Food & Nutrition

MCFC provides children with nutritious hot lunches and snacks throughout the day. No food is to be brought into the centre (excludes infant formula, which can be provided for babies). Please see the Food at MCFC Procedure and the Food Nutrition and Oral Health Policy for more information.

MCFC provides cakes for children's birthdays. If you would like to order a cake, please complete the form here (1 week notice required).

	MONDAY 22/10/18	TUESDAY 23/10/18	WEDNESDAY 24/10/18	THURSDAY 25/10/18	FRIDAY 26/10/18
MORNING TEA	Apple, pear, banana, orange, cucumber, tomato, cheese Milk /Water	Apple, pear, banana, orange, cucumber, tomato, cheese Milk / Water	Apple, pear, banana, orange, cucumber, tomato, cheese Milk /Water	Apple, pear, banana, orange, cucumber, tomato, cheese Milk / Water	Apple, pear, banana, orange, cucumber, tomato, cheese Milk / Water
LUNCH	Chicken Couscous Chicken, couscous, carrot, broccoli, corn , peas, parsley, onion, garlic	Pasta bake with lamb Lamb, onions, garlic, tomato paste, carrot, peas, crushed tomato, cheese, pumpkin, zucchini	Vegetable Fried Rice Chickpeas, Tofu, corn , peas, soy sauce, capsicum, spring onion, brown rice, carrots	Chilli Corn Carne with whole meal pasta Lamb, green capsicum, red kidney beans, carrots, soy sauce, tomato paste, oregano and cumin	Chicken stew with whole meal pasta Chicken, carrots, pumpkin, zucchini, red lentils, crushed tomato, tomato paste, onion, garlic
Vegetarian Dishes	Vegetable Couscous Chickpeas, couscous, carrot, broccoli, corn, peas, parsley, onion, garlic	Pasta bake with vegetables & beans onions, garlic, tomatoes, borlotti beans, carrot, peas, cheese, pumpkin, zucchini	AS ABOVE	Chilli Corn Carne (Vegetarian) green capsicum, red kidney beans, carrots, soy sauce, tomato paste, oregano and cumin	Veg stew with whole meal pasta Red lentils, carrots, pumpkin, zucchini, crushed tomato, tomato paste, onion, garlic
Steam Veggies	A Variety of Steamed Veggies are provided for Babies Groups. Please Check Days Vegies with Group Educators / Cook
DRINKS	Water	Water	Water	Water	Water
DESSERT	Fruits & Yoghurt	Fruits & Yoghurt	Fruits & Yoghurt	Fruits & Yoghurt	Fruits & Yoghurt
AFTERNOON TEA	Sandwiches with grated carrots, cucumber, cheese	Date and Prune Cake S/R wholemeal flour, margarine, date, prune, sultana, egg replacement	Corn & Pumpkin Muffins S/R wholemeal flour, margarine, pumpkin, creamed corn, eggs replacement	Banana Bread S/R wholemeal flour, margarine, banana, eggs replacement	Raisin Bread

