Nutrition

We offer a nutritious, wholesome menu in adherence with Canada’s Food Guide. We let making healthy choices be easy for children. Making healthy food choices can help children develop a healthy eating pattern, which in turn helps improve their overall health. As per Canada’s Food Guide, many of the well-studied healthy eating patterns include many plant-based foods. At Lux Daycare & Out of School Care, we offer an array of balanced menu items, catered to children’s likes & well-being. Items that are marked in green are the daily plant based alternative to the meat option.

Please note that all morning snacks and lunches will be served with 2% milk. Children are encouraged to drink water throughout the day and with afternoon snack.
Our meals are homemade with reduced sodium and reduced sugar.
Fruit & vegetable selections are based on what is seasonally available.

WEEK 1

Meal / Day	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Morning Snack	Child’s Choice of Cereal (Multigrain Cheerios, Rice Crispies or Corn Flakes) & Milk	Cinnamon Apples with Milk	Buttermilk Pancakes with Fresh Fruit	Scrambled Eggs with Cheese & Whole Wheat Toast	Berry Fruit & Yogurt Parfait
Lunch	Chunky Vegetable Chicken Noodle Soup with Buttered Sandwiches Chunky Vegetable Noodle Soup	Southwest Black Bean & Chickpea Quesadillas with Vegetable Sticks	Deli Style Turkey & Cheese Sliders with Homemade Potato Wedges Cheese Sandwiches	Hidden Cauliflower Mac & Cheese	Butter Chicken Served Over Jasmine Vegetable Rice Medley Butter Paneer
Afternoon Snack	Rice Cakes with Sliced Cucumbers	Orange Slices and Unsalted Crackers	Homemade Trail Mix w/Animal Crackers, Cheerios, Pretzels, Dried Fruit & Chex	Fresh Garden Vegetables with Ranch	Cucumber & Cheese Sandwiches on Whole Grain Bread

WEEK 2

Meal / Day	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Morning Snack	Jelly Sandwiches Made with Whole Wheat Bread	Banana Split with Vanilla Greek Yogurt & Granola	Banana French Toast	Fresh Fruit with Milk	Raisin Bread with Milk
Lunch	Vegetable Egg Fried Rice Made with Thai Jasmine Rice	Classic Baked Potatoes with Hearty Baked Beans & Fresh Veggie Accompaniments	Chicken Alfredo Pasta with Broccoli Alfredo Pasta	Rich & Chunky Vegetable Noodle Soup with Cheese Sandwiches	Chicken Nuggets with Homemade Potato Wedges Veggie Nuggets
Afternoon Snack	Tuna Sandwiches on Whole Wheat Bread	Whole Wheat Crackers with Cheese Cubes	Rice Cakes with Fresh Fruit	Melon of the Day (Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Honeydew or Canary)	Orange Slices with Unsalted Crackers

WEEK 3

Meal / Day	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Morning Snack	Child’s Choice of Cereal (Multigrain Cheerios, Rice Crispies or Corn Flakes) & Milk	Unsweetened Applesauce with Rice Cakes or Unsalted Crackers	Scrambled Eggs with Cheese and Whole Wheat Toast	Banana Buttermilk Pancakes	Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Lunch	Chicken and Vegetable Pasta Salad Vegetable Pasta Salad	Baked Black Bean Vegetable Rice Casserole with Cheese	Fish Sticks with Homemade Potato Fries Veggie Nuggets	Tuna Salad Sandwiches with Celery and Veggie Sticks Chickpea Salad Sandwich	Cheesy Pizza on Naan Bread with Carrot Sticks
Afternoon Snack	Homemade Trail Mix w/ Animal Crackers, Cheerios, Pretzels, Dried Fruit & Chex	Creamy Fruit Salad with Vanilla Greek Yogurt and Crunchy Granola Topping	Whole Wheat Pita with Cucumber Coins	Melon of the Day (Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Honeydew or Canary)	Fresh Garden Vegetables with Ranch

WEEK 4

Meal / Day	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Morning Snack	Fresh Fruit with Milk	Sun Butter & Jelly Sandwiches with Milk	Mini Bagels with Cream Cheese	Chocolate Chip Buttermilk Pancakes	Scrambled Eggs with Buttered Whole Grain Toast
Lunch	Tricolor Rotini Pasta with Meat Sauce and Broccoli Tricolor Rotini Pasta in Tomato Sauce	Vegetable Chickpea Curry Served Over Thai Jasmine Rice	Tuna Melt on Whole Grain Toast with Fresh Cheese with Veggie Sticks Cheese Melt	Deli Style Chicken & Cheese Sliders with Homemade Potato Wedges Cheese Sandwiches	Spaghetti with Lentil Bolognese & Veggies
Afternoon Snack	Whole Wheat Pita with Cucumbers & Carrots	Rice Cakes with Fresh Fruit	Fruit and Unsalted Crackers	Melon of the Day (Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Honeydew, Canary)	Cheesy Baked Pita Nacho Bites