This document provides a weekly menu of healthy lunch, snack, and snack options for children ages 3-5. The menu includes a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, dairy, and proteins across 5 days. Lunches include items like fettuccine pasta with cheese sauce, beef chili, crispy chicken nuggets, and grilled beef. Snacks consist of foods and drinks such as cereal, oatmeal cookies, blueberries, yogurt, and fruit juices to provide balanced nutrition.

1. Sabrina Dugan
EEC 4731
4.23.2012
MODULE 8
AGES 3-5 WEEKLY HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE MENU
LUNCH SNACK SNACK
MONDAY ½ cup of all fruit 1/3 cup of 1 slice of
juice cereal bread
¼ cup of fettuccine 1/4 cup of ¼ cup of
pasta. 1%milk grape jam
1 ½ ounces of ¼ cup of diced ¼ cup of
cheese alferado pineapples. 1%milk.
sauce. water water
¾ cup of 1% milk.
Water
TUESDAY 1 ½ ounces of beef ½ serving of ½ of cheese
chili waffles ¼ cup of
1/4 cup of diced ½ cup of macaroni and
pineapples. cranberry juice. cheese.
¼ cup of diced water water
broccoli
3 whole wheat mini
crackers.
¾ cup of 1% milk.
water
WEDNESDAY 1 ½ ounces of crispy 1 oatmeal and ½ cup of
chicken nuggets. raisin cookie. blueberries.
¼ cup of green ½ cup of 1% 2 ounces of
beans. milk plain yogurt.
¼ cup of canned water Water
peaches.
½ serving of
buttermilk biscuit.
¾ cup of 1% milk.
Water.
THURSDAY 1 ½ ounces of grilled 1 Tbsp. of soy ½ serving of
beef. peanut butter. mini bagels.
1 slice of burger ½ slice of ½ ounce of
bun. bread. cream
¼ cup of diced water cheese.
oranges. water
¼ cup of asparagus.
¾ cup of 1% milk.

2. Sabrina Dugan
EEC 4731
4.23.2012
MODULE 8
AGES 3-5 WEEKLY HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE MENU
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FRIDAY ¼ cup of macaroni ¼ cup of all ½ cup of
1 ounce of cheese fruit juice orange slices.
½ ounce of turkey ½ serving of ¼ cup of 1%
½ cup of diced English muffin. milk.
pin3apples. ¼ cup of grape ¼ cup of dry
¾ cup of 1% milk. jam. cereal
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Resources
Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child.Gardners, 2011. Print.