appetite for lunch. Afternoon tea and a late snack are also offered. The menu caters to babies (under 2’s) and toddlers/pre-schoolers (over 2’s).

EXAMPLE MENU

WEEK 1 – Spring / Summer menu

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Morning tea	Toast with spread & fruit	Yoghurt and fruit salad	Toast with spread & fruit	Marmite, cheese crackers & fruit	Toast with spread & fruit
Lunch	Chicken pizza & oven fries & carrot sticks	Vegetarian Lasagne	Mini lamb burgers	Chicken carbonara with spinach	Lamb wraps
Babies Lunch	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or chicken pizza & oven fries	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or Vegetarian lasagne	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or mini lamb burgers	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or chicken carbonara	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies and or Lamb wraps
No beef no pork	Same as above	Same as above	Same as above	Same as above	Same as above
Vegetarian	Vegetarian pizza & oven fries	Same as	Vegetarian burgers	Egg Sandwiches	Vegie wraps
Afternoon tea	Supper wine Biscuits & fruit	Blueberry Muffins & fruit	Scones & fruit	Raisins, popcorn apricots, carrot sticks & fruit	Sponge cake with custard & fruit
Late snack	Carrot sticks over 2’s and malt biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s and wine biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s and arrow root biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s and ginger nut biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s and malt biscuits u 2’s
Drinks (Offered at all meal times)	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk

WEEK 2 – Spring / Summer menu

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Morning tea	Yoghurt & fruit salad	Toast with spread & fruit	Crackers, cheese, and marmite & fruit	Toast with spread & fruit	Custard & banana & fruit
Lunch	Creamy tuna pasta with spinach	Assorted Sandwiches	Lamb burritos	Fish Cakes, oven fries & salad	Lamb stir fry
Babies Lunch	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or creamy tuna pasta	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or sandwiches	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or lamb burritos	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or fish sticks, oven fries & salad	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or lamb stir fry
No beef no pork	Same as above	Same as above	Same as above	Same as above	Same as above
Vegetarian	Same as above	Same as above	Macaroni Cheese	Same as above	Vegetable stir fry
Afternoon tea	Popcorn, raisins, apricots & fruit	Banana Cake & fruit	Yoghurt and fruit salad	Blueberry Muffins & Fruit	Pikelets & Fruit
Late snack	Carrot sticks over 2’s and wine biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s and arrow root biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s and ginger nuts biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s and malt biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s and wine biscuits u 2’s
Drinks	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk

WEEK 3 – Spring / Summer menu

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Morning tea	Toast with spread & fruit	Mouse Traps & fruit	Toast with spread & fruit	Yoghurt & fruit salad	Toast with spread & fruit
Lunch	Macaroni & cheese with lamb & mixed vegetables	Vegetable Quiche	Roast chicken, Corn on a cob, carrot sticks, roast potato, pumpkin	Lamb Nacho’s	Chicken fettuccini with spinach
Babies Lunch	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or macaroni & cheese with lamb	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or vegetable quiche	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or same as above	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies and or lamb nacho’s	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or chicken fettuccini
No beef no pork	Same as above	Same as above	Same as above	Same as above	Same as above
Vegetarian	Macaroni & cheese & spinach	Same as above	Roast vegetables	Baked beans and toast	Egg Sandwiches
Afternoon tea	Crackers & marmite & cheese & Fruit	Carrot cake & fruit	Pikelets & fruit	Malt Biscuits & fruit	Jelly & fruit salad
Late snack	Carrot sticks over 2’s and Arrow root biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s and ginger nut biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s and malt biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s and wine biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s and arrow root biscuits u 2’s
Drinks (Offered at all meal times)	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk

WEEK 4 – Spring / summer menu

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Morning tea	Toast with spread & fruit	Toast with spread & fruit	Mouse Traps & fruit	Toast with spread & fruit	Toast with spread & fruit
Lunch	Lamb wraps	Vegetable stir fry	Lamb fried rice with egg	Creamy tuna pasta with spinach	Chicken pizza and oven fries & carrot sticks
Babies Lunch	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or lamb wraps	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or vegetable stir fry	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or lamb fried rice with egg	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or creamy tuna pasta	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or chicken pizza and oven fries
No beef no pork	Same as above	Same as above	Same as above	Same as above	Same as above
Vegetarian	Vegetable wraps with tofu	Same as above	Vegetable fried rice with egg	Same as above	Egg Sandwiches
Afternoon tea	Popcorn, raisins, apricots & fruit	Yoghurt and fruit salad	Salada Crackers ,marmite & cheese & Fruit	Scones & fruit	Banana cake & fruit
Late snack	Carrot sticks over 2’s and ginger nut biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s and malt biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s and wine biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s and arrow root biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s and ginger biscuits u 2’s
Drinks (offered at all meal times)	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk

