What to Serve |
Tools to help you make healthy choices when you prepare and serve food and drinks to children.
Remember, you are responsible for what healthy foods are offered at meal and snack times; when children eat, and where. Children choose which food to eat from food choices you provide, and they decide how much to eat or even if they eat at all.
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Menus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weekly menus and recipes approved by Registered Dietitians at Ottawa Public Health. The weekly menus are based on a full-day in child care and provide ¾ of Canada's Food Guide portion recommendations for toddlers and preschoolers. These menus include kid-friendly recipes made with fresh and basic ingredients. Post the weekly menu for parents to see what food will be served each day. Also, include the specific vegetables and fruit to be served each day, and identify any food safety and allergy concerns. Fall/Winter Menus
Spring/Summer Menus |
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Recipes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weekly menus and recipes approved by Registered Dietitians at Ottawa Public Health. Most recipes serve 20 to 50 preschool children. Adjust the recipe servings for the number of children who attend your child care setting. Snacks
MainsRecipes for meat and vegetarian dishes, sandwiches and soups. Please note: a vegetarian substitution (*) is included in some main meal meat recipes, or in the Vegetarian Substitutions section. You can substitute pork with chicken or beef in most recipes. Vegetarian substitutionsThese small batch recipes for vegetarian substitutions serve 5 to 8 children. They look like meat-based main meals.
SidesRecipes for side dishes like pasta, rice, vegetables and more. Kitchen Basics
Dips and saucesRecipes for dips, sauces and salad dressings
Celebrations
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Home Child Care Menus and Recipes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
These menus were developed for home child care settings and are approved by Registered Dietitians at Ottawa Public Health. Recipes were developed for home child care settings and serve at least 5 children and 2 adults. MenusSnacksMains |
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How to serve food safely | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learn about the health and safety of children under the age of six years, and Ottawa Public Health's Certified Food Handler training. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canada's Food Guide | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learn more about the Canada's Food Guide; what is a food guide serving and how to read a Nutrition Facts table. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BOKS Bits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BOKS Bits help young children learn about healthy eating throughout the child care daily routine. You can build these "bits" of information or quick activities into the children's day.
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