	MONDAY 15/10/18	TUESDAY 16/10/18	WEDNESDAY 17/10/18	THURSDAY 18/10/18	FRIDAY 19/10/18
MORNING TEA	Apple, pear, banana, orange, cucumber, tomato, cheese Milk /Water	Apple, pear, banana, orange, cucumber, tomato, cheese Milk / Water	Apple, pear, banana, orange, cucumber, tomato, cheese Milk /Water	Apple, pear, banana, orange, cucumber, tomato, cheese Milk / Water	Apple, pear, banana, orange, cucumber, tomato, cheese Milk / Water
LUNCH	Spaghetti Bolognaise Lamb, crushed tomato, tomato paste, peas ,zucchini, onion and garlic, pumpkin, whole meal pasta, onion and garlic	Chicken stir fry with brown rice Chicken, broccoli, snow peas, capsicum carrots, baby corn soy sauce, cabbage, onion and garlic	Spanish beef with brown rice Beef, kidney beans, carrots, cheese, parsley ,crushed tomato, tomato paste, zucchini, onion and garlic	Vegetable Soup with whole meal bread Red lentils, pumpkin, leek, carrots, sweet potato and zucchini	Chicken Casserole whole meal pasta Chicken, peas, carrot, green beans, potatoes, crushed tomato, zucchini, parsley
Vegetarian Dishes	Bolognaise (Vegetarian) Red Lentils, crushed tomato, tomato paste, peas, onion and garlic, whole meal pasta	Vegetable stir fry with brown rice Chick peas, broccoli, snow peas, capsicum carrots, baby corn soy sauce, cabbage	Vegetable Stew with brown rice Kidney beans, carrots, cheese, parsley ,crushed tomato, tomato paste, zucchini, onion and garlic	AS ABOVE	Vegetable Casserole with whole meal pasta Red lentils, peas, carrot, green bean, zucchini, potatoes, crushed tomato, parsley
Steam Veggies	A Variety of Steamed Veggies are provided for Babies Groups. Please Check Days Vegies with Group Educators / Cook
DRINKS	Water	Water	Water	Water	Water
DESSERT	Fruits & Yoghurt	Fruits & Yoghurt	Fruits & Yoghurt	Fruits & Yoghurt	Fruits & Yoghurt
AFTERNOON TEA	Raisin Bread with margarine	Pears & apple cake Pears, Apple S/R wholemeal flour, margarine, eggs replacement	Corn & tomato muffins Cream corn S/R wholemeal flour, tomato, margarine, eggs replacement, parsley	Cheese Damper S/R wholemeal flour, yoghurt, grated cheese, milk, parsley, grated carrot	Cucumber dip with whole meal stick Cucumber, cream cheese yoghurt & vegetables stick (carrots)
DRINKS	Milk / Water	Milk / Water	Milk / Water	Milk / Water	Milk / Water

	MONDAY 08/10/18	TUESDAY 09/10/18	WEDNESDAY 10/10/18	THURSDAY 11/10/18	FRIDAY 12/10/18
MORNING TEA	Apple, pear, banana, orange, cucumber, tomato, cheese Milk /Water	Apple, pear, banana, orange, cucumber, tomato, cheese Milk / Water	Apple, pear, banana, orange, cucumber, tomato, cheese Milk /Water	Apple, pear, banana, orange, cucumber, tomato, cheese Milk / Water	Apple, pear, banana, orange, cucumber, tomato, cheese Milk / Water
LUNCH	Chicken stew with whole meal pasta Chicken, carrots, pumpkin, zucchini, red lentils, crushed tomato, tomato paste, onion, garlic	Vegetarian Fried Rice Chick peas, tofu, peas, carrots, capsicum, corn, brown rice, spring onion, soya sauce	Chicken Curry with brown rice & cucumber and Tomato salad Chicken, onions, garlic, turmeric, ground cumin & coriander, Chick peas, peas, potatoes ,green beans	Beef Stroganoff with brown rice Beef, Carrot, onion, celery, mushrooms, potatoes, onion, garlic, thyme, tomato paste and yoghurt	Moroccan Lamb with couscous Lamb, green zucchini, brown onion, carrots, red capsicum, kidney beans, chickpeas, borloti bans, crushed tomato
Vegetarian Dishes	Veg stew with whole meal pasta Red lentils, carrots, pumpkin, zucchini, crushed tomato, tomato paste, onion, garlic	AS ABOVE	Vegetable Curry with brown rice & cucumber and Tomato salad Chick peas, onions, garlic, turmeric, ground cumin & coriander, peas, potatoes ,green beans	Vegetables stew and whole meal pasta Kidney beans wholemeal pasta, carrot, onion, celery, mushrooms, potatoes, onion, garlic, thyme, tomato paste and yoghurt	Moroccan Vegetable with couscous Green zucchini, brown onion, carrots, red capsicum, kidney beans, chickpeas, borloti bans, crushed tomato
Steam Veggies	A Variety of Steamed Veggies are provided for Babies Groups. Please Check Days Vegies with Group Educators / Cook
DRINKS	Water	Water	Water	Water	Water
DESSERT	Fruits & Yoghurt	Fruits & Yoghurt	Fruits & Yoghurt	Fruits & Yoghurt	Fruits & Yoghurt
AFTERNOON TEA	Raisin Bread with margarine	Banana and Blueberries Muffins S/R wholemeal flour, margarine, date, banana, blue berries, egg replacement	Eggplant Dip with corn thin and cucumber slice Eggplant, cumin, cream cheese, onion, and garlic	Date and Prune Cake S/R wholemeal flour, margarine, date, prune, sultana, egg replacement	Sandwiches with grated carrot, cream cheese, margarine
DRINKS	Milk / Water	Milk / Water	Milk / Water	Milk / Water	Milk / Water