WEEK 1 – Autumn / Winter menu

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Morning tea	Weetbix and peaches	Baked beans & grated cheese with toast & fruit	Mouse Traps & fruit	Spaghetti & toast & fruit	Rice bubbles and fruit salad
Lunch	Fish & mashed potato & pumpkin with vegies	Vegetarian pasta with mixed vegetable & pasta sauce	Lamb stew with mixed vegie & bread	Chicken macaroni & cheese with mixed vegies	Spaghetti Bolognese with cheese
Babies Lunch	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or same as above	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or same as above	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or same as above	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or same as above	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or same as above
No beef no pork	Same as above	Same as above	Same as above	Same as above	Same as above
Vegetarian	Same as above	Same as above	Fried rice with egg and vegies	Macaroni and cheese with mixed vegies	Vegemite and cheese sandwich
Afternoon tea	Crackers with marmite & cheese & fruit	Yoghurt and fruit salad	Scones & fruit	Sponge cake with custard & fruit	Apple muffins with raisins and fruit
Late snack	Carrot sticks over 2’s & Malt biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s & wine biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s & arrow root biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s & ginger nut biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s & malt biscuits u 2’s
Drinks (Offered at all meal times)	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk

WEEK 2 – Autumn / Winter menu

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Morning tea	Toast with spread & fruit	Rice bubbles with fruit salad	Mouse Traps & fruit	Weetbix & peaches	Baked beans with cheese & toast & fruit
Lunch	Lamb stew with mixed vegies	Home made burgers	Tuna pie with Spinach	Pizza	Beef stir fry with rice & spinach
Babies Lunch	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or same as above	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or same as above	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or same as above	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or same as above	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or same as above
No beef no pork	Same as above	Assorted sandwiches	Same as above	Same as above	Vegetable stir fry with rice
Vegetarian	Vegemite & Cheese Sandwiches	Same as above	Same as above	Same as above	Vegetable stir fry with rice
Afternoon tea	Popcorn, raisins, apricots & fruit	Banana Cake & fruit	Yoghurt & fruit salad	Blueberry muffins & Fruit	Pikelets & Fruit
Late snack	Carrot sticks over 2’s & wine biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s & arrow root biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s ginger nut biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s & malt biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s Wine biscuits u 2’s
Drinks	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk

WEEK 3 – Autumn / Winter menu

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Morning tea	Rice bubble and fruit salad	Baked beans with cheese & toast & fruit	Mouse traps & fruit	Spaghetti with toast & fruit	Toast with spread & fruit
Lunch	Cottage pie with mixed veges	Sandwiches (jam, honey, marmite, egg)	Fish fillets with mash potato and peas	Chicken quiche With vegetables	Lasagne with mix vegetables & spinach
Babies Lunch	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or same as above	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or same as above	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or same as above	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies and or same as above	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or same as above
No beef no pork	Vegetable fried rice with egg	Same as above	Same as above	Vegetable soup with bread	Macaroni & cheese with spinach
Vegetarian	Vegetable fried rice with egg	Same as above	Same as above	Vegetable soup with bread	Macaroni & cheese with spinach
Afternoon tea	Pikelets & fruit	Crackers & marmite & cheese & Fruit	Carrot cake & fruit	Potato/corn fritters	Yoghurt & Fruit Salad
Late snack	Carrot sticks over 2’s & arrow root biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s & ginger biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s malt biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s & wine biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s & arrow root biscuits u 2’s
Drinks (Offered at all meal times)	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk

WEEK 4 – Autumn / Winter menu

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Morning tea	Yoghurt & Fruit salad	Weet bix and fruit salad	Mouse Traps & fruit	Baked beans with grated cheese & toast & fruit	Toast with spread & fruit
Lunch	Chicken fried rice with mixed vegies & egg	Fish, mashed potato, kumara, pumpkin & spinach	Lamb chow mein with noodles	Spaghetti Bolognese	Creamy chicken & pasta with mixed vegies
Babies Lunch	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or same as above	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or same as above	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or same as above	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or same as above	Puree or mashed seasonal vegies & or same as above
No beef no pork	Same as above	Same as above	Same as above	Assorted sandwiches	Same as above
Vegetarian	Vegetable fried rice with egg	Same as above	Vegetable chow mein with noodles	Assorted sandwiches	Egg Sandwiches
Afternoon tea	Popcorn, raisins, apricots & fruit	Pikelets with fruit	Crackers & marmite & cheese & Fruit	Scones & fruit	Sponge cake & custard & fruit
Late snack	Carrot sticks over 2’s & ginger nut biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s & malt biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s wine biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s & arrow root biscuits u 2’s	Carrot sticks over 2’s & ginger nut biscuits u 2’s
Drinks (offered at all meal times)	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk	Water or Milk

Vegeterian & Dairy free options Available.

OPENING HOURS

Monday – Friday
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

ADDRESS

All About Children
2 Sandy Lane
Avondale, Auckland

AGES

We welcome all children between the ages of 0 and 5 years in our Avondale childcare.
All About Children offers 20 hours ECE for 3 to 5 year olds as per government guidelines. We also offer a hugely appreciated transition to school programme as part of our comprehensive early childhood learning and care programme