For Families
Nutrition
Research has shown that nutrition is essential to supporting a child’s health and growth requirements, and nutrition in a child’s early years is strongly linked to cognitive development later in life.
At Insight Early Learning, we understand that healthy eating habits are established early in life, shaping our approach to nutrition. To ensure your child has the energy to reach their full potential, we offer a nutritious, homemade menu crafted by our in-house chefs.
Nurturing A Love For Food
At Insight Early Learning, mealtimes are leisurely and cherished as opportunities for gathering and conversation. They provide children with a chance to practice self-help skills, such as serving themselves. Each child is encouraged to take their time, make choices about their meals, and explore new textures and flavors. If a child is not comfortable with the day’s menu, alternatives are always available.
Our menus change weekly and are updated seasonally to provide a healthy variety of meals that take advantage of fresh, seasonal produce. Designed with professional nutritional advice, they meet the needs of children with allergies, cultural preferences, or religious requirements.
Breakfast is available each morning from 8:30 AM, when children can choose from the breakfast buffet serving fresh fruit and a selection of cereals.
Our childcare centres provide morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, and a late afternoon snack. We can also offer recipes to take home, nutrition information for your child and programs to teach children about where their food comes from with many of our centres having gardens we tend throughout out the year – eating what we harvest.
Example Menu Week 1
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning Tea 8:30 - 10am | Yoghurt & Fresh Seasonal Fruit | Raisin Toast with Fresh Seasonal Fruit & Milk | English Muffins with Fresh Seasonal Fruit & Milk | Crushed Avocado & Ricotta Cheese with Wholemeal Toast & Milk | Baked Beans with Wholemeal Toast & Seasonal Fruit & Milk |
| Lunch 11am - 1:30pm | Creamy (Bacon), Mushroom, & Broccoli Pasta with Cheese | Beef, Mixed Vegetables, Cannellini Beans (White) & Potato Casserole | Apricot Chicken with Red Lentils, Onions, Carrots, Zucchini with Steamed Rice | Spaghetti Bolognaise, Pork & Veal Mince & Brown Lentils, Wholemeal Pasta & Grated Cheese | Pizza with Mushrooms, Pineapple, Tomato, Cheese & Ham (Veg option available) |
| Creamy Vegetarian Pasta | Vegetarian Casserole | Apricot, Chickpeas & Vegetables with Steamed Rice | Vegetarian Spaghetti Bolognaise | Vegetarian Pizza | |
| Afternoon Tea 2 - 4pm | Fruit with Sundried Tomato Dip & Cucumber Sticks or Cheese Sandwiches on Wholemeal Bread | Pumpkin & Grated Zucchini Muffins with Fresh Seasonal Fruit | Wholemeal Sandwich with Fresh Seasonal Fruit | Hummus with Carrot & Apple Sticks | Corn Cobs or Sweet Potato Wedges |
| Late Snack 5 - 5:30pm | Crackers & Sultanas | Grated carrot & sultanas, shredded cheese | Cream Cheese & Grated Carrots | Fruit & Vegetable Platter with Hummus | Sultanas & Rice Crackers |
Meal times provide great opportunities to promote children’s agency and thrive interdependency.
The implementation of progressive and enriched mealtimes allows opportunities for meaningful interactions with educators and peers, gives children opportunities for relaxed and enjoyable meal times.
At Insight Early Learning, we understand that healthy eating habits are established early in life, shaping our approach to nutrition. To ensure your child has the energy to reach their full potential, we offer a nutritious, homemade menu crafted by our in-house chefs.
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